SALFORD. Tranmere Rovers beats Salford City 5-1 after playing a incredible match.

The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Toner with the collaboration of and Alan Clayton. The 4th official was Richard Aspinall. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.36 degrees Celsius or 47.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Salford City

1 - 5

Tranmere Rovers

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 10 Total 19
  • 5 On Target 9
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 100 Attack 90
  • 48 Dangerous attack 69
  • 87 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Salford City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Tranmere Rovers that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Tranmere Rovers was more pushing with 69 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tranmere Rovers won the encounter.​

Salford City shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tranmere Rovers shot 19 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Salford City received 4 yellow cards (Elliot Watt, Luke Garbutt, Matt Smith and Conor McAleny). On the other side, Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card (Jordan Turnbull).

Match Timeline

12'
Harvey Saunders(goal)Kieron Morris
35'
Kieron Morris(goal)
45'
Jordan Turnbull- Yellow
Elliot Watt- Yellow
45'
Conor McAleny- Yellow
45'
Junior Luamba- sub ->Liam Humbles
46'
50'
Connor Jennings(goal)Robert Apter
Matty Lund(goal)Kelly N\'Mai
55'
64'
Regan Hendry(goal)Lee O\'Connor
67'
Josh Hawkes- sub ->Robert Apter
68'
Charlie Jolley- sub ->Harvey Saunders
Conor McAleny(yellowredcard)
72'
76'
76'
Josef Yarney- sub ->Jordan Turnbull
Matt Smith- Yellow
87'
88'
Reece McAlear- sub ->Kieron Morris
88'
James Norris- sub ->Connor Wood
90'
Josh Hawkes(goal)Reece McAlear
Luke Garbutt- Yellow
90'

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 this match, Salford City stays with 23 points like Colchester United to remain in the 21st place. Talking about the opposition, Tranmere Rovers will has 27 points to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will host Grimsby Town on the 29th of December with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Salford City (2 draws).

Tranmere Rovers will play away against Harrogate Town on the 29th of December with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Tranmere Rovers (4 draws).

Salford City – Formation

Salford City
G
Alex Cairns 1.England
6.4
D
Ethan Ingram 2.England
6.0
76'
D
Declan John 3.Wales
6.0
D
Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica
6.8
D
Luke Garbutt 29.England
6.8
90'
M
Elliot Watt 6.Scotland
7.1
45'
M
Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland
7.5
55'
M
Conor McAleny 18.England
6.3
45'
M
Kelly N'Mai 30.Netherlands
6.6
M
L. Humbles 47.England
6.8
46'
F
Matt Smith 17.England
8.1
87'
Substitutes
G
Joseph Wright 13.England
D
Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica
D
Kevin Berkoe 23.England
6.6
76'
F
Connor McLennan 11.Scotland
F
Junior Luamba 54.England
6.6
46'

Salford City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Neil Wood decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns (6.4), Ethan Ingram (6.0), Curtis Tilt (6.8), Luke Garbutt (6.8), Declan John (6.0), Matthew Lund (7.5), Elliot Watt (7.1), Liam Humbles (6.8), Kelly N’Mai (6.6), Matt Smith (8.1) and Conor McAleny (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Adrian Mariappa, Connor McLennan, Joseph Wright, Kevin Berkoe (6.6), Sandro Da Costa, Jacob Hamman and Junior Luamba (6.6).

Substitutions

Salford City made 2 changes: Liam Humbles for Junior Luamba (46′) and Ethan Ingram for Kevin Berkoe (76′).

Player of the match: Matt Smith​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was Matt Smith.

His rating is 8.1 with 20 passes (48% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 16 duels out of 24.

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers
G
Luke McGee 1.England
7.0
D
Lee O'Connor 2.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Tom Davies 5.England
6.7
D
Jordan Turnbull 6.England
7.0
76' 45'
D
Connor Wood 27.England
6.7
88'
M
Brad Walker 4.England
7.7
M
Kieron Morris 7.England
8.7
88' 35'
M
Regan Hendry 8.Scotland
8.1
64'
M
Rob Apter 25.Scotland
7.0
67'
F
Connor Jennings 18.England
7.9
50'
F
Harvey Saunders 19.England
7.7
68' 12'
Substitutes
G
Joe Murphy 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Josef Yarney 21.England
6.6
76'
D
Dan Pike 24.England
D
James Norris 26.England
6.8
88'
M
Josh Hawkes 11.England
7.3
67' 90'
M
Reece McAlear 23.Scotland
7.7
88'
F
Charlie Jolley 12.England
6.7
68'

Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Nigel Adkins played with: Luke McGee (7.0), Lee O’Connor (7.0), Tom Davies (6.7), Jordan Turnbull (7.0), Connor Wood (6.7), Robert Apter (7.0), Regan Hendry (8.1), Brad Walker (7.7), Kieron Morris (8.7), Connor Jennings (7.9) and Harvey Saunders (7.7).

They had on the bench: Josh Hawkes (7.3), Charlie Jolley (6.7), Joe Murphy, Josef Yarney (6.6), Reece McAlear (7.7), Dan Pike and James Norris (6.8).

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 5 changes: Robert Apter for Josh Hawkes (67′), Harvey Saunders for Charlie Jolley (68′), Jordan Turnbull for Josef Yarney (76′), Kieron Morris for Reece McAlear (88′) and Connor Wood for James Norris (88′).

Player of the match: Kieron Morris​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Kieron Morris.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 35 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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