PLYMOUTH. Plymouth Argyle and Birmingham City played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3. Plymouth Argyle was vastly better in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the Home Park stadium in Plymouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 16,589 spectators. The referee was Graham Scott assisted by Nicholas Hopton and Sian Massey. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.41 degrees Celsius or 52.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 15 Total 13
- 8 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 124 Attack 74
- 46 Dangerous attack 30
- 65 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Plymouth Argyle was in firm control of the ball 67% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Plymouth Argyle had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Plymouth Argyle to win the match.
Plymouth Argyle shot 15 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Birmingham City shot 13 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Plymouth Argyle received 2 yellow cards (Adam Randell and Joe Edwards). On the opposite side, Birmingham City received 6 yellow cards (Koji Miyoshi, Jordan James, Koji Miyoshi, Emmanuel Longelo, J. Bacuna and Jay Stansfield).
Also, Birmingham City didn’t end the match with 11 players after Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (48′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Plymouth Argyle has 27 points like Birmingham City to sit in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Birmingham City will has 27 points like Plymouth Argyle to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Plymouth Argyle will play away with Cardiff City on the 26th of December with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Cardiff City (3 draws).
Birmingham City will host Stoke City on the 26th of December with a 9-2 head to head statistic in favor of Birmingham City (8 draws).
Plymouth Argyle – Formation
Plymouth Argyle
53'
26'
43'
Plymouth Argyle started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Schumacher decided to play with the following team: Ryan Hardie, Conor Hazard , Joe Edwards , Julio Pleguezuelo , Lewis Gibson , Brendan Galloway , Luke Cundle , Jordan Houghton , Finn Azaz , Morgan Whittaker , Ben Waine and Bali Mumba .
The home team had on the bench: Mickel Miller , Macaulay Gillesphey, Matt Butcher, Callum Wright , Tyreik Wright, Adam Randell , Callum Burton, Kaine Kesler and Frederick Issaka .
Substitutions
Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: Joe Edwards for Kaine Kesler (53′), Brendan Galloway for Mickel Miller (68′), Luke Cundle for Adam Randell (68′), Bali Mumba for Callum Wright (89′) and Ben Waine for Frederick Issaka (89′).
Player of the match: Morgan Whittaker
The player that probably impressed the most for Plymouth Argyle was Morgan Whittaker.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
48'
Birmingham City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Wayne Mark Rooney played with: John Ruddy , Emanuel Aiwu , Marc Roberts , Dion Sanderson , Lee Buchanan , Ivan Šunjić , Krystian Bielik , Siriki Dembélé , Jordan James , J. Bacuna , Jay Stansfield .
They had on the bench: Neil Etheridge , Tyler Roberts, Scott Hogan, Lukas Jutkiewicz , Koji Miyoshi , Gary Gardner, Emmanuel Longelo , Marcel Oakley and Oliver Burke .
Birmingham City could not rely on the presence of Emmanuel Longelo (injured).
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 4 changes: J. Bacuna for Koji Miyoshi (84′), Jay Stansfield for Oliver Burke (66′), Siriki Dembélé for Lukas Jutkiewicz (75′) and Lee Buchanan for Emmanuel Longelo (10′).
Player of the match: J. Bacuna
The player that probably impressed the most for Birmingham City was J. Bacuna.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (65% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Sunderland – Coventry City – 0-3
- Stoke City – Millwall – 0-0
- Sheffield Wednesday – Cardiff City – 1-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Southampton – 0-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Birmingham City – 3-3
- Norwich City – Huddersfield Town – 2-0
- Middlesbrough – West Bromwich Albion – 1-0
- Leicester City – Rotherham United – 3-0
- Leeds United – Ipswich Town – 4-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Watford – 1-2
