AFC Wimbledon defeats Walsall 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WALSALL. AFC Wimbledon prevails over Walsall 3-1.

September 24, 2023

WALSALL. AFC Wimbledon beats Walsall 3-1. AFC Wimbledon was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Armani Little didn’t convert a penalty (56′) for AFC Wimbledon.

The match was played at the Poundland Bescot Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Declan Bourne who had the assistance of Samuel Fudge and Richard Morris. The 4th official was Kevin Howick. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.14 degrees Celsius or 59.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.

Match Statistics

Walsall

1 - 3

AFC Wimbledon

! 35 Ball Possession 65

Shots

5 Total 15
1 On Target 6
1 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 5

79 Attack 117
39 Dangerous attack 59
83 Ball safe 90

0 Penalties 1
0 Corners 5

Fouls

7 Total 14
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

AFC Wimbledon had a strong ball possession 65% while Walsall was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AFC Wimbledon was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AFC Wimbledon won the match.

Walsall shot 5 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, AFC Wimbledon shot 15 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Walsall didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, AFC Wimbledon received 2 yellow cards (Connor Lemonheigh-Evans and Isaac Ogundere).

(Walsall) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (37′).

Match Timeline

Joe Riley- sub ->Priestley Farquharson

22'

Taylor Allen- Red

37'

Aramide Oteh- sub ->Danny Johnson

46'

Harry Williams- sub ->Joe Foulkes

46'

56'

Armani Little- missed penaltyArmani Little

58'

61'

Jack Currie(goal)Ali Al-Hamadi

72'

Isaac Ogundere- Yellow

76'

Aron Sasu- sub ->Josh Neufville

78'

Jamille Matt- sub ->Oisin McEntee

80'

83'

89'

Josh Davison- sub ->Ali Al-Hamadi

89'

Harry Pell- sub ->Omar Bugiel

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Walsall will stay with 11 points like Morecambe and Newport County to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, AFC Wimbledon will have 14 points like Stockport County and Milton Keynes Dons to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will host Mansfield Town on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Mansfield Town (2 draws).

AFC Wimbledon will host Morecambe on the 17th of February with a 4-4 head to head record.

Walsall – Formation

Walsall

Owen Evans 1.Wales

6.3

D. Daniels 5.Montserrat

6.4

Priestley Farquharson 6.England

6.8

22'

Taylor Allen 21.England

5.6

37'

Liam Gordon 3.Guyana

7.0

O. McEntee 4.Republic of Ireland

6.1

80'

Isaac Hutchinson 8.England

7.3

Joe Foulkes 12.England

6.4

46'

Ryan Stirk 25.Wales

6.7

Danny Johnson 39.England

6.4

46'

Freddie Draper 15.England

7.3

58'

Substitutes

Jackson Smith 22.England

Harry Williams 19.England

6.3

46'

Joe Riley 7.England

7.1

22'

Ross Tierney 26.Republic of Ireland

Jamille Matt 9.Jamaica

6.8

80'

Douglas James-Taylor 11.England

Aramide Oteh 20.England

6.4

46'

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

The manager Matthew Sadler decided to play with the following team: Owen Evans (6.3), Priestley Farquharson (6.8), Donervon Daniels (6.4), Taylor Allen (5.6), Joe Foulkes (6.4), Oisin McEntee (6.1), Ryan Stirk (6.7), Isaac Hutchinson (7.3), Liam Gordon (7.0), Danny Johnson (6.4) and Freddie Draper (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Riley (7.1), Jamille Matt (6.8), Douglas James-Taylor, Harry Williams (6.3), Aramide Oteh (6.4), Jackson Smith and Ross Tierney.

Walsall could not rely on the presence of Joe Riley (injured) and Jamille Matt (injured).

Substitutions

Walsall made 4 changes: Priestley Farquharson for Joe Riley (22′), Danny Johnson for Aramide Oteh (46′), Joe Foulkes for Harry Williams (46′) and Oisin McEntee for Jamille Matt (80′).

Best player: Isaac Hutchinson

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Walsall was Isaac Hutchinson.

His rating is (7.3) with 32 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

AFC Wimbledon – Formation

AFC Wimbledon

Alex Bass 12.England

6.4

Ryan Johnson 6.Northern Ireland

7.1

Jack Currie 26.England

8.5

61'

Joe Lewis 31.Wales

7.0

Isaac Ogundere 33.England

6.7

72'

Jake Reeves 4.England

7.8

Josh Neufville 11.England

7.1

76'

Armani Little 14.England

7.5

Connor Lemonheigh-Evans 19.Wales

7.9

78'

Ali Al-Hamadi 10.Iraq

9.1

89'

83'

Omar Bugiel 18.Lebanon

6.8

89'

Substitutes

Nikola Tzanev 1.New Zealand

Lee Brown 3.England

Alex Pearce 15.Republic of Ireland

Harry Pell 8.England

6.8

89'

James Ball 16.England

Aron Sasu 29.Norway

6.8

76'

Josh Davison 9.England

6.7

89'

AFC Wimbledon started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Johnnie Jackson played with: Alex Bass (6.4), Isaac Ogundere (6.7), Joe Lewis (7.0), Ryan Johnson (7.1), Jack Currie (8.5), Josh Neufville (7.1), Jake Reeves (7.8), Armani Little (7.5), Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (7.9), Omar Bugiel (6.8) and Ali Al-Hamadi (9.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nik Tzanev, Lee Brown, Harry Pell (6.8), Josh Davison (6.7), Alex Pearce, James Ball and Aron Sasu (6.8).

AFC Wimbledon could not rely on the presence of Aron Sasu (injured).