WALSALL. Walsall and Crawley Town draw 1-1. B. Kiernan scored the first goal (41′) for Walsall. T. Nichols settled the score (45′). Walsall was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%)
The match was played at the The Banks’s Stadium stadium in Walsall on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was James Bell with the support of Hristo Karaivanov and Paul Stonier. The 4th official was Anthony Moore. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 40.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 9 Total 9
- 5 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 127 Attack 78
- 62 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Walsall had a strong ball possession 61% while Crawley Town was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Walsall was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Walsall to win the match.
Walsall shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Crawley Town shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Walsall received 3 yellow cards (J. Labadie, R. Menayese and L. Kinsella). Regarding the opposition, Crawley Town received 1 yellow card (T. Craig).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Walsall will have 25 points to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Crawley Town will have 22 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will host Colchester United on the 11th of December with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Colchester United (6 draws).
Crawley Town will play away agasint Leyton Orient on the 11th of December with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Crawley Town (1 draw).
Walsall – Formation
Walsall
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54'
41'
Walsall started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Carl Rushworth , Hayden White , Rollin Menayese , Emmanuel Monthe , Stephen Ward , Joss Labadie , Jack Earing , Emmanuel Osadebe , Kieran Phillips , Conor Wilkinson and Brendan Kiernan .
The home team had on the bench: J. Rose, Z. Mills, A. Taylor, George Miller , Liam Kinsella , T. Shade and Otis Khan .
Substitutions
Walsall made 3 changes: J. Labadie for L. Kinsella (54′), K. Phillips for G. Miller (61′) and E. Osadebe for O. Khan (74′).
Best player: Brendan Kiernan
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Walsall was Brendan Kiernan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
Crawley Town – Formation
Crawley Town
Crawley Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
John Yems played with: Glenn Morris , Archie Davies , Ludwig Francillette , Tony Craig , George Francomb , Mark Marshall , Jake Hessenthaler , Jack Powell , James Tilley , Tom Nichols and Ashley Nadesan .
The following players were sitting on the bench: B. Noukeu, R. Grego-Cox, Will Ferry , S. Kowalczyk, J. Lynch, Tyler Frost and Amrit Bansal-McNulty .
Crawley Town could not rely on the presence of W. Ferry (injured).
Substitutions
Crawley Town made 3 changes: J. Hessenthaler for W. Ferry (34′), M. Marshall for T. Frost (60′) and J. Tilley for A. Bansal-McNulty (74′).
Best player: Ludwig Francillette
The player that probably impressed the most for Crawley Town was Ludwig Francillette.
His rating is with 21 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Bristol Rovers – Port Vale – 1-2
- Exeter City – Northampton Town – 1-2
- Harrogate Town – Forest Green Rovers – 1-4
- Leyton Orient – Swindon Town – 4-1
- Mansfield Town – Carlisle United – 1-0
- Newport County – Sutton United – 3-2
- Oldham Athletic – Tranmere Rovers – 0-1
- Stevenage – Scunthorpe United – 1-1
- Walsall – Crawley Town – 1-1
