English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Plymouth Argyle, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 62': Josh Maja
FT
1 - 0
Plymouth Argyle

    About

    West Bromwich Albion are hosting Plymouth Argyle at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 2': Attempt missed. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
    • 7': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Foul by Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
    • 14': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 17': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ryan Hardie is caught offside.
    • 18': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Cissoko with a cross.
    • 20': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Torbjørn Heggem with a headed pass.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hardie.
    • 21': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ryan Hardie is caught offside.
    • 24': Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Foul by Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 26': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Joe Edwards.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 30': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 30': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kornél Szucs.
    • 32': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 36': Hand ball by Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 37': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Cissoko.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahim Cissoko.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karlan Grant with a cross.
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
    • 44': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Forshaw with a cross.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Darko Gyabi.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 49': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 49': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 51': Attempt missed. Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 52': Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 55': Foul by Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 55': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 56': Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 57': Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.
    • 60': Foul by Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 60': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Plymouth Argyle 0. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Uros Racic with a cross.
    • 63': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana replaces John Swift.
    • 63': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Mikey Johnston replaces Karlan Grant.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 66': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kornél Szucs.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.
    • 66': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Daniel Grimshaw.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Rami Al Hajj replaces Adam Forshaw.
    • 68': Foul by Kornél Szucs (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 68': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Kornél Szucs (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Grady Diangana with a through ball.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
    • 70': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Darko Gyabi.
    • 71': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Ousmane Diakité replaces Uros Racic.
    • 71': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace replaces Tom Fellows.
    • 72': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 72': Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Callum Wright replaces Ibrahim Cissoko.
    • 77': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Mustapha Bundu replaces Ryan Hardie.
    • 77': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Michael Obafemi replaces Darko Gyabi.
    • 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Lewis Dobbin replaces Josh Maja.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Wright.
    • 81': Foul by Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 81': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rami Al Hajj.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker with a cross.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
    • 87': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Torbjørn Heggem (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+2': Torbjørn Heggem (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Ousmane Diakité.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Wright with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bali Mumba.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Plymouth Argyle 0.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Plymouth Argyle 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/307.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originPLY WBAhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/383.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    9 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 4
    51 Possession 49
    17 SHOTS 17
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    417 Accurate Passes 399
    490 Passes 470
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    16 Crosses 18
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 55
    20 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 5
    5 Effective Tackles 8
    13 Tackles 15
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 6
    24 Effective Clearances 20
    24 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England
    Attendance: 25,754

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    3 Burnley 16 +13 30
    4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alex Palmer (GK)
    5 Kyle Bartley
    6 Semi Ajayi
    14 Torbjorn Heggem Yellow Card
    2 Darnell Furlong
    10 John Swift
    27 Alex Mowatt Yellow Card
    20 Uros Racic
    9 Josh Maja
    18 Karlan Grant
    31 Tom Fellows
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Jed Wallace, Lewis Dobbin, Ousmane Diakite, Gianluca Frabotta, Ted Cann, Michael Johnston, Mason Holgate, Grady Diangana, Callum Styles.

    PLY Plymouth Argyle (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    31 Daniel Grimshaw (GK)
    17 Lewis Gibson
    6 Kornel Szucs Yellow Card
    20 Adam Randell
    2 Bali Mumba
    8 Joe Edwards Yellow Card
    27 Adam Forshaw
    18 Darko Gyabi
    7 Ibrahim Cissoko
    10 Morgan Whittaker
    9 Ryan Hardie
    Plymouth Argyle Substitutes:
    Nathanael Ogbeta, Mustapha Bundu, Victor Palsson, Michael Obafemi, Marko Marosi, Brendan Galloway, Callum Wright, Rami Al Hajj, Jordan Houghton.

    EFL Championship News

    Have Mikel Arteta's Arsenal answered questions from critics?
    Have Mikel Arteta's Arsenal answered questions from critics?

    The ESPN FC crew discuss whether Arsenal's win over Nottingham Forest has silenced criticism of the squad.

    USMNT 's Josh Sargent out 8 weeks after surgery on groin injury
    USMNT 's Josh Sargent out 8 weeks after surgery on groin injury

    Norwich forward Josh Sargent underwent surgery for a groin injury and will be out for two months, the second-tier English club has confirmed.

    Salazar: Sargent's spot at 2026 World Cup at risk after injury
    Salazar: Sargent's spot at 2026 World Cup at risk after injury

    Sebastian Salazar believes Josh Sargent could miss his opportunity to impress Mauricio Pochettino.

    Wayne Rooney's Plymouth fight back from 3-0 down to draw
    Wayne Rooney's Plymouth fight back from 3-0 down to draw

    Wayne Rooney's Plymouth Argyle side fought back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 with Preston North End in the Championship on Saturday.

    English football regulator bill to be introduced to parliament
    English football regulator bill to be introduced to parliament

    An independent football regulator (IFR) for the English game is a step closer to becoming reality, with the Football Governance Bill set to be introduced to parliament on Thursday in the House of Lords.