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Matthew Pennington

Blackpool
185 cm
Height
5
Shirt
29 years
Oct 6, 1994
Right
Preferred foot
England
Country
€650K
Market value
Position
Primary
Center-back
CB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches85%Shot attempts65%Goals88%
Chances created81%Aerial duels won88%Defensive actions33%

League One 2024/2025

0
Goals
0
Assists
3
Started
3
Matches
270
Minutes played
6.61
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

yesterday

Sheffield Wednesday
0-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.6

Sep 14

Exeter City
2-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Aug 31

Wycombe Wanderers
2-2
90
0
0
0
0
6.6

Aug 27

Blackburn Rovers
1-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.8

Aug 24

Cambridge United
4-4
0
0
0
0
0
-

Aug 17

Stockport County
0-3
90
0
0
1
0
6.5

Aug 13

Burton Albion
0-4
90
2
0
0
0
9.1

Aug 10

Crawley Town
2-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.8

Apr 27

Reading
3-2
90
0
0
0
0
5.8

Apr 20

Barnsley
3-2
90
0
0
0
0
6.4
Blackpool

yesterday

EFL Cup
Sheffield Wednesday
0-1
90’
6.6

Sep 14

League One
Exeter City
2-1
Bench

Aug 31

League One
Wycombe Wanderers
2-2
90’
6.6

Aug 27

EFL Cup
Blackburn Rovers
1-2
90’
7.8

Aug 24

League One
Cambridge United
4-4
Bench
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 0%
  • 2Shots
  • 0Goals
  • 0.27xG
2 - 2
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultMiss
0.22xG-xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 270

Shooting

Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.28
Non-penalty xG
0.28
Shots
1

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.04
Successful passes
110
Pass accuracy
75.3%
Accurate long balls
7
Long ball accuracy
33.3%
Chances created
1

Possession

Successful dribbles
1
Dribble success
100.0%
Touches
203
Touches in opposition box
2
Dispossessed
3
Fouls won
3

Defending

Tackles won
8
Tackles won %
72.7%
Duels won
24
Duels won %
64.9%
Aerial duels won
9
Aerial duels won %
60.0%
Interceptions
4
Fouls committed
4
Recoveries
15
Possession won final 3rd
2
Dribbled past
2

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches85%Shot attempts65%Goals88%
Chances created81%Aerial duels won88%Defensive actions33%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Blackpool (Free transfer)Jul 2023 - now
45
4
Shrewsbury Town (Free transfer)Jul 2021 - Jun 2023
93
9
Everton (back from loan)Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
Shrewsbury Town (on loan)Jan 2021 - Jun 2021
20
2
Everton (back from loan)Aug 2020 - Sep 2020
Hull City (on loan)Aug 2019 - Jul 2020
16
0
Everton (back from loan)Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
Ipswich Town (on loan)Aug 2018 - Jun 2019
31
1
Everton (back from loan)Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
Leeds United (on loan)Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
24
0
EvertonApr 2017 - Jul 2017
3
1
Everton (back from loan)Apr 2016 - Jun 2016
4
0
Walsall (on loan)Mar 2016 - Apr 2016
5
0
Everton (back from loan)Jul 2015 - Mar 2016
2
0
Coventry City (on loan)Nov 2014 - Jun 2015
25
0
Tranmere Rovers (on loan)Mar 2014 - Jun 2014
8
1
Tranmere Rovers (on loan)Jan 2014 - Feb 2014
9
1
EvertonJul 2013 - Jul 2013

Youth career

Everton U23Sep 2020 - Dec 2020
9
0
Everton U23 (back from loan)Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
3
0
Everton U23 (back from loan)Jul 2016 - Jul 2017
8
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Everton U23

England
1
Premier League 2(16/17)