CLEETHORPES. Grimsby Town and Sutton United draw 1-1. R. Pyke scored the first goal (19′) for Grimsby Town. H. Smith equalized (45′). Grimsby Town was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matthew Corlett with the collaboration of Thomas Harty and Daniel Robinson. The 4th official was Stephen Wade. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.53 degrees Celsius or 40.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Grimsby Town was in firm control of the ball 61% while Sutton United was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sutton United was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sutton United to win the match​.

Grimsby Town shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sutton United shot 13 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Grimsby Town will have 19 points to remain in the 21st place. On the other side, Sutton United will have 13 points to hold in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Grimsby Town will host Doncaster Rovers on the 17th of February with a 4-4 head to head.

Sutton United will play away agasint Bradford City on the 17th of February with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Bradford City (1 draw).

Grimsby Town – Formation

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

The manager Paul Hurst decided to play with the following team: Harvey Cartwright (6.3), Toby Mullarkey (7.3), Luke Waterfall (7.1), Niall Maher (7.1), Anthony Driscoll-Glennon (7.5), Gavan Holohan (6.7), Kamil Conteh (7.0), Arthur Gnahoua (7.0), Jamie Andrews (7.0), Rekeil Pyke (7.8) and Donovan Wilson (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Kieran Green, Harvey Rodgers, Abo Eisa, Otis Khan (6.6), Jake Eastwood, Harry Clifton (7.1) and Alex Hunt.

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 2 changes: Gavan Holohan for Otis Khan (73′) and Jamie Andrews for Harry Clifton (62′).

Player of the match: Rekeil Pyke​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Rekeil Pyke.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 22 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Sutton United – Formation

Sutton United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Matt Gray played with: Dean Bouzanis (7.1), Joe Kizzi (7.5), Omar Sowunmi (7.3), Ben Goodliffe (7.5), Louis John (7.7), Ryan Jackson (6.7), Christian N’Guessan (7.3), Harry Beautyman (6.4), Josh Coley (7.1), Harry Smith (7.8) and Aiden O’Brien (6.7).

They had on the bench: Omari Patrick, Craig Dundas, Craig Clay (6.6), Dion Pereira, Tope Fadahunsi, Steve Arnold (6.4) and Lee Angol (6.8).

Sutton United could not rely on the presence of Lee Angol (injured) and Craig Clay (injured).

Substitutions

Sutton United made 3 changes: Dean Bouzanis for Steve Arnold (15′), Aiden O’Brien for Lee Angol (69′) and Ben Goodliffe for Craig Clay (80′).

Player of the match: Harry Smith​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sutton United was Harry Smith.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 25 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 18 duels out of 25.

Results of the day

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

• Wrexham – Morecambe – 6-0
• Walsall – Forest Green Rovers – 0-0
• Tranmere Rovers – Gillingham – 3-1
• Swindon Town – Mansfield Town – 2-1
• Salford City – Milton Keynes Dons – 2-4
• Newport County – Stockport County – 2-1
• Grimsby Town – Sutton United – 1-1
• Crewe Alexandra – Doncaster Rovers – 3-2
• Crawley Town – Harrogate Town – 2-1
• Colchester United – Barrow – 1-4
• Bradford City – Accrington Stanley – 1-0
• AFC Wimbledon – Notts County – 4-2