Plymouth 0, West Brom 1: Chris Lepkowski's match stats, player ratings and injury update
CARSON 7
Very little to do. Kicking not great but pitch wasn’t helpful.
ZUIVERLOON 6
A little rash during first half but settled in.
MEITE 6
Poor initially and lucky not to get half-time hook but improved.
MAN OF THE MATCH: TAMAS 8
Came to the rescue a few times. Strong and composed. Won duels.
MATTOCK 5
Inconsistent. Never really settled following absence out of team.
BRUNT 7
Decent touches. Made good use of the ball.
MULUMBU 5
Poor on the ball. Wasteful but won possession back when required.
DORRANS 6
Drifted in and out of game. Unconvincing penalty.
THOMAS 7
A moment of madness ruined what was an otherwise lively performance.
COX 7
Decent finish for goal. Improved after break once he got used to role and supported Bednar well.
BEDNAR 7
High energy. Lacked a bit of potency though.
SUBSTITUTES:
Jara (for Mulumbu, 76)
Moore (for Bednar, 81)
Slory (for Cox, 87)
Not used: Kiely, Olsson, Koren, Thorne.
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE (4-4-2): Stockdale; Duguid (McNamee, 45+4), Arnason, R Johnson, Sawyer; Clark, Fletcher, D Johnson, Judge (Noone, 67); Mackie, Fallon (Cooper, 59). Not used: Larrieu, Wright-Phillips, Barker, Summerfield.
SENDING-OFF: Thomas (serious foul play, 90+1) – Albion.
BOOKINGS: Sawyer (foul, 87), D Johnson (foul, 88), McNamee (foul, 90+3) – Plymouth. Meite (foul, 35), Mattock (foul, 52), Bednar (unsporting behaviour, 76) – Albion.
CROWD WATCH 7
Tremendous away support – just over 2,000 – but quiet and poor show from home fans. Attendance: 12,053.
REF WATCH 5
S Tanner (Somerset): Lost control by the end of the game.
THE HEAD COACH 7
Roberto Di Matteo gambled with team selection but his decisions paid off.
GAME RATING 5
Poor on quality and excitement. Brawls livened it up.
INJURY WATCH
Cech and Miller will be out for a couple of weeks.
WHO’S NEXT UP FOR ALBION?
Scunthorpe Utd (h) tomorrow, 7.45pm.
