BIRKENHEAD. Tranmere Rovers finds its way back against Grimsby Town with a goal on the R. Pyke 44′ and a goal on the D. Rose 27′. Tranmere Rovers was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)

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 Martin Coy assisted by Johnathon Bickerdike and Ollie Williams. The 4th official was Matthew Sowerby. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.08 degrees Celsius or 66.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Tranmere Rovers

2 - 2

Grimsby Town

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 8 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 6
  • 127 Attack 103
  • 49 Dangerous attack 56
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Tranmere Rovers had a strong ball possession 57% while Grimsby Town was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Grimsby Town was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Grimsby Town to win the match​.

Tranmere Rovers shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Grimsby Town shot 13 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Joe Murphy and Kieron Morris). Regarding the opposition, Grimsby Town received 1 yellow card (Rekeil Pyke).

Match Timeline

Kieron Morris(goal)Harvey Saunders
16'
27'
Danny Rose(goal)
29'
Rekeil Pyke- sub ->Donovan Wilson
44'
Rekeil Pyke(goal)
49'
Rekeil Pyke- Yellow
Kieron Morris- Yellow
59'
Connor Jennings(goal)Connor Wood
61'
Joe Murphy- Yellow
69'
70'
Rob Apter- sub ->Kieron Morris
70'
70'
Gavan Holohan- sub ->Kamil Conteh
Charlie Jolley- sub ->Harvey Saunders
71'
89'
Arthur Gnahoua- sub ->Abo Eisa

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, Tranmere Rovers will have 10 points like Colchester United to hold in the 22nd place. On the other side, Grimsby Town will have 14 points like Newport County to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers will host Stockport County on the 17th of February with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).

Grimsby Town will host Doncaster Rovers on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Grimsby Town (0 draws).

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers
G
Luke McGee 1.England
6.3
D
Lee O'Connor 2.Republic of Ireland
7.3
D
Tom Davies 5.England
7.3
D
Josef Yarney 21.England
7.0
D
Connor Wood 27.England
7.3
M
Kieron Morris 7.England
7.0
70' 59' 16'
M
Regan Hendry 8.Scotland
7.3
M
Connor Jennings 18.England
7.5
61'
F
Josh Hawkes 11.England
6.4
F
Kristian Dennis 14.England
6.7
F
Harvey Saunders 19.England
7.3
71'
Substitutes
G
Joe Murphy 13.Republic of Ireland
69'
D
James Norris 26.England
D
Joe Starbuck 31.England
M
Brad Walker 4.England
M
Rob Apter 25.Scotland
6.3
70'
F
Charlie Jolley 12.England
6.6
71'
F
Sam Taylor 20.England

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

The manager Ian Dawes decided to play with the following team: Luke McGee (6.3), Lee O’Connor (7.3), Tom Davies (7.3), Josef Yarney (7.0), Connor Wood (7.3), Connor Jennings (7.5), Regan Hendry (7.3), Kieron Morris (7.0), Harvey Saunders (7.3), Kristian Dennis (6.7) and Josh Hawkes (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Brad Walker, Charlie Jolley (6.6), Joe Murphy, Samuel Taylor, Robert Apter (6.3), James Norris and Joseph Starbuck.

Tranmere Rovers could not rely on the presence of Charlie Jolley (injured).

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 2 changes: Kieron Morris for Robert Apter (70′) and Harvey Saunders for Charlie Jolley (71′).

Best player: Connor Jennings​

The most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Connor Jennings.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 62 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town
G
Jake Eastwood 12.England
6.8
D
Michee Efete 2.Republic of the Congo
6.6
D
Harvey Rodgers 5.England
7.0
D
Luke Waterfall 6.England
6.7
D
Toby Mullarkey 28.England
7.3
M
Abo Eisa 7.Sudan
7.3
89'
M
Harry Clifton 15.Wales
7.1
M
Jamie Andrews 19.England
7.1
M
Kamil Conteh 42.Sierra Leone
6.8
70'
F
Donovan Wilson 25.England
6.3
29'
F
Danny Rose 32.England
7.3
70' 27'
Substitutes
G
Harvey Cartwright 1.England
D
Niall Maher 31.England
M
Gavan Holohan 8.Republic of Ireland
6.8
70'
M
Otis Khan 11.Pakistan
7.0
70'
M
Alex Hunt 29.England
F
Rekeil Pyke 9.England
7.0
29' 49' 44'
F
Arthur Gnahoua 14.England
89'

Grimsby Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Paul Hurst played with: Jake Eastwood (6.8), Toby Mullarkey (7.3), Luke Waterfall (6.7), Harvey Rodgers (7.0), Michee Efete (6.6), Harry Clifton (7.1), Kamil Conteh (6.8), Jamie Andrews (7.1), Abo Eisa (7.3), Donovan Wilson (6.3) and Danny Rose (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Harvey Cartwright, Gavan Holohan (6.8), Rekeil Pyke (7.0), Otis Khan (7.0), Arthur Gnahoua, Alex Hunt and Niall Maher.

Grimsby Town could not rely on the presence of Rekeil Pyke (injured).

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 4 changes: Donovan Wilson for Rekeil Pyke (29′), Danny Rose for Otis Khan (70′), Kamil Conteh for Gavan Holohan (70′) and Abo Eisa for Arthur Gnahoua (89′).

Best player: Abo Eisa​

The most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Abo Eisa.

His rating is (7.3) with 19 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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