PLYMOUTH. Bristol City beats Plymouth Argyle 1-0 after N. Wells scored just 1 goal (57′).
The match was played at the Home Park stadium in Plymouth on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 16,866 spectators. The referee was Keith Stroud assisted by Matthew Smith and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was David Rock. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.23 degrees Celsius or 52.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 12 Total 14
- 2 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 66 Attack 104
- 35 Dangerous attack 45
- 64 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Plymouth Argyle was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Bristol City that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Bristol City had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bristol City won the match.
Plymouth Argyle shot 12 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bristol City shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Plymouth Argyle received 3 yellow cards (A. Devine, Lewis Gibson and Jordan Houghton). On the opposite side, Bristol City received 3 yellow cards (Cameron Pring, Scott Twine and Nahki Wells).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Plymouth Argyle stays with 41 points to hold in the 21st place. On the other side, Bristol City will has 53 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Plymouth Argyle will play away with Rotherham United on the 6th of April with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Rotherham United (1 draw).
Bristol City will play away against Sunderland on the 6th of April with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Bristol City (2 draws).
Plymouth Argyle – Formation
Plymouth Argyle
67'
62'
Plymouth Argyle adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Ian Foster decided to play with the following team: Michael Cooper , Matthew Sorinola , Ashley Phillips , Lewis Gibson , L. Sousa , Adam Forshaw , Jordan Houghton , A. Devine , Morgan Whittaker , Ryan Hardie and Bali Mumba .
The home team had on the bench: Julio Pleguezuelo, Adam Randell , Brendan Galloway, Joe Edwards , Callum Wright, Mickel Miller , Mustapha Bundu , Conor Hazard and Ben Waine.
Substitutions
Plymouth Argyle made 4 changes: L. Sousa for Mickel Miller (60′), Adam Forshaw for Adam Randell (60′), Bali Mumba for Mustapha Bundu (67′) and Matthew Sorinola for Joe Edwards (81′).
Player of the match: Morgan Whittaker
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was Morgan Whittaker.
His rating is with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
57'
Also Bristol City adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Liam Manning played with: Max O’Leary , Zak Vyner , Rob Dickie , Haydon Roberts , George Tanner , J. Knight , Matty James , Cameron Pring , Anis Mehmeti , Scott Twine and T. Conway .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Williams , Mark Sykes , Nahki Wells , Ross McCrorie, Harry Cornick , Andy King , S. Bajić, J. Knight-Lebel and D. Mebude.
Bristol City could not rely on the presence of Andy King (injured).
Substitutions
Bristol City made 5 changes: Haydon Roberts for Mark Sykes (46′), T. Conway for Nahki Wells (46′), Matty James for Joe Williams (46′), Anis Mehmeti for Harry Cornick (71′) and Scott Twine for Andy King (82′).
Player of the match: J. Knight
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol City was J. Knight even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 50 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Watford – 2-2
- Swansea City – Queens Park Rangers – 0-1
- Sunderland – Blackburn Rovers – 1-5
- Stoke City – Huddersfield Town – 1-1
- Rotherham United – Millwall – 2-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Bristol City – 0-1
- Middlesbrough – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-0
- Leicester City – Norwich City – 3-1
- Leeds United – Hull City – 3-1
- Ipswich Town – Southampton – 3-2
- Coventry City – Cardiff City – 1-2
- Birmingham City – Preston North End – 1-0
