English Carabao Cup

Swansea City vs Plymouth Argyle, 2025-26 English Carabao Cup, Second Round

· Swansea City advance 5-3 on penalties
Swansea City
  • 22': Zan Vipotnik
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Swansea City advance 5-3 on penalties
Plymouth Argyle
  • 45': Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu

About

Swansea City are hosting Plymouth Argyle at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Foul by Kaelan Casey (Swansea City).
  • 2': Attempt saved. Melker Widell (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Luca Ashby-Hammond (Plymouth Argyle). Assisted by Josh Tymon.
  • 4': Foul by Marko Stamenic (Swansea City).
  • 4': Owen Oseni (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Kaelan Casey.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Brendan Wiredu (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matthew Sorinola with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Hatch.
  • 5': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Kaelan Casey.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tegan Finn with a cross.
  • 7': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Swansea City).
  • 7': Owen Oseni (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Sam Parker.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Bradley Ibrahim (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Sorinola.
  • 16': Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 17': Brendan Wiredu (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City).
  • 18': Attempt missed. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung.
  • 22': Goal! Swansea City 1, Plymouth Argyle 0. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marko Stamenic.
  • 27': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Matthew Sorinola.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Melker Widell (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Melker Widell (Swansea City).
  • 35': Offside, Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner by Luca Ashby-Hammond (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 39': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Luca Ashby-Hammond.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Cameron Burgess (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Foul by Bradley Ibrahim (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 41': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Foul by Owen Oseni (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 42': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Caleb Roberts (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City).
  • 45': Goal! Swansea City 1, Plymouth Argyle 1. Brendan Wiredu (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthew Sorinola with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Plymouth Argyle 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Plymouth Argyle 1.
  • 49': Foul by Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City).
  • 49': Joseph Hatch (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Sam Parker.
  • 52': Offside, Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Melker Widell (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Caleb Roberts.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Substitution, Swansea City. Joshua Key replaces Eom Ji-Sung because of an injury.
  • 62': Substitution, Swansea City. Ben Cabango replaces Cameron Burgess.
  • 62': Substitution, Swansea City. Ethan Galbraith replaces Marko Stamenic.
  • 62': Substitution, Swansea City. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Zeidane Inoussa.
  • 63': Handball by Sam Parker (Swansea City).
  • 64': Attempt missed. Tegan Finn (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Owen Oseni following a fast break.
  • 65': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Caleb Watts replaces Bradley Ibrahim.
  • 65': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Lorent Tolaj replaces Owen Oseni.
  • 66': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 66': Foul by Sam Parker (Swansea City).
  • 66': Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Kaelan Casey (Swansea City).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Kaelan Casey because of an injury.
  • 71': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Freddie Issaka replaces Tegan Finn.
  • 72': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Bali Mumba replaces Joseph Hatch.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andy Fisher (Swansea City). Assisted by Caleb Watts with a through ball.
  • 74': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Malick Yalcouyé.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Sorinola with a cross.
  • 75': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Ethan Galbraith.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Sorinola with a cross.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Caleb Roberts (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
  • 80': Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
  • 80': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Caleb Watts (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City).
  • 84': Attempt saved. Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Andy Fisher (Swansea City). Assisted by Joe Edwards.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Freddie Issaka (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Andy Fisher (Swansea City). Assisted by Lorent Tolaj.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Andy Fisher (Swansea City).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Joshua Key.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Caleb Watts (Plymouth Argyle) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Sorinola with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Caleb Watts (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 88': Caleb Watts (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City).
  • 89': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City).
  • 89': Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Jay Fulton.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Caleb Watts (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Sorinola with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90'+1': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Malachi Boateng replaces Aribim Pepple.
  • 90'+5': Brendan Wiredu (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Sam Parker (Swansea City).
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Freddie Issaka (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Caleb Watts.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Melker Widell (Swansea City).
  • 90'+7': Freddie Issaka (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Sam Parker (Swansea City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Liam Cullen.
  • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joshua Key with a cross.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Plymouth Argyle 1.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Swansea City 1, Plymouth Argyle 1.
  • 91': Goal! Swansea City 1(1), Plymouth Argyle 1. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 92': Goal! Swansea City 1(1), Plymouth Argyle 1(1). Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth Argyle) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 93': Goal! Swansea City 1(2), Plymouth Argyle 1(1). Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 93': Penalty saved. Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Andy Fisher (Swansea City).
  • 94': Goal! Swansea City 1(3), Plymouth Argyle 1(1). Liam Cullen (Swansea City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 95': Goal! Swansea City 1(3), Plymouth Argyle 1(2). Caleb Watts (Plymouth Argyle) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 95': Goal! Swansea City 1(4), Plymouth Argyle 1(2). Ben Cabango (Swansea City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 96': Goal! Swansea City 1(4), Plymouth Argyle 1(3). Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 97': Goal! Swansea City 1(5), Plymouth Argyle 1(3). Melker Widell (Swansea City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 97': Penalty Shootout ends, Swansea City 1(5), Plymouth Argyle 1(3).
  • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 1(5), Plymouth Argyle 1(3).

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 7,279

Line-Ups

SWA Swansea City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Andrew Fisher (GK)
15 Cameron Burgess
26 Kaelan Casey
14 Josh Tymon
41 Sam Parker
7 Melker Widell
6 Marko Stamenic
4 Jay Fulton Yellow Card
9 Zan Vipotnik
10 Eom Ji-Sung
27 Zeidane Inoussa
Swansea City Substitutes:
Paul Farman, Liam Cullen, Ethan Galbraith, Joshua Key, Malick Yalcouyé, Gonçalo Franco, Oliver Cooper, Bobby Wales, Ben Cabango.

PLY Plymouth Argyle (4-4-2)

No. Name
21 Luca Ashby-Hammond (GK)
4 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu
15 Alex Mitchell
29 Matthew Sorinola
8 Joe Edwards
24 Caleb Roberts Yellow Card
23 Bradley Ibrahim
38 Joseph Hatch
39 Tegan Finn
27 Aribim Pepple
18 Owen Oseni
Plymouth Argyle Substitutes:
Malachi Boateng, Ayman Benarous, Zak Baker, Seb Campbell, Frederick Issaka, Joe Mwaro, Lorent Tolaj, Caleb Watts, Bali Mumba.

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