Halifax Town beats Grimsby Town 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Warburton

HALIFAX. Halifax Town defeats Grimsby Town 1-0 after M. Warburton scored a penalty (69').

Halifax Town beats Grimsby Town 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Warburton

HALIFAX. Halifax Town beats Grimsby Town 1-0 after M. Warburton scored a penalty (69′).

The match was played at the The Shay Stadium stadium in Halifax on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Scott Tallis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -14.7 degrees Celsius or 5.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 9 Total 9
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 140 Attack 124
  • 50 Dangerous attack 47
  • 101 Ball safe 123
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Halifax Town was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Grimsby Town that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Halifax Town was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Halifax Town won the match​.

Halifax Town shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Grimsby Town shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Halifax Town didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Grimsby Town received 2 yellow cards (H. Clifton and R. Taylor).

Match Timeline

31'
Harry Clifton- Yellow
33'
55'
69'
Luke Summerfield- sub ->J. Allen
71'
Max Wright- sub ->J. Maguire-Drew
72'
81'
81'

Standings

After this encounter, Halifax Town will have 47 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Grimsby Town will stay with 33 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Halifax Town will play away against Maidenhead United on the 22nd of January with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Halifax Town (1 draw).

Grimsby Town will host Bromley on the 22nd of January with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Grimsby Town (0 draws).

Halifax Town – Formation

Halifax Town
G
Sam Johnson 1.England
D
Niall Maher 31.England
D
Tyrell Warren 21.England
D
Tom Bradbury 6.England
D
Jay Benn 2.England
81'
M
Jordan Slew 25.England
M
Jamie Allen 7.England
71'
M
Kieran Green 8.England
M
Kian Spence 17.England
M
Billy Waters 11.England
F
Matt Warburton 10.England
Goals69'
Substitutes
D
Jack Senior 3.England
81'
D
Javid Swaby-Neavin 18.England
M
Luke Summerfield 4.England
71'
M
Martin Woods 26.Scotland
F
Jesse Debrah 5.England

The manager Peter Wild decided to play with the following team: S. Johnson, N. Maher, T. Warren, T. Bradbury, J. Benn, J. Slew, J. Allen, K. Green, K. Spence, B. Waters and M. Warburton.

The home team had on the bench: L. Summerfield, J. Senior, J. Debrah, J. Swaby-Neavin and M. Woods.

Substitutions

Halifax Town made 2 changes: J. Allen for L. Summerfield (71′) and J. Benn for J. Senior (81′).

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town
G
Max Crocombe 21.New Zealand
D
Luke Waterfall 6.England
D
Shaun Pearson 5.England
D
Michee Efete 2.Republic of the Congo
33'
D
Adam Crookes 3.England
M
Érico Sousa 18.Portugal
81'
M
Harry Clifton 15.Wales
31'
M
Ben Fox 4.England
F
Jordan Maguire-Drew 25.England
72'
F
Ryan Taylor 29.England
55'
F
John McAtee 10.England
Substitutes
D
David Longe-King 16.England
33'
M
G. Coke 8.England
M
Sebastian Revan 17.England
M
Max Wright 19.England
72'
M
J. Grant 20.Jamaica
81'

Paul Hurst played with: M. Crocombe, L. Waterfall, S. Pearson, M. Efete, A. Crookes, Érico Sousa, H. Clifton, J. Maguire-Drew, B. Fox, R. Taylor and J. McAtee.

The following players were sitting on the bench: D. Longe-King, M. Wright, Joel Grant, G. Coke and S. Revan.

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 3 changes: M. Efete for D. Longe-King (33′), J. Maguire-Drew for M. Wright (72′) and E. Sousa for J. Grant (81′).

Results of the day

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