Plymouth Argyle beats Cardiff City 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

PLYMOUTH. Plymouth Argyle managed to reverse the scoreline against Cardiff City.

January 21, 2024

PLYMOUTH. Plymouth Argyle found a way to turn the tables against Cardiff City. It was Cardiff City to score first with a goal from Perry Ng. Notwithstanding, later Plymouth Argyle found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Ryan Hardie (31′), Ryan Hardie (52′) and Morgan Whittaker (81′).

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 16,471 spectators. The referee was Steve Martin with the help of Mark Dwyer and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.31 degrees Celsius or 46.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.

Match Statistics

Plymouth Argyle

3 - 1

Cardiff City

45 Ball Possession 55

Shots

15 Total 6
5 On Target 3
5 Off Target 0
5 Shots blocked 3

84 Attack 126
51 Dangerous attack 45
72 Ball safe 90

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 5
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

8 Total 7
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Cardiff City had a superior ball possession 55% while Plymouth Argyle was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Plymouth Argyle was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Plymouth Argyle won the match.

Plymouth Argyle shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Cardiff City shot 6 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Plymouth Argyle received 4 yellow cards (Ashley Phillips, Mickel Miller, Dan Scarr and Bali Mumba). On the opposite side, Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards (Yakou Méïté and Perry Ng).

Match Timeline

10'

P. Ng(goal)

Ryan Hardie(goal)Alfie Devine

31'

Ashley Phillips- Yellow

35'

36'

Y. Meïté- Yellow

38'

P. Ng- Yellow

Mickel Miller- Yellow

41'

46'

M. Romeo- sub ->Ollie Tanner

Bali Mumba- Yellow

50'

Ryan Hardie(goal)Morgan Whittaker

52'

Dan Scarr- Yellow

61'

66'

J. Bowler- sub ->Andy Rinomhota

66'

Joe Edwards - sub ->Bali Mumba

77'

Adam Randell- sub ->Alfie Devine

77'

Morgan Whittaker(goal)Ryan Hardie

81'

Jordan Houghton- sub ->Adam Forshaw

84'

Ben Waine- sub ->Ryan Hardie

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Plymouth Argyle has 33 points like Swansea City and Blackburn Rovers to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Cardiff City will stays with 37 points like Bristol City to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Plymouth Argyle will host West Bromwich Albion on the 27th of January with a 5-0 head to head in favor of West Bromwich Albion (3 draws).

Cardiff City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 27th of January with a 6-6 head to head stats.

Plymouth Argyle – Formation

Plymouth Argyle

Conor Hazard 21.Northern Ireland

7.1

Dan Scarr 6.England

6.7

61'

Brendan Galloway 22.Zimbabwe

7.3

Ashley Phillips 26.England

6.4

35'

Bali Mumba 2.England

6.3

77'

50'

Morgan Whittaker 10.England

8.1

81'

A. Devine 16.England

8.1

77'

D. Gyabi 18.England

6.8

Kaine Kesler-Hayden 29.England

Mickel Miller 14.England

7.0

41'

Adam Forshaw 27.England

7.0

84'

Ryan Hardie 9.Scotland

9.5

90'

31', 52'

Substitutes

Callum Burton 25.England

Julio Pleguezuelo 5.Spain

Joe Edwards 8.England

6.4

77'

Matthew Sorinola 29.England

Jordan Houghton 4.England

6.4

84'

Callum Wright 11.England

Adam Randell 20.England

6.4

77'

Mustapha Bundu 15.Sierra Leone

Ben Waine 23.New Zealand

90'

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

The manager Ian Foster decided to play with the following team: Kaine Kesler, Conor Hazard (7.1), Ashley Phillips (6.4), Dan Scarr (6.7), Brendan Galloway (7.3), Bali Mumba (6.3), Darko Gyabi (6.8), Adam Forshaw (7.0), Mickel Miller (7.0), Morgan Whittaker (8.1), Alfie Devine (8.1) and Ryan Hardie (9.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Houghton (6.4), Callum Wright, Julio Pleguezuelo, Joe Edwards (6.4), Mustapha Bundu, Adam Randell (6.4), Ben Waine, Callum Burton and Matthew Sorinola.

Substitutions

Plymouth Argyle made 4 changes: Bali Mumba for Joe Edwards (77′), Alfie Devine for Adam Randell (77′), Adam Forshaw for Jordan Houghton (84′) and Ryan Hardie for Ben Waine (90′).

Player of the match: Ryan Hardie

The player that probably impressed the most for Plymouth Argyle was Ryan Hardie.

His rating is 9.5 with 2 goals, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City

J. Alnwick 21.England

6.3

J. Collins 17.Nigeria

7.0

D. Goutas 4.Greece

6.3

M. McGuinness 5.Republic of Ireland

6.6

Y. Meïté 22.Ivory Coast

6.7

66'

36'

R. Colwill 27.Wales

7.0

P. Ng 38.England

8.1

38'

10'

O. Tanner 32.England

6.6

46'

Andy Rinomhota 35.Zimbabwe

6.8

66'

R. Wintle 6.England

7.0

K. Ahearne-Grant 16.England

6.8

Substitutes

Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson 13.Iceland

M. Romeo 2.Antigua and Barbuda

6.4

46'

J. Bowler 14.England

6.4

66'

Manolis Siopis 23.Greece

R. Sawyers 19.Saint Kitts and Nevis

J. Colwill 34.Wales

R. Conte 36.England

C. Ashford 45.Wales

K. Etete 9.England

6.8

66'

Cardiff City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Erol Bulut played with: Jak Alnwick (6.3), Dimitrios Goutas (6.3), Mark McGuinness (6.6), Jamilu Collins (7.0), Perry Ng (8.1), Rubin Colwill (7.0), Ryan Wintle (7.0), Andy Rinomhota (6.8), Ollie Tanner (6.6), Karlan Grant (6.8), Yakou Méïté (6.7).

They had on the bench: Kion Etete (6.8), Josh Bowler (6.4), Manolis Siopis, Mahlon Romeo (6.4), Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, Romaine Sawyers, Joel Colwill, Raheem Conte and Cian Ashford.