Plymouth vs Cheltenham

EFL Trophy - Regular season 2 Sep 2025, 18:00
Plymouth
Plymouth
2–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Cheltenham
Cheltenham
🏟 Home Park

Match report

Plymouth beat Cheltenham 2-0 in the EFL Trophy - Regular season on 2 September 2025.

Cheltenham failed to register a single shot on target, while Plymouth dominated possession with 73% of the ball.

Plymouth had 20 shots to Cheltenham's 6.

S. Bennett was sent off in the 79th minute.

The match was played at Home Park.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 73% - 27% Shots 20 - 6 On target 10 - 0 Corners 9 - 4 Fouls 14 - 18 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Lorent Tolaj
Plymouth · 2 goals
8 Mathias Ross captained the side
8 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 61 passes (92% accurate)
8 Matthew Sorinola 1 assist
8 Bali Mumba captained the side
First half vs second half
Cheltenham came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 14–1 6–5
Shots On Goal 7–0 3–0
Ball Possession 73–27 —
Corners 3–2 6–2
Attacks 50–43 50–36
Match statistics
9 Corners 4
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
100 Attacks 79
54 Dangerous Attacks 21
10 On Target 0
11 Off Target 5
20 Shots Total 6
10 Shots On Goal 0
5 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 4
10 Shots Inside Box 6
10 Shots Outside Box 0
14 Fouls 18
9 Corners 4
4 Offsides 2
73% Ball Possession 27%
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Saves 9
519 Passes Total 189
434 Passes Accurate 104
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Plymouth · 4-2-3-1
21 L. Ashby-Hammond
8 J. Edwards 2 M. Ross 4 B. Sarpong-Wiredu 29 M. Sorinola
19 M. Boateng 23 B. Ibrahim
11 B. Mumba 18 O. Oseni 38 J. Hatch
9 L. Tolaj
Cheltenham · 3-1-4-2
41 M. Diallo
39 C. Walters 24 S. Sherring 42 M. Barber
28 T. Backwell
14 R. Broom 38 H. Tustin 30 F. Willcox 3 G. Harmon
16 J. Martin 20 J. Bickerstaff
Plymouth
Coach
Thomas William Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 24 Caleb Roberts
  • 27 Aribim Pepple
  • 6 Kornél Szűcs
  • 14 Ayman Benarous
  • 39 Tegan Finn
  • 13 Zak Baker
  • 17 Caleb Watts
Cheltenham
Coach
Michael John Flynn
Substitutes
  • 8 Luke Young
  • 29 Tom King
  • 10 George Miller
  • 2 Arkell Jude-Boyd
  • 17 Scot Bennett
  • 1 Joe Day
  • 9 Lee Angol
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ C. Roberts ↓ M. Boateng Plymouth
  • 55' ↑ A. Pepple ↓ L. Tolaj Plymouth
  • 63' ↑ K. Szucs ↓ M. Ross Plymouth
  • 63' ↑ A. Benarous ↓ J. Edwards Plymouth
  • 64' ↑ L. Young ↓ S. Sherring Cheltenham
  • 64' ↑ T. King ↓ F. Willcox Cheltenham
  • 68' ↑ T. Finn ↓ J. Hatch Plymouth
  • 73' ↑ G. Miller ↓ J. Bickerstaff Cheltenham
  • 74' ↑ A. Jude-Boyd ↓ J. Martin Cheltenham
  • 77' ↑ S. Bennett ↓ C. Walters Cheltenham
Cards
  • 79' S. Bennett Cheltenham
  • 1' C. Walters Cheltenham
  • 49' J. Edwards Plymouth
  • 68' H. Tustin Cheltenham
  • 84' B. Wiredu Plymouth
Head-to-head
Plymouth 7 0 draws 1 Cheltenham
2025-09-02 Plymouth vs Cheltenham 2 - 0
2024-08-14 Plymouth Argyle vs Cheltenham Town 3 - 0
2024-07-20 Cheltenham Town vs Plymouth Argyle 1 - 5
2023-02-21 Plymouth Argyle vs Cheltenham Town 2 - 1
2023-01-21 Plymouth Argyle vs Cheltenham Town 4 - 2
2022-03-22 Plymouth Argyle vs Cheltenham Town 2 - 0
Recent form
Plymouth D D D L W
Cheltenham D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Plymouth vs Cheltenham?
Plymouth won 2-0 against Cheltenham on 2 September 2025.
Who won Plymouth vs Cheltenham?
Plymouth won the match 2-0.
Where was Plymouth vs Cheltenham played?
The match was played at Home Park.
Who had more possession in Plymouth vs Cheltenham?
Plymouth had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.