Plymouth 2-4 Coventry: Torp steers the visitors after a fast start
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- Goals in the 3rd and 5th minutes; led for about 74
- 66% possession, shots 12 to 11
- One goal each from subs Amaechi and Mason-Clark
Two early goals, then a Plymouth response
Coventry scored in the third and fifth minutes and looked well set. Plymouth answered through Oliver Irow in the 21st minute and levelled at 2-2 when Xavier Amaechi scored in the 54th. Coventry then struck again in the 67th and 78th minutes to settle the 4-2 result.
Coventry had the ball, but shots were level
Coventry held 66% of possession, yet the shot count was close at 12 to 11. Having the ball for longer did not buy them a big gap in attempts. The shot gap was slim, and Plymouth's five efforts on target from limited possession help explain how they got back to 2-2.
Kitching and Torp anchored the visitors
Two Coventry players stood out. Liam Kitching won seven duels and made five defensive actions, both the highest in the match. Victor Torp laid on three key passes, more than anyone on either side. One broke up play at the back, the other created chances further forward.
The 67th-minute goal undid Plymouth's equaliser
Plymouth's 54th-minute equaliser was worth +0.7 FN xPts to them. The reply was bigger: Ephron Mason-Clark's goal in the 67th minute was worth +1.2 FN xPts to Coventry. Torp set it up, and he then scored a penalty in the 78th minute to restore a two-goal cushion.
Player of the match
Victor Torp 8.8Dominant
He had a goal and an assist, three key passes and 66 accurate passes from 73.
Torp earned most of his FN Score through attacking output. He set up Mason-Clark's goal in the 67th minute and scored the penalty in the 78th, so he was involved in both goals after Plymouth levelled. He also completed 66 of 73 passes and added two tackles and two interceptions.
Game state
0-10-21-22-22-32-4
Plymouth ahead 0 min · level 16 min · Coventry ahead 74 min
- Xavier Amaechi — off the bench 45 min · 1G 0A
- Ephron Mason-Clark — off the bench 28 min · 1G 0A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
3'
Taiwo Awoniyi
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Caleb Yirenkyi +0.2
+0.6
5'
Jack Rudoni
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Taiwo Awoniyi +0.1
+0.3
21'
Oliver Irow
Goal · assist Harvey White
+0.2
54'
Xavier Amaechi
Goal
+0.7
67'
Ephron Mason-Clark
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Victor Torp +0.4
+1.2
78'
Victor Torp
Pen goal
+0.2
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
Pre-match expectation for Plymouth is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.
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Match stats
PlymouthCoventry
The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.
Timeline
- 3'
Goal
Taiwo Awoniyi competition goal #1 assist Caleb Yirenkyi
- 5'
Goal
Jack Rudoni competition goal #1 assist Taiwo Awoniyi
- 12'
Yellow
Joel Latibeaudiere
- 21'
Goal
Oliver Irow assist Harvey White
- 46'
Sub
Caleb Watts → Xavier Amaechi
- 46'
Sub
Bobby Thomas → Aurèle Amenda
- 54'
Goal
Xavier Amaechi
- 59'
Sub
Oliver Irow → T. Finn
- 59'
Sub
Harvey White → Caleb Roberts
- 59'
Sub
Will Evans → Aribim Pepple
- 62'
Yellow
Xavier Amaechi
- 62'
Sub
Jack Rudoni → Ephron Mason-Clark
- 67'
Goal
Ephron Mason-Clark competition goal #1 assist Victor Torp
- 70'
Sub
Caleb Yirenkyi → Josh Eccles
- 70'
Sub
Gustavo Hamer → Brandon Thomas-Asante
- 70'
Sub
Taiwo Awoniyi → Sidiki Cherif
- 74'
Sub
Tyreeq Bakinson → Joe Edwards
- 78'
Goal
Victor Torp (pen) competition goal #1
- 85'
Yellow
Josh Eccles
Category leaders
- Key passesVictor Torp3
- Duels wonLiam Kitching7/11
- Defensive actionsLiam Kitching5
- Fouls wonJosh Eccles4
#Coventry#Plymouth#EFL Cup#Victor Torp#Taiwo Awoniyi#Frank Lampard
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.