PLYMOUTH. Plymouth Argyle defeats Bolton Wanderers with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Ennis (34′) and a goal from R. Hardie (88′). Bolton Wanderers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Home Park stadium in Plymouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Will Finnie with the collaboration of Alex James and Jack Clench. The 4th official was Daniel Flynn. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25 degrees Celsius or 76.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Plymouth Argyle

2 - 0

Bolton Wanderers

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 9 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 67 Attack 92
  • 18 Dangerous attack 49
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 10
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Bolton Wanderers was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Plymouth Argyle was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Plymouth Argyle shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bolton Wanderers shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Plymouth Argyle received 2 yellow cards (N. Ennis and J. Edwards). On the other side, Bolton Wanderers received 1 yellow card (C. Bradley).

Match Timeline

34'
40'
Joe Edwards - Yellow
53'
Adam Randell- sub ->J. Houghton
57'
Morgan Whittaker- sub ->F. Azaz
57'
65'
67'
Ryan Hardie- sub ->N. Ennis
70'
75'
75'
85'
85'
Ryan Hardie(goal)M. Whittaker
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Plymouth Argyle
101
46
Ipswich Town
98
46
Sheffield Wednesday
96
46
Barnsley
86
46
Bolton Wanderers
81
46
Peterborough United
77
46
Derby County
76
46
Portsmouth
70
46
Wycombe Wanderers
69
46
Charlton Athletic
62
46
Lincoln City
62
46
Shrewsbury Town
59
46
Fleetwood Town
58
46
Exeter City
56
46
Burton Albion
56
46
Cheltenham Town
54
46
Bristol Rovers
53
46
Port Vale
49
46
Oxford United
47
46
Cambridge United
46
46
Milton Keynes Dons
45
46
Morecambe
44
46
Accrington Stanley
44
46
Forest Green Rovers
27
46

After this match, Plymouth Argyle will have 12 points like Peterborough United to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Bolton Wanderers will stay with 8 points like Exeter City to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Plymouth Argyle will play away with Port Vale on the 6th of May with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of Port Vale (1 draw).

Bolton Wanderers will play away agasint Bristol Rovers on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Bolton Wanderers (2 draws).

Plymouth Argyle – Formation

Plymouth Argyle
G
Michael Cooper 1.England
7.7
D
Brendan Galloway 22.Zimbabwe
6.9
85'
D
Dan Scarr 6.England
7.6
D
Nigel Lonwijk 21.Netherlands
7.7
M
Joe Edwards 8.England
6.4
53'
M
Bali Mumba 17.England
7.1
85'
M
Jordan Houghton 4.England
6.4
57'
M
Matt Butcher 7.England
7.0
F
Danny Mayor 10.England
6.9
F
Finn Azaz 18.England
6.8
57'
F
Niall Ennis 11.England
7.0
70' 40' 34'
Substitutes
G
Callum Burton 25.England
D
Macaulay Gillesphey 3.England
6.2
85'
D
J. Wilson 5.Wales
6.5
85'
M
Adam Randell 20.England
7.1
57'
F
Morgan Whittaker 19.England
6.8
57'
F
Ryan Hardie 9.Scotland
7.6
70' 88'
F
L. Jephcott 31.Wales

Plymouth Argyle started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Steven Schumacher decided to play with the following team: Michael Cooper (7.7), Nigel Cello Lonwijk (7.7), Dan Scarr (7.6), Brendan Galloway (6.9), Joe Edwards (6.4), Jordan Houghton (6.4), Matt Butcher (7.0), Bali Mumba (7.1), Finn Azaz (6.8), Danny Mayor (6.9) and Niall Ennis (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Morgan Whittaker (6.8), Ryan Hardie (7.6), Adam Randell (7.1), L. Jephcott, Macaulay Gillesphey (6.2), James Wilson (6.5) and C. Burton.

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

Substitutions

Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: J. Houghton for A. Randell (57′), F. Azaz for M. Whittaker (57′), N. Ennis for R. Hardie (70′), B. Galloway for J. Wilson (85′) and B. Mumba for M. Gillesphey (85′).

Best player: Michael Cooper​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was the goalkeeper: Michael Cooper. His rating is 7.73. He performed 4 saves.

Bolton Wanderers – Formation

Bolton Wanderers
G
James Trafford 19.England
6.2
D
Gethin Jones 2.Wales
6.9
D
Ricardo Santos 5.Portugal
7.1
D
George Johnston 6.Scotland
6.4
M
Jack Iredale 14.Australia
6.5
75'
M
Conor Bradley 21.Northern Ireland
6.4
65'
M
Kieran Lee 20.England
6.9
M
Aaron Morley 16.England
7.1
F
Kyle Dempsey 22.England
7.0
75'
F
Elias Kachunga 24.DR Congo
6.6
67'
F
Dion Charles 10.Northern Ireland
6.3
Substitutes
D
MJ Williams 4.Wales
D
Declan John 3.Wales
M
George Thomason 25.England
M
Kieran Sadlier 7.Republic of Ireland
6.9
75'
M
Will Aimson 15.England
F
Oladapo Afolayan 17.England
6.8
75'
F
Amadou Bakayoko 11.Sierra Leone
7.2
67'

Bolton Wanderers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Ian Ross Evatt played with: James Trafford (6.2), Gethin Jones (6.9), Ricardo Santos (7.1), George Johnston (6.4), Conor Bradley (6.4), Aaron Morley (7.1), Kieran Lee (6.9), Jack Iredale (6.5), Kyle Dempsey (7.0), Elias Kachunga (6.6) and Dion Charles (6.3).

They had on the bench: M. Williams, Oladapo Afolayan (6.8), G. Thomason, D. John, Kieran Sadlier (6.9), W. Aimson and Amadou Bakayoko (7.2).

Substitutions

Bolton Wanderers made 3 changes: E. Kachunga for A. Bakayoko (67′), J. Iredale for K. Sadlier (75′) and K. Dempsey for O. Afolayan (75′).

Best player: Amadou Bakayoko​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bolton Wanderers was Amadou Bakayoko.

His rating is (7.2) with 10 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 67′.

Results of the day

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