ACCRINGTON. Accrington Stanley manages to recover against Portsmouth with a goal on the R. Curtis 18′ and a goal on the M. Harness 86′.
The match was played at the Wham Stadium stadium in Accrington on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Geoff Eltringham who had the assistance of Ollie Williams and Geoffrey Liddle. The 4th official was Martin Woods. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 11 Total 20
- 3 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 15
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 101 Attack 114
- 32 Dangerous attack 66
- 12 Ball safe 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was similar. Accrington Stanley was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Portsmouth that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Portsmouth was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Portsmouth to win the match.
Accrington Stanley shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Portsmouth shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards (E. Hamilton and R. Sykes). On the other side, Portsmouth received 2 yellow cards ( and S. Raggett).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Accrington Stanley will have 20 points like Ipswich Town to stay in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Portsmouth will have 16 points like Lincoln City to stay in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Accrington Stanley will play away with Gillingham on the 30th of October with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Gillingham (3 draws).
Portsmouth will host Bolton Wanderers on the 30th of October with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Portsmouth (2 draws).
Accrington Stanley – Formation
Accrington Stanley
19'
77'
64'
Accrington Stanley started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
The manager John Coleman decided to play with the following team: Toby Savin , Yeboah Amankwah , Michael Nottingham , Sam Sherring , Ethan Hamilton , Seamus Conneely , David Morgan , Matt Butcher , Sean McConville , Harry Pell and Colby Bishop .
The home team had on the bench: J. Malcolm, J. Trafford, T. Leigh, L. Mansell, J. Nolan, Ross Sykes and J. O’Sullivan.
Substitutions
Accrington Stanley made only 1 change substituting S. Sherring for R. Sykes (19′).
Best player: Ross Sykes
The most impressive player for Accrington Stanley was Ross Sykes.
His rating is with 32 passes (46% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 15 duels out of 19. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 19′.
Portsmouth – Formation
Portsmouth
Portsmouth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Talking about the opposition, Danny Cowley played with: Gavin Bazunu , Mahlon Romeo , Sean Raggett , Connor Ogilvie , Lee Brown , Joe Morrell , Shaun Williams , Reeco Hackett-Fairchild , Marcus Harness , Ronan Curtis and John Marquis .
These were the players on the bench: G. Hirst, Louis Thompson , M. Azeez, A. Bass, Ryan Tunnicliffe , Michael Jacobs and K. Freeman.
Substitutions
Portsmouth made 3 changes: S. Williams for L. Thompson (78′), J. Morrell for R. Tunnicliffe (84′) and R. Hackett-Fairchild for M. Jacobs (85′).
Best player: Marcus Harness
The player that probably impressed the most for Portsmouth was Marcus Harness.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (61% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- AFC Wimbledon – Wigan Athletic – 0-2
- Accrington Stanley – Portsmouth – 2-2
- Bolton Wanderers – Gillingham – 2-2
- Burton Albion – Oxford United – 1-3
- Doncaster Rovers – Cheltenham Town – 3-2
- Ipswich Town – Fleetwood Town – 2-1
- Milton Keynes Dons – Rotherham United – 0-3
- Morecambe – Plymouth Argyle – 1-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Cambridge United – 4-1
- Sunderland – Charlton Athletic – 0-1
- Wycombe Wanderers – Crewe Alexandra – 2-1
