WALSALL. Walsall prevails over Wrexham 3-1.
The match was played at the Poundland Bescot Stadium stadium in Walsall on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 8,709 spectators. The referee was Paul Howard with the assistance of Jake Topp and Ryan Williams. The 4th official was Daniel Jarvis. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.25 degrees Celsius or 45.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Walsall was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Wrexham that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Walsall was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Walsall won the match.
Walsall shot 22 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wrexham shot 17 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Walsall received 3 yellow cards (Tom Knowles, Douglas James-Taylor and Priestley Farquharson). On the opposite side, Wrexham received 1 yellow card (Andy Cannon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Walsall has 33 points like Swindon Town, Crawley Town and Harrogate Town to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Wrexham will stays with 46 points like Mansfield Town to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will play away with Grimsby Town on the 1st of January with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Grimsby Town (3 draws).
Wrexham will host Barrow on the 1st of January with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Wrexham (10 draws).
Walsall – Formation
Walsall started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Matthew Sadler decided to play with the following team: Jackson Smith , David Okagbue , Priestley Farquharson , Donervon Daniels , Tom Knowles , Isaac Hutchinson , Brandon Comley , Jack Earing , Liam Gordon , Freddie Draper and Jamille Matt .
The home team had on the bench: Owen Evans, Douglas James-Taylor , Joe Foulkes, Ronan Maher, Harry Williams, Taylor Allen and Danny Johnson.
Substitutions
Walsall made 2 changes: Jamille Matt for Douglas James-Taylor (46′) and Jack Earing for Taylor Allen (75′).
Player of the match: Isaac Hutchinson
The most impressive player for Walsall was Isaac Hutchinson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Wrexham – Formation
Wrexham started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Phil Parkinson played with: Arthur Okonkwo , Jacob Mendy , Max Cleworth , Ben Tozer , Thomas O’Connor , James McClean , Luke Young , Andy Cannon , Elliot Lee , Paul Mullin and Sam Dalby .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Davies , Anthony Forde , Mark Howard, William Boyle, Steven Fletcher , Jake Bickerstaff and Ryan Barnett .
Substitutions
Wrexham made 4 changes: Luke Young for Jordan Davies (61′), Sam Dalby for Steven Fletcher (61′), Jacob Mendy for Anthony Forde (61′) and Max Cleworth for Ryan Barnett (82′).
Player of the match: Paul Mullin
The player that probably impressed the most for Wrexham was Paul Mullin.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Wrexham – 3-1
- Swindon Town – Forest Green Rovers – 2-1
- Salford City – Grimsby Town – 0-3
- Notts County – Morecambe – 5-0
- Newport County – Crewe Alexandra – 1-1
- Milton Keynes Dons – Crawley Town – 2-0
- Mansfield Town – Doncaster Rovers – 1-1
- Harrogate Town – Tranmere Rovers – 0-2
- Gillingham – Sutton United – 1-0
- Bradford City – Stockport County – 0-0
- Barrow – Accrington Stanley – 1-1
- AFC Wimbledon – Colchester United – 5-3