Plymouth Argyle 3-3 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 4 November 2023

Result

Plymouth Argyle 3-3 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 4 November 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

Plymouth Argyle · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Plymouth Argyle 3-3 Middlesbrough: match report

Plymouth Argyle drew with Middlesbrough 3-3 in the Championship on Saturday 4 November 2023. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Josh Coburn opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Plymouth Argyle's goals came from Bali Mumba (34'), Finn Azaz (38') and Morgan Whittaker (77'). Middlesbrough scored through Josh Coburn (23'), Josh Coburn (60') and Sam Greenwood (64').

Discipline: Plymouth Argyle received 2 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Plymouth Argyle were 19th on 15 points from 14 and Middlesbrough 10th on 20 points from 14. Plymouth Argyle went on to finish that season 21st with 51 points, and Middlesbrough 8th with 69.

Plymouth Argyle lined up in a 4-3-3 and Middlesbrough in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Finn Azaz of Plymouth Argyle (9.4), ahead of Sam Greenwood (8.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Plymouth Argyle win, 0 draws and 1 for Middlesbrough.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Goal · Josh CoburnMiddlesbrough · 0-1
  • 30'Yellow card · Matt CrooksMiddlesbrough
  • 34'Goal · Bali MumbaPlymouth Argyle · 1-1
  • 38'Goal · Finn AzazPlymouth Argyle · 2-1
  • 60'Missed penalty · Josh CoburnMiddlesbrough
  • 60'Goal · Josh CoburnMiddlesbrough · 2-2
  • 62'Yellow card · Josh CoburnMiddlesbrough
  • 64'Goal · Sam GreenwoodMiddlesbrough · 2-3
  • 66'Yellow card · Rav van den BergMiddlesbrough
  • 70'Yellow card · Mickel MillerPlymouth Argyle
  • 72'Yellow card · Luke CundlePlymouth Argyle
  • 77'Goal · Morgan WhittakerPlymouth Argyle · 3-3

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Plymouth Argyle 1, draws 0, Middlesbrough 1.

Team news

Plymouth Argyle line-up (4-3-3)

Michael Cooper, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Dan Scarr, Lewis Gibson, Mickel Miller, Luke Cundle, Jordan Houghton, Finn Azaz, Morgan Whittaker, Ben Waine, Bali Mumba

Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)

Seny Dieng, Rav van den Berg, Dael Fry, Paddy McNair, Lukas Engel, Jonathan Howson, Hayden Hackney, Isaiah Jones, Matt Crooks, Sam Greenwood, Josh Coburn