MORECAMBE. Morecambe prevails over Tranmere Rovers 1-0 after J. Turnbull scored an own goal 72min.

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 Paul Howard who was helped by Paul Newhouse and Lewis Raper. The 4th official was Graeme Fyvie. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.11 degrees Celsius or 52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Morecambe

1 - 0

Tranmere Rovers

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 14 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 4
  • 83 Attack 121
  • 44 Dangerous attack 58
  • 72 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 8 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Tranmere Rovers was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Morecambe managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Morecambe shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Tranmere Rovers shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Morecambe received 2 yellow cards (Adam Mayor and Jacob Bedeau). On the opposite side, Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Regan Hendry and Connor Jennings).

Match Timeline

Chris Stokes- sub ->Donald Love
10'
45'
Regan Hendry- Yellow
45'
Connor Jennings- Yellow
46'
Dan Pike- sub ->Connor Wood
58'
Rob Apter- sub ->Kieron Morris
58'
Paul Lewis- sub ->Brad Walker
Jacob Bedeau- Yellow
63'
Max Melbourne- sub ->David Tutonda
64'
72'
Jordan Turnbull(own-goal)
Jacob Davenport- sub ->Jordan Slew
75'
79'
Josh Hawkes- sub ->Harvey Saunders
79'
84'
Charlie Jolley- sub ->Kristian Dennis

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, Morecambe will have 24 points to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Tranmere Rovers will stay with 10 points like Forest Green Rovers to sit in the 22nd 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.

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

Morecambe – Formation

Morecambe
G
Adam Smith 21.England
8.2
D
David Tutonda 3.DR Congo
7.3
64'
D
Jacob Bedeau 4.Grenada
8.1
63'
D
Yann Songo'o 6.Cameroon
7.7
D
Joel Senior 12.England
7.0
M
Donald Love 2.Scotland
6.6
10'
M
Tom Bloxham 7.England
7.3
M
JJ McKiernan 10.England
6.7
M
Adam Mayor 11.England
6.6
79'
M
Jordan Slew 14.England
7.0
75'
F
M. Mellon 9.Scotland
7.0
Substitutes
D
Chris Stokes 15.England
7.3
10'
D
Max Melbourne 23.England
6.7
64'
M
Jacob Davenport 16.England
7.0
75'
F
Cammy Smith 17.Scotland
F
Ethan Walker 19.England
F
Charlie Brown 20.England

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

The manager Derek Adams decided to play with the following team: Adam Smith (8.2), Joel Senior (7.0), Yann Songo’o (7.7), Jacob Bedeau (8.1), David Tutonda (7.3), Donald Love (6.6), John Joshua Mckiernan (6.7), Tom Bloxham (7.3), Adam Mayor (6.6), Jordan Slew (7.0) and Michael Mellon (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Christopher Stokes (7.3), Jacob Davenport (7.0), Cammy Smith, Ethan Walker, Charlie Brown, Max Melbourne (6.7) and George Pedley.

Morecambe could not rely on the presence of Christopher Stokes (injured).

Substitutions

Morecambe made 3 changes: Donald Love for Christopher Stokes (10′), David Tutonda for Max Melbourne (64′) and Jordan Slew for Jacob Davenport (75′).

Best player: Adam Smith​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Morecambe was the goalkeeper: Adam Smith. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers
G
Luke McGee 1.England
7.9
D
Lee O'Connor 2.Republic of Ireland
7.7
D
Tom Davies 5.England
7.3
D
Jordan Turnbull 6.England
6.3
D
Connor Wood 27.England
6.4
46'
M
Brad Walker 4.England
7.0
58'
M
Kieron Morris 7.England
7.0
58'
M
Regan Hendry 8.Scotland
6.7
45'
F
Kristian Dennis 14.England
6.3
84'
F
Connor Jennings 18.England
7.3
45'
F
Harvey Saunders 19.England
6.7
79'
Substitutes
G
Joe Murphy 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Josef Yarney 21.England
D
Dan Pike 24.England
7.3
46'
M
Josh Hawkes 11.England
7.0
79'
M
Paul Lewis 22.England
7.0
58'
M
Rob Apter 25.Scotland
7.0
58'
F
Charlie Jolley 12.England
6.4
84'

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

Nigel Adkins played with: Luke McGee (7.9), Lee O’Connor (7.7), Tom Davies (7.3), Jordan Turnbull (6.3), Connor Wood (6.4), Kieron Morris (7.0), Brad Walker (7.0), Regan Hendry (6.7), Kristian Dennis (6.3), Connor Jennings (7.3) and Harvey Saunders (6.7).

They had on the bench: Josh Hawkes (7.0), Charlie Jolley (6.4), Joe Murphy, Josef Yarney, Paul Lewis (7.0), Dan Pike (7.3) and Robert Apter (7.0).

Tranmere Rovers could not rely on the presence of Robert Apter (injured) and Josh Hawkes (injured).

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 5 changes: Connor Wood for Dan Pike (46′), Kieron Morris for Robert Apter (58′), Brad Walker for Paul Lewis (58′), Harvey Saunders for Josh Hawkes (79′) and Kristian Dennis for Charlie Jolley (84′).

Best player: Luke McGee​

The most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was the goalkeeper: Luke McGee. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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