SALFORD. AFC Wimbledon didn’t concede much to Salford City to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday..

The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 2,338 spectators.​ The referee was Ben Speedie assisted by Marvyn Amphlett and Declan Ford. The 4th official was Marc Edwards. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 8 Total 20
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 14
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 98 Attack 99
  • 26 Dangerous attack 62
  • 93 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 11
Fouls
  • 9 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

AFC Wimbledon was in firm control of the ball 55% while Salford City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AFC Wimbledon was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough AFC Wimbledon to win the encounter​.

Salford City shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, AFC Wimbledon shot 20 times, 2 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Salford City received 2 yellow cards (Luke Garbutt and Kelly N’Mai). Talking about the opposition, AFC Wimbledon received 1 yellow card (Jake Reeves).

Match Timeline

9'
Jake Reeves - Yellow
Luke Garbutt- sub ->Connor McLennan
59'
Matty Lund- sub ->Matt Smith
59'
Kelly N'Mai- Yellow
71'
72'
Harry Pell- sub ->Omar Bugiel
72'
James Tilley- sub ->Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
Conor McAleny- sub ->Ryan Watson
59'
80'
Josh Davison- sub ->Josh Neufville
Luke Garbutt- Yellow
88'

Standings

After playing this match, Salford City has 23 points to sit in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, AFC Wimbledon will has 32 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will play away with Colchester United on the 23rd of December with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Colchester United (2 draws).

AFC Wimbledon will play away against Crawley Town on the 23rd of December with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Crawley Town (3 draws).

Salford City – Formation

Salford City
G
Alex Cairns 1.England
7.8
D
Declan John 3.Wales
7.9
D
Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica
7.3
D
Connor McLennan 11.Scotland
7.0
59'
D
Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica
7.3
D
Theo Vassell 42.England
7.3
M
Elliot Watt 6.Scotland
7.0
M
Ryan Watson 7.England
6.6
59'
M
Kelly N'Mai 30.Netherlands
7.3
71'
M
L. Humbles 47.England
6.7
F
Matt Smith 17.England
7.0
59'
Substitutes
G
Joseph Wright 13.England
D
Kevin Berkoe 23.England
D
Luke Garbutt 29.England
7.0
59' 88'
D
Tosin Olopade 50.Nigeria
M
Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland
7.0
59'
F
Junior Luamba 54.England
F
Conor McAleny 18.England
6.8
59'

Salford City started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Neil Wood decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns (7.8), Connor McLennan (7.0), Theo Vassell (7.3), Adrian Mariappa (7.3), Curtis Tilt (7.3), Declan John (7.9), Liam Humbles (6.7), Elliot Watt (7.0), Ryan Watson (6.6), Kelly N’Mai (7.3) and Matt Smith (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Matthew Lund (7.0), Joseph Wright, Conor McAleny (6.8), Kevin Berkoe, Luke Garbutt (7.0), Tosin Olopade and Junior Luamba.

Substitutions

Salford City made 3 changes: Connor McLennan for Luke Garbutt (59β€²), Matt Smith for Matthew Lund (59β€²) and Ryan Watson for Conor McAleny (59β€²).

Player of the match: Declan John​

The most impressive player for Salford City was Declan John.

His rating is 7.9 with 28 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

AFC Wimbledon – Formation

AFC Wimbledon
G
Alex Bass 12.England
7.5
D
Huseyin Biler 2.England
7.3
D
Ryan Johnson 6.Northern Ireland
7.3
D
Jack Currie 26.England
7.9
D
Joe Lewis 31.Wales
7.3
M
Jake Reeves 4.England
7.3
9'
M
Josh Neufville 11.England
7.0
80'
M
Armani Little 14.England
8.1
M
7.3
72'
F
Ali Al-Hamadi 10.Iraq
7.0
F
Omar Bugiel 18.Lebanon
7.0
72'
Substitutes
G
Nikola Tzanev 1.New Zealand
D
Alex Pearce 15.Republic of Ireland
D
Isaac Ogundere 33.England
M
Harry Pell 8.England
7.3
72'
M
James Ball 16.England
F
James Tilley 7.England
6.4
72'
F
Josh Davison 9.England
6.6
80'

AFC Wimbledon started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Johnnie Jackson played with: Alex Bass (7.5), Huseyin Biler (7.3), Joe Lewis (7.3), Ryan Johnson (7.3), Jack Currie (7.9), Josh Neufville (7.0), Jake Reeves (7.3), Armani Little (8.1), Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (7.3), Omar Bugiel (7.0) and Ali Al-Hamadi (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nik Tzanev, James Tilley (6.4), Harry Pell (7.3), Josh Davison (6.6), Alex Pearce, James Ball and Isaac Ogundere.

Substitutions

AFC Wimbledon made 3 changes: Josh Neufville for Josh Davison (80β€²), Connor Lemonheigh-Evans for James Tilley (72β€²) and Omar Bugiel for Harry Pell (72β€²).

Player of the match: Armani Little​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Wimbledon was Armani Little.

His rating is 8.1 with 50 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 20. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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