Plymouth 3-0 Burton Albion — League One, 4 Jan 2026
Plymouth beat Burton Albion 3-0 in the League One on 4 January 2026 at Home Park, Plymouth. B. Galloway, Mathias Ross, Lorent Tolaj got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Plymouth have won 3 and Burton Albion 0, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-021'assist: J. Ralls
- 29'out: N. Akoto
- Half-time1-0
- 60'
- 60'
- 2-063'assist: Lorent Tolaj
- 66'Time wasting
- 67'Time wasting
- 72'
- 73'
- 3-077'Penalty
- 79'Argument
- 79'Argument
- 83'out: T. Finn
- 90'
- 90+1'out: J. Newall
- 90+1'out: J. Taroni
- 90+1'out: Z. Scutt
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Plymouth
- 8.2Lorent TolajF
- 8.0Joe RallsM
- 7.9Brendan GallowayD
- 7.7Alexander MitchellD
- 7.6Julio PleguezueloD
- 7.6Mathias RossD
- 7.3Malachi BoatengM
- 7.2Brendan Sarpong-WireduM
- 7.2Bali MumbaM
- 7.2Joseph EdwardsD
- 7.2Conor HazardG
- 6.9Matthew SorinolaD
- 6.5Tegan FinnF
- 6.5Caleb WattsM
- 6.2Aribusitamunoipirim PeppleF
- 6.0Xavier AmaechiM
Burton Albion
- 7.5Bradley CollinsG
- 6.9Terence VancootenD
- 6.7George EvansM
- 6.6Alex HartridgeD
- 6.5Nicholas AkotoD
- 6.3Julian LarssonM
- 6.3Jack ArmerD
- 6.3Kgaogelo ChaukeM
- 6.3Fábio TavaresF
- 6.2Dylan WilliamsM
- 6.2Toby SibbickD
- 5.3Kyran LofthouseD
Line-ups
Burton Albion5-4-1
Plymouth4-4-2
Substitutes
PlymouthThomas William Cleverley
Substitutes
- 2Mathias Ross63'60'D7.6
- 4Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu73'M7.2
- 7J. PatersonF
- 21Luca Ashby-HammondG
- 29Matthew Sorinola72'D6.9
- 17C. Watts60'M6.5
- 39T. Finn83'
Burton AlbionGary David Bowyer
Substitutes
- 14N. Akoto29'D6.5
- 38J. Newall90+1'F
- 27Kamil DudekG
- 39J. Taroni90+1'D
- 41S. Krubally90'F
- 50J. WilliamsonF
- 56Z. Scutt90+1'F
Team statistics
66%Possession34%
2.17Expected goals (xG)0.50
21Total shots8
6Shots on target2
7Shots off target2
8Blocked shots4
9Corners4
1Offsides0
7Fouls7
2Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves3
512Total passes259
430Accurate passes167
84%Pass accuracy64%
Plymouth
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorent Tolaj | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 8.2 |
| Joe Ralls | 73 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 8.0 |
| Brendan Galloway | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Alexander Mitchell | 83 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Julio Pleguezuelo | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Mathias Ross | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.6 |
| Malachi Boateng | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu | 17 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Bali Mumba | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Joseph Edwards | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Conor Hazard | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Matthew Sorinola | 18 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Tegan Finn | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Caleb Watts | 30 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Aribusitamunoipirim Pepple | 60 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6.2 |
| Xavier Amaechi | 72 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 6.0 |
Burton Albion
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Collins | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Terence Vancooten | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| George Evans | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Alex Hartridge | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Nicholas Akoto | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | 7 | – | 6.5 |
| Julian Larsson | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jack Armer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Kgaogelo Chauke | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Fábio Tavares | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Dylan Williams | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Toby Sibbick | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.2 |
| Kyran Lofthouse | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 27 Sept 25Burton Albion0-4Plymouth
- 29 Apr 23Plymouth1-0Burton Albion
- 19 Nov 22Burton Albion2-2Plymouth
- 09 Apr 22Burton Albion0-0Plymouth
- 09 Oct 21Plymouth2-1Burton Albion
- 17 Apr 21Burton Albion1-1Plymouth
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