STOCKPORT. Stockport County beats Walsall 3-1. Stockport County was decisively better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Edgeley Park stadium in Stockport on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Atkinson assisted by Steve Durnall and Johnathon Bickerdike. The 4th official was Ben Toner. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.31 degrees Celsius or 41.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Stockport County

3 - 1

Walsall

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 16 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 119 Attack 73
  • 60 Dangerous attack 46
  • 85 Ball safe 66
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Stockport County was in firm control of the ball 66% while Walsall was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Stockport County had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Stockport County won the match​.

Stockport County shot 16 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Walsall shot 7 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Stockport County received 1 yellow card (Ethan Bristow). On the other side, Walsall received 2 yellow cards ( and Brandon Comley).

Match Timeline

22'
B. Comley- Yellow
Ethan Bristow- Yellow
29'
Akil Wright(goal)Odin Bailey
45'
45'
Douglas James-Taylor(goal)Tom Knowles
Isaac Olaofe(goal)
55'
61'
Josh Gordon- sub ->Danny Johnson
Paddy Madden- sub ->Callum Camps
73'
Nick Powell- sub ->Kyle Wootton
74'
74'
Ryan Stirk- sub ->Jack Earing
Paddy Madden(penalty)
76'
80'
Taylor Allen- sub ->Liam Gordon
89'

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 playing this match, Stockport County has 54 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Walsall will stays with 36 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Stockport County will play away against Gillingham on the 6th of January with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of Gillingham (4 draws).

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

Stockport County – Formation

Stockport County
G
Ben Hinchliffe 1.England
7.0
D
Akil Wright 4.England
8.1
45'
D
Neill Byrne 5.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
Fraser Horsfall 6.England
7.7
D
Ethan Bristow 23.England
7.0
29'
M
Callum Camps 8.England
6.7
73'
M
Ryan Croasdale 18.England
7.5
M
Connor Lemonheigh-Evans 24.Wales
8.5
M
Odin Bailey 27.England
7.3
F
Kyle Wootton 19.England
7.1
74'
F
Isaac Olaofe 25.England
7.3
89' 55'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Smith 12.England
M
Nick Powell 11.England
6.7
74'
M
J. Cotterill 22.Wales
89'
M
Cody Johnson 30.England
F
Paddy Madden 9.Republic of Ireland
7.5
73' 76'

Stockport County started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Dave Challinor decided to play with the following team: Ben Hinchliffe (7.0), Akil Wright (8.1), Fraser Horsfall (7.7), Neill Byrne (7.1), Ethan Bristow (7.0), Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (8.5), Ryan Croasdale (7.5), Callum Camps (6.7), Odin Bailey (7.3), Isaac Olaofe (7.3) and Kyle Wootton (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Paddy Madden (7.5), Nick Powell (6.7), Jordan Smith, Joel Cotterill, Ashton Mee, Jid Okeke and Cody Johnson.

Substitutions

Stockport County made 3 changes: Callum Camps for Paddy Madden (73′), Kyle Wootton for Nick Powell (74′) and Isaac Olaofe for Joel Cotterill (89′).

Player of the match: Connor Lemonheigh-Evans​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Stockport County was Connor Lemonheigh-Evans even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 27 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Walsall – Formation

Walsall
G
Jackson Smith 22.England
7.3
D
David Okagbue 2.Republic of Ireland
6.7
D
D. Daniels 5.Montserrat
6.4
D
Priestley Farquharson 6.England
6.3
M
Liam Gordon 3.Guyana
6.3
80'
M
Isaac Hutchinson 8.England
7.0
M
Tom Knowles 10.England
8.1
M
B. Comley 14.Montserrat
6.3
22'
M
Jack Earing 17.England
6.4
74'
F
Douglas James-Taylor 11.England
7.5
45'
F
Danny Johnson 39.England
6.6
61'
Substitutes
G
Owen Evans 1.Wales
D
Joe Foulkes 12.England
D
Emmanuel Adegboyega 26.Republic of Ireland
M
Ronan Maher 16.England
M
Taylor Allen 21.England
6.8
80'
M
Ryan Stirk 25.Wales
7.0
74'
F
Josh Gordon 18.England
6.8
61'

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

Matthew Sadler played with: Jackson Smith (7.3), David Okagbue (6.7), Priestley Farquharson (6.3), Donervon Daniels (6.4), Tom Knowles (8.1), Isaac Hutchinson (7.0), Brandon Comley (6.3), Jack Earing (6.4), Liam Gordon (6.3), Danny Johnson (6.6) and Douglas James-Taylor (7.5).

They had on the bench: Owen Evans, Joe Foulkes, Ronan Maher, Josh Gordon (6.8), Taylor Allen (6.8), Ryan Stirk (7.0) and Emmanuel Adegboyega.

Substitutions

Walsall made 3 changes: Danny Johnson for Josh Gordon (61′), Jack Earing for Ryan Stirk (74′) and Liam Gordon for Taylor Allen (80′).

Player of the match: Tom Knowles​

The most impressive player for Walsall was Tom Knowles.

His rating is 8.1 with 27 passes (38% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 11 crosses.

Results of the day

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