Plymouth Argyle and Coventry City draw 2-2 on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS

PLYMOUTH. Plymouth Argyle bounces back against Coventry City with a goal on the E. Simms 65' and a goal on the L. Kitching 90'.

By
John Ross
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Plymouth Argyle and Coventry City draw 2-2 on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS

PLYMOUTH. Plymouth Argyle comes back against Coventry City with a goal on the E. Simms 65′ and a goal on the L. Kitching 90′. Coventry City was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the Home Park stadium in Plymouth on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 16,799 spectators.​ The referee was Keith Stroud who had the assistance of Mark Stevens and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.68 degrees Celsius or 53.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Plymouth Argyle

2 - 2

Team 1

Coventry City

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 13 Total 17
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 104 Attack 110
  • 37 Dangerous attack 60
  • 54 Ball safe 43
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 9
Fouls
  • 5 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Coventry City had a strong ball possession 61% while Plymouth Argyle was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Coventry City was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Coventry City to win the contest​.

Plymouth Argyle shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Coventry City shot 17 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Plymouth Argyle received 1 yellow card (Adam Randell). Talking about the opposition, Coventry City received 3 yellow cards (Bobby Thomas, Ellis Simms and Joel Latibeaudiere).

Match Timeline

Adam Randell- Yellow
18'
Morgan Whittaker(goal)Adam Randell
54'
Mickel Miller- sub ->Lino Sousa
61'
Bali Mumba- sub ->Matthew Sorinola
61'
62'
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto - sub ->Matt Godden
63'
Ellis Simms- Yellow
62'
Haji Wright- sub ->Jake Bidwell
65'
Ellis Simms(goal)
Mickel Miller(goal)Alfie Devine
68'
75'
Joel Latibeaudiere- Yellow
Julio Pleguezuelo- sub ->Ashley Phillips
77'
Ben Waine- sub ->Ryan Hardie
77'
78'
Josh Eccles- sub ->Joel Latibeaudiere
85'
Bobby Thomas- Yellow
Jordan Houghton- sub ->Morgan Whittaker
89'
90'
Liam Kitching(goal)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
45
Ipswich Town
93
45
Leeds United
90
45
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
45
Preston North End
63
45
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this match, Plymouth Argyle has 37 points to remain in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Coventry City will has 48 points like Norwich City, Hull City and Preston North End to hold in the 6th 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 statistic in favor of West Bromwich Albion (3 draws).

Coventry City will play away against Stoke City on the 17th of February with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Coventry City (4 draws).

Plymouth Argyle – Formation

Plymouth Argyle
G
Conor Hazard 21.Northern Ireland
7.3
D
Lewis Gibson 17.England
6.8
D
Brendan Galloway 22.Zimbabwe
7.3
D
Ashley Phillips 26.England
7.0
77'
M
Adam Randell 20.England
7.7
18'
M
Matthew Sorinola 29.England
6.7
61'
M
L. Sousa 3.England
7.5
61'
M
D. Gyabi 18.England
7.0
M
Adam Forshaw 27.England
F
Ryan Hardie 9.Scotland
7.0
77'
F
Morgan Whittaker 10.England
8.1
89' Goals54'
F
A. Devine 16.England
7.9
Substitutes
G
Callum Burton 25.England
D
Julio Pleguezuelo 5.Spain
6.6
77'
D
Dan Scarr 6.England
D
Joe Edwards  8.England
D
Bali Mumba 2.England
6.3
61'
M
Jordan Houghton 4.England
6.6
89'
M
Mickel Miller 14.England
7.7
61' Goals68'
F
Ben Waine 23.New Zealand
6.4
77'
F
F. Issaka 35.Wales

Plymouth Argyle started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Ian Foster decided to play with the following team: Adam Forshaw, Conor Hazard (7.3), Ashley Phillips (7.0), Lewis Gibson (6.8), Brendan Galloway (7.3), Matthew Sorinola (6.7), Darko Gyabi (7.0), Adam Randell (7.7), Lino Sousa (7.5), Morgan Whittaker (8.1), Ryan Hardie (7.0) and Alfie Devine (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Bali Mumba (6.3), Jordan Houghton (6.6), Julio Pleguezuelo (6.6), Dan Scarr, Joe Edwards, Mickel Miller (7.7), Ben Waine (6.4), Callum Burton and Frederick Issaka.

Substitutions

Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: Lino Sousa for Mickel Miller (61′), Matthew Sorinola for Bali Mumba (61′), Ashley Phillips for Julio Pleguezuelo (77′), Ryan Hardie for Ben Waine (77′) and Morgan Whittaker for Jordan Houghton (89′).

Player of the match: Morgan Whittaker​

The player that probably impressed the most for Plymouth Argyle was Morgan Whittaker.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 22 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City
G
Brad Collins 40.England
6.4
D
Bobby Thomas 4.England
7.3
85'
D
Liam Kitching 15.England
7.8
Goals90'
D
Jake Bidwell 21.England
7.1
62'
D
Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands
7.0
M
Kasey Palmer 45.Jamaica
7.1
M
Jay Dasilva 3.England
7.3
M
Ellis Simms 9.England
7.0
63' Goals65'
M
Callum O'Hare 10.England
M
Joel Latibeaudiere 22.Jamaica
7.0
78' 75'
M
Victor Torp 29.Denmark
7.5
F
Matt Godden 24.England
6.4
62'
Substitutes
G
Ben Wilson 13.England
D
Luis Binks 2.England
M
Liam Kelly  6.Scotland
M
K. Andrews 54.Wales
M
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto  7.Japan
6.8
62'
M
Josh Eccles 28.England
6.8
78'
F
Fábio Tavares 30.Portugal
F
Haji Wright 11.United States
6.4
62'

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

Mark Robins played with: Callum O’Hare, Bradley Collins (6.4), Milan van Ewijk (7.0), Bobby Thomas (7.3), Liam Kitching (7.8), Jake Bidwell (7.1), Joel Latibeaudiere (7.0), Victor Torp (7.5), Ellis Simms (7.0), Kasey Palmer (7.1), Jay Dasilva (7.3) and Matt Godden (6.4).

They had on the bench: Luis Binks, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (6.8), Haji Wright (6.4), Josh Eccles (6.8), Liam Kelly, Ben Wilson, Fabio Tavares, Dermi Lusala and Kai Andrews.

Substitutions

Coventry City made 3 changes: Jake Bidwell for Haji Wright (62′), Matt Godden for Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (62′) and Joel Latibeaudiere for Josh Eccles (78′).

Player of the match: Liam Kitching​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Liam Kitching.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 60 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​