WALSALL. Stockport County overcomes Walsall 2-0 after K. Wootton scores 2 goals.

The match was played at the Poundland Bescot Stadium stadium in Walsall on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Craig Hicks with the collaboration of Declan O’Shea and Mark Jones. The 4th official was Peter Gooch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Stockport County had a superior ball possession 56% while Walsall was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Walsall was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Stockport County was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Walsall shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Stockport County shot 23 times, 6 on target, 17 off target.

Cards

Walsall received 3 yellow cards (Liam Gordon, Liam Kinsella and Hayden White). Regarding the opposition, Stockport County received 1 yellow card (James Brown).

Standings

After this contest, Walsall will stay with 33 points like Tranmere Rovers to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Stockport County will have 34 points like AFC Wimbledon and Doncaster Rovers to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will play away with Harrogate Town on the 18th of April with a 1-1 head to head.

Stockport County will play away agasint Carlisle United on the 18th of April with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).

Walsall – Formation

Walsall started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Michael John Flynn decided to play with the following team: Owen Evans, Donervon Joseph Daniels, Hayden White, Emmanuel Monthe, Liam Gordon, L. Bennett, Liam Kinsella, Isaac Hutchinson, Jack Earing, Danny Johnson and Tom Knowles.

The home team had on the bench: Taylor Allen, Andrew Williams, Douglas James-Taylor, Brandon Comley, Oisin McEntee, Conor Wilkinson and Jacob Maddox.

Substitutions

Walsall made 4 changes: Liam Gordon for Douglas James-Taylor (46′), Jack Earing for Jacob Maddox (46′), Danny Johnson for Conor Wilkinson  (62′) and Liam Bennett for Taylor Allen (74′).

Stockport County – Formation

Stockport County started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Dave Challinor played with: Ben Hinchiffe, Phil Bardsley, Ryan Johnson, Fraser Horsfall, Ryan Croasdale, Akil Wright, William Guy Collar, Paddy Madden, Myles Hippolyte, Kyle Wootton and Ryan Rydel (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Antoni Sarcevic, Keane Barugh, Bobby Jones, James Brown, Joe Lewis, Oliver Crankshaw and Calum MacDonald (6.9).

Stockport County could not rely on the presence of James Brown (injured) and Calum MacDonald (injured).

Substitutions

Stockport County made 6 changes: Ryan Johnson for James Brown (67′), Phil Bardsley for Joe Lewis (67′), Paddy Madden for Antoni Sarcevic (75′), Paddy Madden for Antoni Sarcevic (75′), Ryan Rydel for Calum MacDonald (75′) and Will Collar for Oliver Crankshaw (90′).

Best player: Ryan Rydel​

The player that probably impressed the most for Stockport County was Ryan Rydel even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.0) with 18 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Crewe Alexandra – Carlisle United – 0-3
• Doncaster Rovers – Rochdale – 4-3
• Bradford City – Harrogate Town – 1-0
• Sutton United – Gillingham – 2-1
• Walsall – Stockport County – 0-2
• Northampton Town – Swindon Town – 1-2
• Hartlepool United – Mansfield Town – 1-2
• Grimsby Town – Salford City – 1-4
• Barrow – Tranmere Rovers – 1-2
• Colchester United – AFC Wimbledon – 1-2