Plymouth Argyle destroys Norwich City 6-2 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

PLYMOUTH. Plymouth Argyle demolishes Norwich City 6-2 with goals of

September 24, 2023

PLYMOUTH. Plymouth Argyle annihilates Norwich City 6-2 with goals of Morgan Whittaker (15′), Dan Scarr (35′), Morgan Whittaker (45′), Finn Azaz (45′), Morgan Whittaker (59′) and Luke Cundle (90′). On the other side, Norwich City scored with Adam Idah (72′), Adam Idah (78′ pen). Norwich City was definitely better in terms of ball possession (69%).

The match was played at the Home Park stadium in Plymouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrew Kitchen who was helped by James Wilson and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Sunny Sukhvir Gill. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.64 degrees Celsius or 60.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.

Match Statistics

Plymouth Argyle

6 - 2

Norwich City

! 31 Ball Possession 69

Shots

16 Total 11
10 On Target 6
4 Off Target 1
3 Shots blocked 4

78 Attack 121
26 Dangerous attack 59
65 Ball safe 59

0 Penalties 1
3 Corners 6
1 Off Sides 4

Fouls

6 Total 4
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Norwich City was in firm control of the ball 69% while Plymouth Argyle was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Norwich City had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Plymouth Argyle found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Plymouth Argyle shot 16 times, 10 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Norwich City shot 11 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Plymouth Argyle received 1 yellow card (Dan Scarr). On the opposite side, Norwich City didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Morgan Whittaker(goal)Adam Randell

15'

Dan Scarr(goal)

35'

Morgan Whittaker(goal)Ryan Hardie

45'

Adam Forshaw- sub ->Ui-Jo Hwang

46'

Morgan Whittaker(goal)Finn Azaz

59'

Dan Scarr- Yellow

68'

67'

Onel Hernández- sub ->Jonathan Rowe

72'

78'

80'

87'

Mustapha Bundu- sub ->Ryan Hardie

87'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Plymouth Argyle will have 10 points like Cardiff City, West Bromwich Albion, Blackburn Rovers and Southampton to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Norwich City will stay with 13 points like Sunderland and Leeds United to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Plymouth Argyle will host Queens Park Rangers on the 9th of April with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Plymouth Argyle (6 draws).

Norwich City will play away agasint Sheffield Wednesday on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (3 draws).

Plymouth Argyle – Formation

Plymouth Argyle

Conor Hazard 21.Northern Ireland

6.7

Julio Pleguezuelo 5.Spain

7.0

90'

Lewis Gibson 17.England

6.4

Dan Scarr 6.England

7.7

68'

35'

Bali Mumba 2.England

6.7

80'

Jordan Houghton 4.England

7.0

Joe Edwards 8.England

7.1

Morgan Whittaker 10.England

9.2

80'

15', 45', 59'

Finn Azaz 18.England

9.2

45'

Adam Randell 20.England

7.0

87'

Ryan Hardie 9.Scotland

8.1

87'

Substitutes

Callum Burton 25.England

Macaulay Gillesphey 3.England

90'

Kaine Kesler-Hayden 29.England

7.0

80'

Luke Cundle 28.England

7.3

87'

90'

Matt Butcher 7.England

6.4

80'

Mickel Miller 14.England

Lewis Warrington 16.England

Mustapha Bundu 15.Sierra Leone

7.3

87'

Ben Waine 23.New Zealand

Plymouth Argyle started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Steven Schumacher decided to play with the following team: Conor Hazard (6.7), Julio Pleguezuelo (7.0), Dan Scarr (7.7), Lewis Gibson (6.4), Joe Edwards (7.1), Adam Randell (7.0), Jordan Houghton (7.0), Bali Mumba (6.7), Morgan Whittaker (9.2), Finn Azaz (9.2) and Ryan Hardie (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Luke Cundle (7.3), Kaine Kesler (7.0), Macaulay Gillesphey, Matt Butcher (6.4), Mickel Miller, Mustapha Bundu (7.3), Lewis Warrington, Ben Waine and Callum Burton.

Plymouth Argyle could not rely on the presence of Macaulay Gillesphey (injured).

Substitutions

Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: Bali Mumba for Kaine Kesler (80′), Morgan Whittaker for Matt Butcher (80′), Ryan Hardie for Mustapha Bundu (87′), Adam Randell for Luke Cundle (87′) and Julio Pleguezuelo for Macaulay Gillesphey (90′).

Best player: Morgan Whittaker

The most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was Morgan Whittaker.

His rating is (9.2) with 3 goals, 20 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City

A. Gunn 28.Scotland

6.0

Jack Stacey 3.England

6.0

Ben Gibson 6.England

6.4

Shane Duffy 24.Republic of Ireland

5.3

Dimitrios Giannoulis 30.Greece

6.7

Ashley Barnes 10.England

Christian Fassnacht 16.Switzerland

6.3

46'

Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil

7.8

K. McLean 23.Scotland

6.7

J. Rowe 27.England

6.3

67'

Ui-jo Hwang 31.South Korea

6.3

46'

Adam Idah 11.Republic of Ireland

7.9

72', 78'

Substitutes

G. Long 12.England

Sam McCallum 15.England

D. Batth 21.England

K. Fisher 35.England

L. Gibbs 8.England

Przemyslaw Placheta 20.Poland

7.0

46'

Onel Hernández 25.Cuba

6.8

67'

Adam Forshaw 29.England

7.3

46'

T. Springett 42.England

Norwich City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

David Wagner played with: Ashley Barnes, Angus Gunn (6.0), Jack Stacey (6.0), Shane Duffy (5.3), Ben Gibson (6.4), Dimitrios Giannoulis (6.7), Gabriel Sara (7.8), Kenny McLean (6.7), Christian Fassnacht (6.3), Ui-Jo Hwang (6.3) and Jonathan Rowe (6.3), Adam Idah (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Liam Gibbs, George Long, Sam McCallum, Przemysław Płacheta (7.0), Danny Batth, Onel Hernández (6.8), Adam Forshaw (7.3), Kellen Fisher and Tony Springett.

Norwich City could not rely on the presence of Adam Forshaw (injured).

Substitutions

Norwich City made 3 changes: Ui-Jo Hwang for Adam Forshaw (46′), Christian Fassnacht for Przemysław Płacheta (46′) and Jonathan Rowe for Onel Hernández (67′).