Match Report
54 points separated the sides: Leeds United 1st on 100, Plymouth Argyle 23rd on 46. Plymouth Argyle's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 23rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Plymouth Argyle ran at 1.11 scored and 1.91 conceded, Leeds United at 2.07 and 0.65.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Leeds United, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, Plymouth Argyle had taken 9 of 15 points to Leeds United's 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Plymouth Argyle wins, 4 for Leeds United, 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Home Park in Plymouth (capacity 19,500). On the scoreboard, Plymouth Argyle led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Plymouth Argyle: Sam Byram (18' og) · Leeds United: Wilfried Gnonto (53'), Manor Solomon (90')