LIVE UPDATES. Plymouth Argyle draws Blackburn Rovers with a goal from Morgan Whittaker in the 74th minute and the result is 1-1

Live updates of the match played between Blackburn Rovers and Plymouth Argyle on the 9th of March 2024 in Blackburn, Lancashire during the 37th week of the Championship

LIVE UPDATES. Plymouth Argyle draws Blackburn Rovers with a goal from Morgan Whittaker in the 74th minute and the result is 1-1

BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE. Blackburn Rovers and Plymouth Argyle are facing off in the 37th round of the Championship.

Morgan Whittaker has scored a goal in the 74th minute and the current result is 1-1.

Match Statistics

  • ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
  • 8 Total 21
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 2 Off Target 10
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 84 Attack 126
  • 29 Dangerous attack 61
  • 57 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 5
  • 5 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Plymouth Argyle had a superior ball possession 70% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Blackburn Rovers had a more offensive attitude with dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target.

Blackburn Rovers shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Plymouth Argyle shot 20 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Yasin Ayari and Callum Brittain). Regarding the opposition, Plymouth Argyle received 1 yellow card (Bali Mumba).

(Blackburn Rovers) was sent off after receiving a red card (54′).

Morgan Whittaker

Morgan Whittaker

Forwarder, Defender, Midfielder

EnglandEngland

Age: 23

183 cm

kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 46 0 Missed
Minutes 3983 86.6 Avg
Goals 19 0.4 Avg
Assist 8 0.2 Avg
Attempt 142 3.1 Avg
Passes 1097 23.868.5% AvgSucc
Yellow 5 0.1 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 37 times for 3176 minutes for Championship.

Morgan Whittaker scored 18 goals for Plymouth Argyle. He procured 7 assists. He received 4 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 17th in Championship. In the last match Plymouth Argyle drew 1-1 against Blackburn Rovers. The next match in Championship will be against Preston North End.

The last time the teams played each other, it was a draw 1-1.

Blackburn Rovers performance and stats

Blackburn Rovers

Manager: John Eustace
Rank 19th
Win 14
Draw 11
Loss 21
Goals 60-74
Diff -14

Blackburn Rovers is currently 18th in the Championship with 41 points.

In the last 37 games, it has won 11 times, drawn 8 times, and lost 18 times. In its last match, Blackburn Rovers drawn 1-1 against Plymouth Argyle.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 51 goals and conceding 64.​

Blackburn Rovers will play the next match in Championship against Middlesbrough on Saturday 16th of March in Middlesbrough.​

Plymouth Argyle performance and stats

Plymouth Argyle

Manager: Neil Dewsnip
Rank 21st
Win 13
Draw 12
Loss 21
Goals 59-70
Diff -11

Plymouth Argyle is currently 17th in the Championship with 41 points.

In the last 37 games, it has won 10 times, drawn 11 times, and lost 16 times. In its last match, Plymouth Argyle drawn 1-1 against Blackburn Rovers.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 54 goals and conceding 61.​

Plymouth Argyle will play the next match in Championship against Preston North End on Saturday 16th of March in Plymouth.​

Commentary

90'
The second half concludes with Blackburn Rovers and Plymouth Argyle at a tie, each scoring 1 goal.
  
Corner - Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
  
Offside - Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is in offside.
  
Offside - Plymouth Argyle. Mickel Miller is in offside.
  
Fouled by Adam Randell - Plymouth Argyle
  
Callum Brittain of Blackburn Rovers has earned a defensive free kick.
  
Yasin Ayari from Blackburn Rovers has been handed a yellow card.
  
Attempt thwarted. Alfie Devine of Plymouth Argyle's right-footed shot from beyond the box is obstructed. The assist was provided by Lewis Gibson.

88'
Offside call - Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan has been flagged offside.

86'
Corner kick awarded to Plymouth Argyle, caused by Harry Pickering's defense.
  
Attempt thwarted. Darko Gyabi of Plymouth Argyle's right-footed shot from beyond the box is intercepted. The assist was provided by Lewis Gibson.

84'
Player swap for Plymouth Argyle - Brendan Galloway is coming on to replace Ashley Phillips.
  
Opportunity lost. Morgan Whittaker of Plymouth Argyle takes a shot with his left foot from outside the box, it's a near miss. The assist was provided by Adam Randell.

80'
Jake Garrett of Blackburn Rovers has earned a defensive free kick.
  
Darko Gyabi commits a foul - Plymouth Argyle.
  
Substitution - Plymouth Argyle. Adam Randell for Jordan Houghton.
  
Substitution - Plymouth Argyle. Matthew Sorinola for Bali Mumba.

77'
New attacking attempt. Harry Pickering - Blackburn Rovers - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Sammie Szmodics.
  
Shot blocked. Yasin Ayari - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked.

74'
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Plymouth Argyle 1. Morgan Whittaker - Plymouth Argyle - shot with right foot from the right side of the six yard box to the right corner following a fast break.

76'
Attempt thwarted. Yasin Ayari of Blackburn Rovers takes a challenging long-range shot with his right foot from the left side, but it's deflected.
  
Ryan Hedges of Blackburn Rovers has successfully earned a free kick on the left flank.
  
Adam Forshaw of Plymouth Argyle has committed a foul.

74'
Attempt thwarted. Ryan Hardie of Plymouth Argyle's right-footed shot from a short distance is intercepted.
  
New attacking attempt. Alfie Devine - Plymouth Argyle - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Mickel Miller.

72'
Player switch - Plymouth Argyle. Mustapha Bundu is replaced by Alfie Devine.
  
Player swap - Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges is replacing Arnór Sigurdsson.
  
Player change - Plymouth Argyle. Darko Gyabi is coming on to replace Julio Pleguezuelo.

71'
Offside call - Plymouth Argyle. Jordan Houghton has been flagged for offside.
  
Julio Pleguezuelo of Plymouth Argyle has earned a free kick on the right flank.
  
Sammie Szmodics commits a foul - Blackburn Rovers.

69'
Arnór Sigurdsson is penalized for handling the ball - Blackburn Rovers.

67'
Offside call - It's against Plymouth Argyle. Mickel Miller has been caught offside.

66'
Sammie Szmodics of Blackburn Rovers has earned a free kick on the left flank.
  
Julio Pleguezuelo commits a foul - Plymouth Argyle.

64'
Offside call - Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics has been flagged offside.
  
New attacking attempt. Mustapha Bundu - Plymouth Argyle - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Bali Mumba.

63'
Opportunity lost. Ryan Hardie of Plymouth Argyle takes a shot with his right foot from the middle of the box. It's a near miss, but no goal.

62'
Shot blocked. Mickel Miller - Plymouth Argyle - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
  
Another offensive effort. Arnór Sigurdsson of Blackburn Rovers takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's saved in the top right corner. The assist was by Sammie Szmodics.

61'
Corner kick awarded to Plymouth Argyle, resulting from a deflection by Harry Pickering.

59'
Player swap - Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley is replaced by Jake Garrett.
  
Player swap - Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher makes way for Tyrhys Dolan.
  
Fouled by Yasin Ayari - Blackburn Rovers
  
Bali Mumba, from Plymouth Argyle, has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.

56'
Offside called - Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher has been flagged offside.
  
Bali Mumba - Plymouth Argyle - receive yellow card for a foul.
  
Fouled by Bali Mumba - Plymouth Argyle
  
Arnór Sigurdsson of Blackburn Rovers has earned a free kick on the left flank.

55'
Another offensive move. Morgan Whittaker of Plymouth Argyle takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's saved in the top left corner. The assist was provided by Adam Forshaw.

54'
Kyle McFadzean of Blackburn Rovers has been shown the red card.
  
Ryan Hardie of Plymouth Argyle has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.
  
Kyle McFadzean of Blackburn Rovers commits a foul.

53'
Pause finished. They are prepared to proceed.
  
Delay in match - injury Ashley Phillips - Plymouth Argyle

52'
Mustapha Bundu of Plymouth Argyle has earned an attacking free kick.
  
John Buckley of Blackburn Rovers commits a foul.

50'
Arnór Sigurdsson commits a foul - Blackburn Rovers.
  
Bali Mumba of Plymouth Argyle has secured a defensive free kick.

48'
Scott Wharton - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in defence.
  
Bali Mumba commits a foul against Plymouth Argyle.

45'
The second half commences with Blackburn Rovers leading Plymouth Argyle by 1-0.
  
The first half concludes with Blackburn Rovers leading Plymouth Argyle by 1-0.
  
John Buckley of Blackburn Rovers has been awarded a defensive free kick.
  
Mickel Miller commits a foul - representing Plymouth Argyle.
  
Lewis Gibson - Plymouth Argyle - won a free kick on the left wing.
  
Fouled by Sam Gallagher - Blackburn Rovers

40'
Sammie Szmodics of Blackburn Rovers has earned a free kick on the left flank.

42'
Yasin Ayari of Blackburn Rovers has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
  
Adam Forshaw of Plymouth Argyle commits a foul.

38'
Corner - Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.

40'
Fouled by Julio Pleguezuelo - Plymouth Argyle

39'
Missed chance. Mustapha Bundu - Plymouth Argyle - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Mickel Miller after corner.

37'
New attacking attempt. Bali Mumba - Plymouth Argyle - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  
Missed chance. Bali Mumba - Plymouth Argyle - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Ashley Phillips.

34'
Opportunity squandered. Mickel Miller of Plymouth Argyle attempted a shot with his left foot from the left side of the box but failed to hit the mark. The assist was provided by Lewis Gibson.
  
Opportunity missed. Adam Forshaw from Plymouth Argyle took a right-footed shot from beyond the box that failed to hit the mark, going left. The assist was provided by Morgan Whittaker.

33'
Callum Brittain of Blackburn Rovers has been given a yellow card due to a foul.
  
Callum Brittain commits a foul - Blackburn Rovers.
  
Mickel Miller of Plymouth Argyle has successfully earned a free kick on the left flank.

32'
Pause concluded. They are prepared to proceed.
  
Match pause - Leopold Wahlstedt of Blackburn Rovers is injured.

30'
Opportunity squandered. Morgan Whittaker of Plymouth Argyle attempted a shot from a challenging angle on the right with his right foot, but it went too high. The assist was by Mustapha Bundu with a cross.

28'
Corner kick awarded to Plymouth Argyle, due to a deflection off Scott Wharton.
  
Shot blocked. Ryan Hardie - Plymouth Argyle - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Adam Forshaw.

25'
John Buckley of Blackburn Rovers has earned a defensive free kick.
  
Bali Mumba commits a foul - against Plymouth Argyle.
  
Mickel Miller of Plymouth Argyle has successfully earned a free kick on the left flank.
  
John Buckley of Blackburn Rovers commits a foul.

22'
Arnór Sigurdsson - Blackburn Rovers - hits the right post with a shot with right foot from the centre of the box. Assist - Sammie Szmodics following a fast break.

21'
Opportunity lost. Ryan Hardie of Plymouth Argyle failed to score from the middle of the box with a right-footed shot. The assist was provided by Ashley Phillips with a through pass.

20'
Offside call - Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is flagged for being offside.

19'
Julio Pleguezuelo of Plymouth Argyle has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
  
Arnór Sigurdsson commits a foul - Blackburn Rovers.

17'
Missed chance. Mustapha Bundu - Plymouth Argyle - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Morgan Whittaker.

16'
Morgan Whittaker from Plymouth Argyle has successfully earned an offensive free kick.
  
John Buckley of Blackburn Rovers has committed a foul.

15'
New attacking attempt. Ryan Hardie - Plymouth Argyle - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Morgan Whittaker with a head.

14'
Morgan Whittaker of Plymouth Argyle has earned a defensive free kick.
  
Fouled by Kyle McFadzean - Blackburn Rovers

11'
Corner kick awarded to Blackburn Rovers, forced by Ashley Phillips.

10'
Offside called - Plymouth Argyle. Ryan Hardie is flagged offside.
  
New attacking attempt. Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Arnór Sigurdsson.

7'
Score! Blackburn Rovers lead 1-0 against Plymouth Argyle. Sammie Szmodics of Blackburn Rovers strikes with his right foot from beyond the box into the right corner. The assist was provided by Yasin Ayari.

5'
Harry Pickering of Blackburn Rovers has committed a foul.
  
Bali Mumba, from Plymouth Argyle, has successfully secured a defensive free kick.

4'
Missed chance. John Buckley - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.