KINGSTON UPON THAMES. AFC Wimbledon demolishes Tranmere Rovers 4-1 with goals of Armani Little (21′), Ali Al-Hamadi (32′), Ali Al-Hamadi (62′) and Ali Al-Hamadi (88′). On the other side, Tranmere Rovers scored with ​Connor Jennings (4′).

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 7,367 spectators.​ The referee was Daniel Middleton who had the assistance of Marvyn Amphlett and . The 4th official was Farai Hallam. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.57 degrees Celsius or 65.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

AFC Wimbledon

4 - 1

Tranmere Rovers

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 19 Total 8
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 106 Attack 112
  • 52 Dangerous attack 41
  • 75 Ball safe 54
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. AFC Wimbledon was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Tranmere Rovers that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

AFC Wimbledon had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AFC Wimbledon won the match​.

AFC Wimbledon shot 19 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Tranmere Rovers shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

AFC Wimbledon received 1 yellow card (James Ball). Regarding the opposition, Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Lee O’Connor and Connor Jennings).

Also, Tranmere Rovers didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Jordan Turnbull (Tranmere Rovers) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (54′).

Match Timeline

4'
Connor Jennings(goal)Tom Davies
Armani Little(goal)Omar Bugiel
21'
32'
46'
Kieron Morris- sub ->Brad Walker
46'
Harvey Saunders- sub ->Samuel Taylor
54'
Jordan Turnbull- Red
61'
Connor Jennings- Yellow
62'
74'
Kristian Dennis- sub ->Charlie Jolley
74'
Lee O'Connor- sub ->Dan Pike
Josh Neufville- sub ->James Tilley
79'
Harry Pell- sub ->Omar Bugiel
84'
88'
James Ball- sub ->Armani Little
89'
Josh Davison- sub ->Ali Al-Hamadi
89'
James Ball- Yellow
90'
90'
Lee O'Connor- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After playing this match, AFC Wimbledon will have 17 points like Crewe Alexandra and Stockport County to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Tranmere Rovers will stay with 6 points to hold in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, AFC Wimbledon will host Morecambe on the 17th of February with a 4-4 head to head statistic.

Tranmere Rovers will host Stockport County on the 17th of February with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).

AFC Wimbledon – Formation

AFC Wimbledon
G
Alex Bass 12.England
7.1
D
Ryan Johnson 6.Northern Ireland
7.1
D
Isaac Ogundere 33.England
6.7
D
Joe Lewis 31.Wales
7.1
D
Jack Currie 26.England
7.3
M
Aron Sasu 29.Norway
7.5
M
Armani Little 14.England
8.9
89' 21'
M
Jake Reeves 4.England
7.0
M
James Tilley 7.England
7.5
79'
F
Omar Bugiel 18.Lebanon
8.2
84'
F
Ali Al-Hamadi 10.Iraq
9.2
89' 32', 62', 88'
Substitutes
G
Nikola Tzanev 1.New Zealand
D
Lee Brown 3.England
D
Alex Pearce 15.Republic of Ireland
M
Harry Pell 8.England
6.8
84'
M
James Ball 16.England
89' 90'
F
Josh Neufville 11.England
7.5
79'
F
Josh Davison 9.England
89'

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

The manager Johnnie Jackson decided to play with the following team: Alex Bass (7.1), Isaac Ogundere (6.7), Joe Lewis (7.1), Ryan Johnson (7.1), Jack Currie (7.3), James Tilley (7.5), Jake Reeves (7.0), Armani Little (8.9), Aron Sasu (7.5), Ali Al-Hamadi (9.2) and Omar Bugiel (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Lee Brown, Alex Pearce, Josh Neufville (7.5), Josh Davison, Nik Tzanev, Harry Pell (6.8) and James Ball.

Substitutions

AFC Wimbledon made 4 changes: James Tilley for Josh Neufville (79′), Ali Al-Hamadi for Josh Davison (89′), Armani Little for James Ball (89′) and Omar Bugiel for Harry Pell (84′).

Best player: Ali Al-Hamadi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Wimbledon was Ali Al-Hamadi.

His rating is (9.2) with 3 goals, 23 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 14.

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers
G
Luke McGee 1.England
6.6
D
Jordan Turnbull 6.England
5.8
54'
D
Dan Pike 24.England
6.6
74'
D
Josef Yarney 21.England
6.4
D
Tom Davies 5.England
7.5
M
Josh Hawkes 11.England
7.1
M
Brad Walker 4.England
6.3
46'
M
Sam Taylor 20.England
6.6
46'
M
Connor Jennings 18.England
7.3
61' 4'
M
Regan Hendry 8.Scotland
6.7
F
Charlie Jolley 12.England
6.4
74'
Substitutes
G
Joe Murphy 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Lee O'Connor 2.Republic of Ireland
6.4
74' 90'
D
Connor Wood 27.England
M
Rob Apter 25.Scotland
M
Kieron Morris 7.England
7.5
46'
F
Harvey Saunders 19.England
6.3
46'
F
Kristian Dennis 14.England
6.4
74'

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

Ian Dawes played with: Luke McGee (6.6), Dan Pike (6.6), Tom Davies (7.5), Josef Yarney (6.4), Jordan Turnbull (5.8), Samuel Taylor (6.6), Connor Jennings (7.3), Brad Walker (6.3), Regan Hendry (6.7), Josh Hawkes (7.1) and Charlie Jolley (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Robert Apter, Lee O’Connor (6.4), Kieron Morris (7.5), Connor Wood, Harvey Saunders (6.3), Kristian Dennis (6.4) and Joe Murphy.

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 4 changes: Charlie Jolley for Kristian Dennis (74′), Dan Pike for Lee O’Connor (74′), Brad Walker for Kieron Morris (46′) and Samuel Taylor for Harvey Saunders (46′).

Best player: Kieron Morris​

The player that probably impressed the most for Tranmere Rovers was Kieron Morris.

His rating is (7.5) with 21 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

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