Match summary
Before kickoff, Southampton (3rd, 48 pts) were 20 points ahead of Plymouth Argyle (16th, 28 pts). Southampton had gone 15 matches unbeaten before this one.
More details:
Southampton vs Plymouth ArgyleResult, Lineups & H2H
St. Mary's Stadium
Southampton vs Plymouth Argyle in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Southampton3W 2D 0L
SouthamptonPlymouth Argyle
11Pointsof 156
12Goals scored8
2Goals conceded11
3Clean sheets1
15+Scored in a row3
15+Unbeaten in a row4
0Without a win2
0Conceded in a row3
Head to head4 meetings · Dec 2008 – Aug 2023
- Southampton wins
- 2
- Draws
- 0
- Plymouth Argyle wins
- 2
2.5goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
25%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 288 earlier results
SouthamptonPlymouth Argyle
#3Position#16
48Points24 v 24 games28
+14Goal difference-1
1.79Scored per gameleague avg 1.381.63
1.21Conceded per game1.67
#2Form table position#14
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
SouthamptonPlymouth Argyle
- 90+1'Goal · Plymouth Argyle · Ryan Hardie2-1
- Substitution · Southampton · Jack Stephens · InOut: Adam Armstrong82'
- 78'Substitution · Plymouth Argyle · Mustapha Bundu · InOut: Finn Azaz
- Substitution · Southampton · Sékou Mara · InOut: Samuel Edozie75'
- 71'Substitution · Plymouth Argyle · Dan Scarr · InOut: Julio Pleguezuelo
- Substitution · Southampton · Ryan Fraser · InOut: Ché Adams68'
- Substitution · Southampton · Joe Aribo · InOut: Carlos Alcaraz67'
- Substitution · Southampton · Stuart Armstrong · InOut: Will Smallbone67'
- 66'Substitution · Plymouth Argyle · Luke Cundle · InOut: Jordan Houghton
- 65'Substitution · Plymouth Argyle · Mickel Miller · InOut: Bali Mumba
- Goal · Southampton · Ché Adams2-063'
- 57'Yellow Card · Plymouth Argyle · Joe Edwards
- Goal · Southampton · Carlos Alcaraz1-056'
- Yellow Card · Southampton · Carlos Alcaraz55'
- 46'Substitution · Plymouth Argyle · Ryan Hardie · InOut: Ben Waine
- Yellow Card · Southampton · Ryan Manning44'
- Yellow Card · Southampton · Will Smallbone40'
- 13'Yellow Card · Plymouth Argyle · Bali Mumba
Match Statistics
Match stats
SouthamptonPlymouth Argyle
78%Ball Possession22%
26Shots Total8
7Shots On Target1
9Corners3
8Fouls8
3Yellow Cards2
4Offsides3
0Saves7
752Passes212
10Shots Off Target4
155Attacks42
85Dangerous Attacks19
16Shots Inside Box4
10Shots Outside Box4
2Goals1
11Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
16Tackles19
2Assists0
692Accurate Passes144
0Red Cards0
0Ball Safe0
0Injuries1
28Total Crosses7
10Accurate Crosses3
7Interceptions7
49Duels Won44
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-3-2-1 · 5-4-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 134(97%) | - | 2/4 | |
| 8.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 78(90%) | 2 | 6/11 | |
| 8.1 | 67' | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 51(88%) | 2 | 6/11 | |
| 8.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 137(98%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 7.8 | 82' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 26(85%) | - | 5/5 | |
| 7.8 | 68' | 1 | 0 | 3/4 | 15(80%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 72(94%) | 1 | 4/9 | |
| 7.3 | 75' | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 18(89%) | 2 | 5/11 | |
| 7.3 | 23' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 22(86%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
| 7.3 | 23' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 18(89%) | - | 3/5 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 83(93%) | 1 | 3/11 | |
| 7.0 | 67' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 44(86%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.7 | 15' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 7(57%) | 3 | 4/7 | |
| 6.4 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(78%) | - | - | |
| 6.4 | 22' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 5(100%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(91%) | - | - |
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