BIRKENHEAD. Tranmere Rovers defeats Grimsby Town with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by J. Hawkes (33′) and a goal from R. Hughes (48′).
The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Edwards with the collaboration of Graeme Fyvie and Helen Edwards. The 4th official was Matthew Corlett. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 11.7 degrees Celsius or 53.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 6 Total 17
- 5 On Target 5
- 0 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 107 Attack 112
- 38 Dangerous attack 54
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 8
Fouls
- 7 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Tranmere Rovers was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Grimsby Town that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Grimsby Town was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Tranmere Rovers was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Tranmere Rovers shot 6 times, 5 on target, 0 off target. On the opposite side, Grimsby Town shot 17 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card (Jordan Turnbull). On the opposite side, Grimsby Town received 2 yellow cards (Alex Hunt and George Lloyd).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Tranmere Rovers will have 57 points like Sutton United to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, Grimsby Town will stay with 55 points to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers will host Northampton Town on the 8th of May with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Northampton Town (5 draws).
Grimsby Town will host AFC Wimbledon on the 8th of May with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Tranmere Rovers – Formation
Tranmere Rovers
70'
33'
74'
Tranmere Rovers started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Ian Dawes decided to play with the following team: Mateusz Hewelt, Jordan Turnbull, Tom Davies, Josh Cogley, Ethan Bristow, Regan Hendry, Josh Hawkes, Rhys Hughes, Jay Turner-Cook, Harvey Saunders and Kane Hemmings .
The home team had on the bench: Florent Hoti, Lee O’Connor, Jake Burton, Sam Taylor and Joel Mumbongo.
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 3 changes: Jay Turner-Cooke for Lee O’Connor (62′), Rhys Hughes for Jake Burton (74′) and Kane Hemmings for Florent Hoti (88′).
Best player: Kane Hemmings
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Kane Hemmings even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 18.
Grimsby Town – Formation
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Paul Hurst played with: Maxime Teremoana Crocombe, Luke Waterfall, Niall Maher, Josh Emmanuel, Danny Amos, Gavan Holohan, Otis Jan Mohammed Khan, Kieran Green, Harry Clifton, Ryan Taylor and Danilo Orsi-Dadamo.
These were the players on the bench: Andrew Smith, Evan Khouri, John McAtee, Bryn Morris, George Lloyd, Michee Efete and Alex Hunt.
Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 5 changes: Ryan Taylor for John Mcatee (66′), Danilo Orsi for George Lloyd (66′), Kieran Green for Alex Hunt (74′), Danny Amos for Evan Khouri (83′) and J. Emmanuel for Michee Efete (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Salford City – 2-3
- Tranmere Rovers – Grimsby Town – 2-0
- Stockport County – Rochdale – 1-0
- Northampton Town – Harrogate Town – 3-1
- Mansfield Town – Stevenage – 1-0
- Leyton Orient – Crewe Alexandra – 2-0
- Hartlepool United – Crawley Town – 0-2
- Doncaster Rovers – Newport County – 1-3
- Colchester United – Sutton United – 4-1
- Bradford City – Gillingham – 2-2
- Barrow – Carlisle United – 0-1
- AFC Wimbledon – Swindon Town – 1-5
