MORECAMBE. Morecambe and Accrington Stanley draw 1-1. J. Connolly scored the first goal (64′) for Morecambe. T. Leigh made it even (70′) with a penalty.

The match was played at the Mazuma Stadium stadium in Morecambe on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Keith Stroud assisted by Andrew Fox and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was Edward Duckworth. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.94 degrees Celsius or 55.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Morecambe

1 - 1

Accrington Stanley

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 15 Total 15
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 5 Shots blocked 6
  • 90 Attack 77
  • 33 Dangerous attack 52
  • 91 Ball safe 96
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 9
Fouls
  • 16 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Morecambe was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Accrington Stanley that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Accrington Stanley was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Accrington Stanley to win the contest​.

Morecambe shot 15 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Accrington Stanley shot 15 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Morecambe received 3 yellow cards (Joel Senior, Tom Bloxham and Jacob Bedeau). On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley received 3 yellow cards (Brad Hills, Josh Andrews and Shaun Whalley).

Match Timeline

56'
Shaun Whalley- sub ->Kelvin Mellor
61'
61'
63'
Brad Hills- Yellow
64'
65'
Shaun Whalley- Yellow
70'
Tommy Leigh(penalty)
Joel Senior- Yellow
72'
75'
76'
Dan Martin- sub ->Tommy Leigh
76'
Aaron Pickles- sub ->Joseph Gubbins
Jacob Davenport- sub ->Jake Taylor
78'
Jacob Bedeau- Yellow
87'
88'
Lewis Shipley- sub ->Rosaire Longelo

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 this match, Morecambe will have 15 points like Barrow, Milton Keynes Dons and Walsall to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley will have 14 points like Newport County to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

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

Accrington Stanley will play away agasint Colchester United on the 17th of February with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of Accrington Stanley (0 draws).

Morecambe – Formation

Morecambe
G
Stuart Moore 1.England
7.3
D
David Tutonda 3.DR Congo
6.7
D
Jacob Bedeau 4.Grenada
6.4
87'
D
Joel Senior 12.England
7.0
72'
D
J. Connolly 22.Wales
7.9
64'
M
Tom Bloxham 7.England
6.8
75' 61'
M
E. King 8.Wales
7.5
M
JJ McKiernan 10.England
6.3
M
Jordan Slew 14.England
7.3
M
Jake Taylor 18.England
7.0
78'
F
M. Mellon 9.Scotland
7.0
Substitutes
G
Adam Smith 21.England
D
Farrend Rawson 5.England
M
Yann Songo'o 6.Cameroon
M
Jacob Davenport 16.England
6.6
78'
F
Adam Mayor 11.England
6.8
75'
F
Cammy Smith 17.Scotland
F
Ethan Walker 19.England

Morecambe adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Derek Adams decided to play with the following team: Stuart Moore (7.3), Joel Senior (7.0), James Connolly (7.9), Jacob Bedeau (6.4), David Tutonda (6.7), Jake Taylor (7.0), Eli King (7.5), Tom Bloxham (6.8), John Joshua Mckiernan (6.3), Jordan Slew (7.3) and Michael Mellon (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Farrend Rawson, Yann Songo’o, Adam Mayor (6.8), Jacob Davenport (6.6), Cammy Smith, Ethan Walker and Adam Smith.

Substitutions

Morecambe made 2 changes: Jake Taylor for Jacob Davenport (78′) and Tom Bloxham for Adam Mayor (75′).

Best player: James Connolly​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Morecambe was James Connolly.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 53 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley
G
Jon McCracken 21.Scotland
8.1
D
Kelvin Mellor 4.England
7.0
56'
D
Brad Hills 5.England
7.0
63'
D
Rosaire Longelo 14.England
7.0
88'
D
Joe Gubbins 16.England
7.5
76'
M
Ben Woods 8.England
7.3
M
Matt Lowe 9.England
6.8
M
Joe Pritchard 10.England
7.0
M
Jack Nolan 17.England
7.0
M
Tommy Leigh 18.England
8.1
76' 70'
M
Josh Andrews 19.England
6.6
61'
Substitutes
G
Jack McIntyre 61.England
D
Lewis Shipley 2.England
6.8
88'
D
Aaron Pickles 25.England
6.4
76'
D
Connor O'Brien 38.England
M
Shaun Whalley 7.England
7.1
56' 65'
M
Dan Martin 22.England
6.8
76'
F
Josh Woods 39.England

Also Accrington Stanley adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John Coleman played with: Jon McCracken (8.1), Kelvin Mellor (7.0), Brad Hills (7.0), Joseph Gubbins (7.5), Rosaire Longelo (7.0), Benjamin Woods (7.3), Tommy Leigh (8.1), Jack Nolan (7.0), Josh Andrews (6.6), Joe Pritchard (7.0) and Matt Lowe (6.8).

They had on the bench: Lewis Shipley (6.8), Shaun Whalley (7.1), Dan Martin (6.8), Aaron Pickles (6.4), Connor O’Brien, Josh Woods and Jack McIntyre.

Accrington Stanley could not rely on the presence of Dan Martin (injured) and Lewis Shipley (injured).

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 3 changes: Kelvin Mellor for Shaun Whalley (56′), Tommy Leigh for Dan Martin (76′) and Rosaire Longelo for Lewis Shipley (88′).

Best player: Tommy Leigh​

The most impressive player for Accrington Stanley was Tommy Leigh.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 47 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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