FLEETWOOD. Stevenage was ultimately too strong for Fleetwood Town with the goal of Jamie Reid (8′), Ben Thompson (56′) and Elliott List (90′). Fleetwood Town was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Highbury Stadium stadium in Fleetwood on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Pollard with the help of Simon Clayton and Richard Wigglesworth. The 4th official was Alex Gray. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.54 degrees Celsius or 40.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Fleetwood Town

0 - 3

Stevenage

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 31 Total 8
  • 8 On Target 3
  • 13 Off Target 2
  • 10 Shots blocked 4
  • 101 Attack 84
  • 88 Dangerous attack 42
  • 84 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Fleetwood Town had a superior ball possession 62% while Stevenage was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fleetwood Town was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 31 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, Stevenage managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Fleetwood Town shot 31 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Stevenage shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

8'
Jamie Reid(goal)Jordan Roberts
26'
56'
Ben Thompson(goal)Kane Hemmings
Jayden Stockley- sub ->Ryan Broom
67'
77'
Nick Freeman- sub ->Jordan Roberts
78'
Louis Thompson- sub ->Ben Thompson
78'
Nathan Thompson- sub ->Jake Forster-Caskey
81'
84'
Elliott List- sub ->Jamie Reid
90'
Alex MacDonald- sub ->Kane Hemmings
90'
Elliott List(goal)Alex MacDonald

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After playing this contest, Fleetwood Town will stay with 16 points to remain in the 21st place. Talking about the opposition, Stevenage will have 35 points like Oxford United to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Fleetwood Town will host Derby County on the 6th of January with a 1-1 head to head.

Stevenage will host Reading on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Reading (1 draw).

Fleetwood Town – Formation

Fleetwood Town
G
Jay Lynch 13.England
6.0
D
Bosun Lawal 5.Northern Ireland
7.3
D
Ben Heneghan 16.England
7.0
D
Shaun Rooney 26.Scotland
6.4
81'
D
Josh Earl 32.England
7.5
M
Brendan Wiredu 4.England
7.5
M
Danny Mayor 10.England
7.3
M
Xavier Simons 17.England
6.6
26'
F
P. Patterson 44.Scotland
8.4
F
Ryan Broom 11.Wales
6.4
67'
F
Jack Marriott 14.England
7.0
Substitutes
G
S. McMullan 30.Northern Ireland
D
C. Johnston 2.Northern Ireland
D
Harrison Holgate 18.England
M
Josh Vela 8.England
7.0
26'
F
Kabongo Tshimanga 7.England
6.8
81'
F
Jayden Stockley 9.England
7.0
67'
F
R. Graydon 19.Republic of Ireland

Fleetwood Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Lee Johnson decided to play with the following team: Jay Lynch (6.0), Shaun Rooney (6.4), Ben Heneghan (7.0), Mohammed Olabosun Lawal (7.3), Josh Earl (7.5), Xavier Simons (6.6), Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (7.5), Danny Mayor (7.3), Ryan Broom (6.4), Jack Marriott (7.0) and Phoenix Patterson (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Carl Johnston, Kabongo Tshimanga (6.8), Josh Vela (7.0), Jayden Stockley (7.0), Harrison Holgate, Ryan Graydon and Stephen McMullan.

Substitutions

Fleetwood Town made 3 changes: Xavier Simons for Josh Vela (26′), Ryan Broom for Jayden Stockley (67′) and Shaun Rooney for Kabongo Tshimanga (81′).

Player of the match: Phoenix Patterson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fleetwood Town was Phoenix Patterson.

His rating is (8.4) with 27 passes (88% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 15 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Stevenage – Formation

Stevenage
G
Taye Ashby-Hammond 1.England
8.5
D
Luther James-Wildin 2.Antigua and Barbuda
7.9
D
Dan Butler 3.England
7.0
D
Carl Piergianni 5.England
8.2
D
Terence Vancooten 15.Guyana
7.9
M
Jake Forster-Caskey 8.England
7.1
78'
M
Jordan Roberts 11.England
7.3
77'
M
Finley Burns 17.England
7.3
M
Ben Thompson 24.England
7.1
78' 56'
F
Jamie Reid 19.Northern Ireland
7.7
84' 8'
F
Kane Hemmings 29.England
7.1
90'
Substitutes
G
K. Hegyi 12.Hungary
D
Nathan Thompson 4.England
6.8
78'
M
Alex MacDonald 7.Scotland
90'
M
Elliott List 9.England
7.3
84' 90'
M
Nick Freeman 10.England
7.0
77'
M
Louis Thompson 23.Wales
6.8
78'
F
Aaron Pressley 20.Scotland

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

Steve Evans played with: Taye Ashby-Hammond (8.5), Luther James-Wildin (7.9), Terence Vancooten (7.9), Carl Piergianni (8.2), Dan Butler (7.0), Ben Thompson (7.1), Finley Burns (7.3), Jake Forster-Caskey (7.1), Jordan Roberts (7.3), Kane Hemmings (7.1) and Jamie Reid (7.7).

They had on the bench: Nathan Thompson (6.8), Alex MacDonald, Elliott List (7.3), Nick Freeman (7.0), Krisztián Hegyi, Aaron Pressley and Louis Thompson (6.8).

Stevenage could not rely on the presence of Nick Freeman (injured) and Nathan Thompson (injured).

Substitutions

Stevenage made 5 changes: Jordan Roberts for Nick Freeman (77′), Kane Hemmings for Alex MacDonald (90′), Jake Forster-Caskey for Nathan Thompson (78′), Ben Thompson for Louis Thompson (78′) and Jamie Reid for Elliott List (84′).

Player of the match: Taye Ashby-Hammond​

The player that probably impressed the most for Stevenage was the goalkeeper: Taye Ashby-Hammond. His rating is 8.47. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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