Plymouth Argyle FC vs Sunderland AFC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2020-21

Plymouth Argyle FC

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Sunderland AFC

Sat 1 May 2021 · 14:00 UTC Home Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Panutche Camara 42' Y

Ryan Law 49' Y

Jerome Opoku 54' Y

Jerome Opoku 64' R

Joe Edwards 76' Y

Overview

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Plymouth Argyle FC vs Sunderland AFC — League One at Home Park.

Plymouth Argyle FC 14 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	14	26
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Plymouth Argyle FC	14	23
6	Reading FC	14	22
7	Bradford City AFC	13	22
8	Cambridge United FC	14	21
9	Sheffield Wednesday FC	13	20
10	Leicester City FC	13	19
11	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
12	Milton Keynes Dons FC	13	18
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	14	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	Notts County FC	12	14
18	AFC Wimbledon	13	13
19	Blackpool FC	12	12
20	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
21	Wigan Athletic FC	14	11
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	12	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Plymouth Argyle FC 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sunderland AFC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC 2021-01-19 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC 2019-03-02 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2018-11-03 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Plymouth Argyle FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Sunderland AFC	H	1–3	L
24 Apr	Oxford United FC	A	1–3	L
20 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	H	0–6	L
17 Apr	Burton Albion FC	A	1–1	D
10 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	0–3	L
05 Apr	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	0–3	L

Sunderland AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–1	W
27 Apr	Blackpool FC	H	0–1	L
24 Apr	Accrington Stanley FC	H	3–3	D
20 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	2–2	D
17 Apr	Blackpool FC	A	0–1	L
13 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/5

31-45

2/2

46-60

7/4

61-75

2/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC

Aribim Pepple	5 G
Will Evans	3 G
Xavier Amaechi	3 G
Oliver Irow	3 G
Harvey White	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Plymouth Argyle FC vs Sunderland AFC — let the football do the talking.
5' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Bailey Wright has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Plymouth Argyle FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lee Johnson might look to freshen things up shortly.
21' A goal from the Scotland international Ross Stewart! He fires home on 21 to make it 0-1!
26' Plymouth Argyle FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
31' Carl Winchester has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Plymouth Argyle FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
41' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
42' The referee has no hesitation. Panutche Camara is booked for Plymouth Argyle FC — Yellow card on 42.
46' Conor McLaughlin makes way for Carl Winchester at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sunderland AFC.
49' Ryan Law is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jerome Opoku on 54.
59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
63' Joe Edwards doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
63' The Plymouth Argyle FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Hardie departs to be replaced by Klaidi Lolos.
64' Jerome Opoku was booked on 64.
65' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Jack Diamond exits the field as Chris Maguire enters on 65.
68' Ollie Tomlinson gets the nod from Plymouth Argyle FC. He replaces Niall Ennis and will look to change the dynamic.
73' Plymouth Argyle FC have won 426 goals from 346 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joe Edwards.
81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
84' Chris Maguire adds to his 0 season tally! Sunderland AFC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
85' The Plymouth Argyle FC manager makes a substitution. Panutche Camara departs to be replaced by Ben Reeves.
88' The crowd applauds Josh Scowen as he leaves the pitch. Grant Leadbitter steps in for Sunderland AFC.
90' GOAL! Denver Hume fires home to make it 1-3!
Sunderland AFC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Byron Moore
14
Ben Reeves ↑ 85'
19
Klaidi Lolos ↑ 63'
23
Luke McCormick ↑ 85'
31
Luke Jephcott
41
Ollie Tomlinson ↑ 68'

Coach Ryan Lowe

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Bailey Wright
2
Conor McLaughlin ↓ Carl Winchester 46'
33
Denver Hume
11
Lynden Gooch
6
Max Power
13
Luke O'Nien
21
Jack Diamond ↓ Chris Maguire 65'
14
Josh Scowen ↓ Grant Leadbitter 88'
1
Lee Burge
27
Jordan Jones
31
Ross Stewart ↓ Aiden O'Brien 88'

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joe Edwards	3
Aiden McGeady	2
Ryan Hardie	2
Patrick Roberts	1
Adam Lewis	1
Romaine Mundle	1
Denver Hume	1
Wilson Isidor	1

Head to Head

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2021-05-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC L 2021-04-24 Oxford United FC 3–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2021-04-20 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–6 Charlton Athletic FC L 2021-04-17 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2021-04-10 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–3 Hull City AFC L 2021-04-05 Shrewsbury Town FC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L

Sunderland AFC Form

2021-05-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC W 2021-04-27 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackpool FC L 2021-04-24 Sunderland AFC 3–3 Accrington Stanley FC D 2021-04-20 Hull City AFC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D 2021-04-17 Blackpool FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2021-04-13 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.09 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.85 Sunderland AFC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Plymouth Argyle FC25% Draw26% Sunderland AFC49%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Sunderland AFC

75%

Plymouth Argyle FC or Sunderland AFC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Plymouth Argyle FC18% Draw44% Sunderland AFC38%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 1

0 – 2

8.9%

0 – 0

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 3

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 0

4.9%

2 – 3

3.3%

2 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap	Plymouth Argyle FC covers	Push	Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	13%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	22%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	17%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.