West Bromwich Albion prevails over Plymouth Argyle 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

PLYMOUTH. West Bromwich Albion was ultimately too good for Plymouth Argyle.

By
David Brown
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West Bromwich Albion prevails over Plymouth Argyle 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

PLYMOUTH. West Bromwich Albion was finally too good for Plymouth Argyle with the goal of Cédric Kipré (61′), Mikey Johnston (76′) and Tom Fellows (90′). West Bromwich Albion made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Home Park stadium in Plymouth on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 16,310 spectators.​ The referee was Tom Nield who had the assistance of Matthew Jones and Alex James. The 4th official was Sunny Sukhvir Gill. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.44 degrees Celsius or 52.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Plymouth Argyle

0 - 3

Team 1

West Bromwich Albion

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 4 Total 17
  • 0 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 5
  • 80 Attack 102
  • 25 Dangerous attack 46
  • 63 Ball safe 61
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 9 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

West Bromwich Albion had a strong ball possession 56% while Plymouth Argyle was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Bromwich Albion had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match.​

Plymouth Argyle shot 4 times, 0 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion shot 17 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Plymouth Argyle received 1 yellow card (Bali Mumba). Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Bali Mumba- Yellow
57'
Mickel Miller- sub ->Lino Sousa
59'
Matthew Sorinola- sub ->Bali Mumba
59'
61'
Cédric Kipré(goal)
65'
G. Diangana- sub ->John Swift
65'
Okay Yokuşlu- sub ->Nathaniel Chalobah
71'
Mikey Johnston- sub ->Andreas Weimann
76'
Mikey Johnston(goal)Alex Mowatt
Mustapha Bundu- sub ->Alfie Devine
79'
Joe Edwards - sub ->Adam Randell
79'
Jordan Houghton- sub ->Darko Gyabi
79'
82'
Semi Ajayi- sub ->Darnell Furlong
82'
Adam Reach- sub ->Alex Mowatt
90'
T. Fellows(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 this match, Plymouth Argyle stays with 37 points to remain in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion will has 55 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Plymouth Argyle will play away with Middlesbrough on the 24th of February with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Middlesbrough (1 draw).

West Bromwich Albion will play away against Hull City on the 24th of February with a 13-5 head to head in favor of West Bromwich Albion (4 draws).

Plymouth Argyle – Formation

Plymouth Argyle
G
Conor Hazard 21.Northern Ireland
7.0
D
Lewis Gibson 17.England
6.7
D
Ashley Phillips 26.England
6.6
D
Brendan Galloway 22.Zimbabwe
6.6
M
Morgan Whittaker 10.England
6.4
M
A. Devine 16.England
6.6
79'
M
Adam Randell 20.England
6.6
79'
M
Bali Mumba 2.England
6.7
59' 57'
M
L. Sousa 3.England
7.1
59'
M
D. Gyabi 18.England
7.0
79'
F
Ryan Hardie 9.Scotland
6.8
Substitutes
G
Callum Burton 25.England
D
Julio Pleguezuelo 5.Spain
D
Matthew Sorinola 29.England
6.0
59'
D
Joe Edwards  8.England
6.3
79'
M
Jordan Houghton 4.England
6.6
79'
M
Mickel Miller 14.England
6.4
59'
F
Ben Waine 23.New Zealand
F
Mustapha Bundu 15.Sierra Leone
6.7
79'
F
F. Issaka 35.Wales

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: Conor Hazard (7.0), Ashley Phillips (6.6), Lewis Gibson (6.7), Brendan Galloway (6.6), Bali Mumba (6.7), Adam Randell (6.6), Darko Gyabi (7.0), Lino Sousa (7.1), Morgan Whittaker (6.4), Alfie Devine (6.6) and Ryan Hardie (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Houghton (6.6), Julio Pleguezuelo, Mickel Miller (6.4), Ben Waine, Matthew Sorinola (6.0), Joe Edwards (6.3), Mustapha Bundu (6.7), Callum Burton and Frederick Issaka.

Substitutions

Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: Lino Sousa for Mickel Miller (59′), Bali Mumba for Matthew Sorinola (59′), Alfie Devine for Mustapha Bundu (79′), Adam Randell for Joe Edwards (79′) and Darko Gyabi for Jordan Houghton (79′).

Player of the match: Lino Sousa​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was Lino Sousa.

His rating is 7.1 with 12 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 1 cross.

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion
G
Alex Palmer 24.England
7.0
D
Darnell Furlong 2.England
6.4
82'
D
Conor Townsend 3.England
8.2
D
Cédric Kipré 4.Ivory Coast
8.1
Goals61'
D
Erik Pieters 15.Netherlands
7.3
M
Jed Wallace 7.England
7.8
M
John Swift 19.England
7.3
65'
M
Alex Mowatt 27.England
7.5
82'
M
N. Chalobah 14.England
6.6
65'
M
T. Fellows 31.England
8.2
Goals90'
F
Brandon Thomas-Asante 21.England
F
Andreas Weimann 17.Austria
6.0
71'
Substitutes
G
Joshua Griffiths 33.England
D
Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria
6.8
82'
D
Pipa 26.Spain
M
Okay Yokuşlu 35.Turkey
6.8
65'
M
G. Diangana 11.England
6.4
65'
M
Adam Reach 20.England
6.8
82'
F
Mikey Johnston 23.Scotland
7.9
71' Goals76'
F
Callum Marshall 25.Northern Ireland
F
Jovan Malcolm 32.England

West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Carlos Corberán Vallet played with: Brandon Thomas-Asante, Alex Palmer (7.0), Darnell Furlong (6.4), Cédric Kipré (8.1), Erik Pieters (7.3), Conor Townsend (8.2), Nathaniel Chalobah (6.6), Alex Mowatt (7.5), Jed Wallace (7.8), John Swift (7.3) and Tom Fellows (8.2), Andreas Weimann (6.0).

These were the players on the bench: Mikey Johnston (7.9), Okay Yokuşlu (6.8), Semi Ajayi (6.8), Grady Diangana (6.4), Adam Reach (6.8), Callum Marshall, Pipa, Jovan Malcolm and Joshua Griffiths.

West Bromwich Albion could not rely on the presence of Grady Diangana (injured).

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Nathaniel Chalobah for Okay Yokuşlu (65′), Darnell Furlong for Semi Ajayi (82′), Alex Mowatt for Adam Reach (82′), John Swift for Grady Diangana (65′) and Andreas Weimann for Mikey Johnston (71′).

Player of the match: Conor Townsend​

The most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Conor Townsend even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 52 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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