PLYMOUTH. Plymouth Argyle overcame Burton Albion to win 2-1. It was Plymouth Argyle to strike first with a goal of C. Grant at the 15′. Then R. Broom scored again for Plymouth Argyle in the 43′ minute with a goal. Eventually, L. Akins reduced the distance for Burton Albion with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ Plymouth Argyle took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Home Park stadium in Plymouth on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Coggins who was helped by Simon Shaw and Daniel Flinn. The 4th official was Mark Derrien. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Plymouth Argyle was in firm control of the ball 58% while Burton Albion was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Plymouth Argyle was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Plymouth Argyle won the match​.

Plymouth Argyle shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Burton Albion shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Plymouth Argyle received 1 yellow card (D. Scarr). On the opposite side, Burton Albion didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Plymouth Argyle will have 23 points like Wycombe Wanderers to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Burton Albion will stay with 16 points like Accrington Stanley to stay in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Plymouth Argyle will play away against Oxford United on the 16th of October with a 11-3 head to head stats in favor of Oxford United (3 draws).

Burton Albion will host Morecambe on the 15th of October with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Burton Albion (2 draws).

Plymouth Argyle – Formation

Plymouth Argyle started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Michael Cooper (6.2), James Wilson (7.3), Dan Scarr (7.0), Macauley Gillesphey (6.1), Jordan Garrick (6.3), Panutche Camará (6.5), Jordan Houghton (7.0), Ryan Broom (7.4), Conor Grant (8.1), Kieran Agard (6.8) and Ryan Hardie (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: C. Burton, R. Shirley, Danny Mayor (6.1), Joe Edwards (6.1), O. Tomlinson, A. Randell and R. Law.

Plymouth Argyle could not rely on the presence of J. Edwards (injured).

Substitutions

Plymouth Argyle made 3 changes: J. Garrick for J. Edwards (72′), P. Camara for D. Mayor (78′) and K. Agard for A. Randell (90′).

Best player: Conor Grant​

The player that probably impressed the most for Plymouth Argyle was Conor Grant.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 48 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 12 crosses.

Burton Albion – Formation

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

On the opposite side, Jerrel Hasselbaink played with: Ben Garratt (6.6), Thomas Hamer (6.6), Conor Shaughnessy (7.4), Ryan Leak (7.2), Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (7.0), Adedeji Oshilaja (7.0), Thomas O’Connor (7.3), Jonny Smith (6.2), Charlie Lakin (6.9), Lucas Akins (7.2) and Kane Hemmings (6.6).

They had on the bench: B. Morris, F. Blake-Tracy, Jacob Maddox (6.8), C. Gilligan, Harrison Chapman (6.7), E. Balcombe and Daniel Jebbison (6.8).

Burton Albion could not rely on the presence of D. Jebbison (injured).

Substitutions

Burton Albion made 3 changes: K. Hemmings for D. Jebbison (21′), J. Smith for H. Chapman (46′) and R. Leak for J. Maddox (86′).

Best player: Conor Shaughnessy​

The player that probably impressed the most for Burton Albion was Conor Shaughnessy.

His rating is (7.4) with 29 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Wycombe Wanderers – Gillingham – 2-0
• Sheffield Wednesday – Bolton Wanderers – 1-0
• Plymouth Argyle – Burton Albion – 2-1
• Ipswich Town – Shrewsbury Town – 2-1