KINGSTON UPON THAMES. AFC Wimbledon annihilates Walsall 5-1 with goals of Omar Bugiel (9′), Omar Bugiel (34′), Omar Bugiel (52′), Ronan Curtis (55′) and Mo Faal (62′ own). On the opposite side, Walsall scored with Isaac Hutchinson (25′ pen).
The match was played at the Kingsmeadow stadium in Kingston upon Thames on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 8,623 spectators. The referee was Scott Oldham who was helped by Andrew Bennett and Paul Kelly. The 4th official was Carl Brook. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.96 degrees Celsius or 48.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 6 Total 17
- 5 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 4
- 80 Attack 110
- 26 Dangerous attack 50
- 86 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. AFC Wimbledon was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Walsall that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Walsall had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, AFC Wimbledon succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
AFC Wimbledon shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Walsall shot 17 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
AFC Wimbledon didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Walsall received 1 yellow card (Mo Faal).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, AFC Wimbledon has 65 points like Walsall to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, Walsall will stays with 65 points like AFC Wimbledon to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
AFC Wimbledon – Formation
AFC Wimbledon started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Johnnie Jackson decided to play with the following team: Nikola Tzanev
, Kofi Balmer , Ryan Johnson , Lee Brown , Jack Currie , Aron Sasu , Jake Reeves , James Ball , Ronan Curtis , Josh Kelly and Omar Bugiel .The home team had on the bench: Huseyin Biler, Harry Pell
, Josh Davison , Josh Neufville , M. Foulkes, Isaac Ogundere and John-Kymani Gordon.Substitutions
AFC Wimbledon made 5 changes: James Ball for Harry Pell (65′), Omar Bugiel for Josh Davison (80′), Aron Sasu for Josh Neufville (81′), Josh Kelly for John-Kymani Gordon (90′) and Kofi Balmer for Isaac Ogundere (90′).
Player of the match: Lee Brown
The most impressive player for AFC Wimbledon was Lee Brown even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 61 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.Walsall – Formation
Walsall started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Matthew Sadler played with: Jackson Smith
, D. Daniels , Priestley Farquharson , Taylor Allen , B. Comley , Tom Knowles , Isaac Hutchinson , Ryan Stirk , Liam Gordon , Jamille Matt and Mo Faal .They had on the bench: Owen Evans, Douglas James-Taylor
, Joe Foulkes, Josh Gordon , Ross Tierney, Jamie Jellis , Danny Johnson and Emmanuel Adegboyega .Walsall could not rely on the presence of Danny Johnson (injured).
Substitutions
Walsall made 5 changes: Ryan Stirk for Jamie Jellis (59′), Priestley Farquharson for Emmanuel Adegboyega (70′), Mo Faal for Josh Gordon (70′), Jamille Matt for Douglas James-Taylor (70′) and Tom Knowles for Danny Johnson (81′).
Player of the match: Jamille Matt
The player that probably impressed the most for Walsall was Jamille Matt.
His rating is
with 15 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Stockport County – 2-1
- Swindon Town – Morecambe – 3-3
- Salford City – Harrogate Town – 2-2
- Milton Keynes Dons – Sutton United – 4-4
- Gillingham – Doncaster Rovers – 2-2
- Forest Green Rovers – Notts County – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Grimsby Town – 2-0
- Colchester United – Crewe Alexandra – 1-1
- Bradford City – Newport County – 4-1
- Barrow – Mansfield Town – 1-1
- Accrington Stanley – Tranmere Rovers – 4-1
- AFC Wimbledon – Walsall – 5-1