LONDON. Charlton Athletic had a surprising win over Plymouth Argyle with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Washington (84′) and a goal from B. Purrington (61′). Plymouth Argyle was definitely better in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the The Valley stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Wright who was helped by Matthew Lee and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Geoff Russell. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 50.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Charlton Athletic

2 - 0

Plymouth Argyle

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 14 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 118 Attack 90
  • 58 Dangerous attack 51
  • 72 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Plymouth Argyle was in firm control of the ball 63% while Charlton Athletic was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Charlton Athletic was has a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Charlton Athletic won the match​.

Charlton Athletic shot 14 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Plymouth Argyle shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Charlton Athletic received 1 yellow card (G. Dobson). On the opposite side, Plymouth Argyle received 2 yellow cards (R. Broom and M. Gillesphey).

Match Timeline

Macaulay Gillesphey- Yellow
21'
George Dobson - Yellow
26'
51'
55'
61'
70'
70'
77'
83'
84'
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After this match, Charlton Athletic will have 22 points like Bolton Wanderers, Cambridge United and Burton Albion to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Plymouth Argyle will stay with 36 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Charlton Athletic will play away against Morecambe on the 23rd of November with a 0-0 head to head record.

Plymouth Argyle will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 23rd of November with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (4 draws).

Charlton Athletic – Formation

Charlton Athletic
G
Craig MacGillivray 1.Scotland
6.9
D
J. Pearce 6.England
7.0
55'
D
Akin Famewo 5.England
7.0
D
Sean Clare 28.England
7.3
M
Ben Purrington 3.England
7.4
61'
M
Alex Gilbey 11.England
6.4
M
George Dobson 4.England
7.6
26'
M
Elliot Lee 17.England
7.8
M
Diallang Jaiyesimi 7.England
6.5
83'
F
Conor Washington 14.Northern Ireland
7.4
84'
F
Josh Davison 25.England
7.0
77'
Substitutes
G
Nathan Harness 31.England
D
M. Burstow 48.England
6.7
77'
D
Chris Gunter 2.Wales
7.0
55'
M
Charlie Kirk 20.England
M
Albie Morgan 10.England
M
B. Watson 26.England
M
Corey Blackett-Taylor 23.England
83'

Charlton Athletic started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Johnnie Jackson decided to play with the following team: Craig MacGillivray (6.9), Sean Clare (7.3), Jason Pearce (7.0), Akin Famewo (7.0), George Dobson (7.6), Diallang Jaiyesimi (6.5), Alex Gilbey (6.4), Elliot Lee (7.8), Ben Purrington (7.4), Josh Davison (7.0) and Conor Washington (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: C. Kirk, A. Morgan, B. Watson, Mason Burstow (6.7), Corey Blackett-Taylor, N. Harness and Chris Gunter (7.0).

Charlton Athletic could not rely on the presence of C. Gunter (injured) and M. Burstow (injured).

Substitutions

Charlton Athletic made 3 changes: J. Pearce for C. Gunter (55′), J. Davison for M. Burstow (77′) and D. Jaiyesimi for C. Blackett-Taylor (83′).

Best player: Elliot Lee​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Charlton Athletic was Elliot Lee even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 26 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Plymouth Argyle – Formation

Plymouth Argyle
G
Michael Cooper 1.England
6.2
D
J. Wilson 5.Wales
7.0
D
Macaulay Gillesphey 3.England
6.7
21'
D
Dan Scarr 6.England
6.6
M
Joe Edwards 8.England
7.6
88'
M
Jordan Houghton 4.England
7.0
M
Conor Grant 15.England
7.1
M
Ryan Broom 7.Wales
6.6
70' 51'
M
Panutche Camara 28.Guinea-Bissau
7.0
F
Jordon Garrick 14.England
6.8
F
Ryan Hardie 9.Scotland
6.2
70'
Substitutes
G
Callum Burton 25.England
D
Brendan Galloway 22.Zimbabwe
M
Danny Mayor 10.England
6.3
70'
M
Adam Randell 20.England
M
L. Jephcott 31.Wales
6.4
70'
M
G. Cooper 32.England
88'
F
Kieran Agard 18.England

Plymouth Argyle started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Ryan Lowe played with: Michael Cooper (6.2), James Wilson (7.0), Dan Scarr (6.6), Macauley Gillesphey (6.7), Joe Edwards (7.6), Panutche Camará (7.0), Jordan Houghton (7.0), Ryan Broom (6.6), Conor Grant (7.1), Jordan Garrick (6.8) and Ryan Hardie (6.2).

They had on the bench: K. Agard, Danny Mayor (6.3), A. Randell, Luke Jephcott (6.4), B. Galloway, George Cooper and C. Burton.

Substitutions

Plymouth Argyle made 3 changes: R. Broom for D. Mayor (70′), R. Hardie for L. Jephcott (70′) and J. Edwards for G. Cooper (88′).

Best player: Joe Edwards​

The player that probably impressed the most for Plymouth Argyle was Joe Edwards.

His rating is (7.6) with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​