Tranmere Rovers overcomes Grimsby Town 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CLEETHORPES. Tranmere Rovers overcome Grimsby Town to win 2-1.

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David Brown
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Tranmere Rovers overcomes Grimsby Town 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CLEETHORPES. Tranmere Rovers beat Grimsby Town to win 2-1. It was Tranmere Rovers to strike first with a goal of Robert Apter at the 35′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Toby Mullarkey gave the win to Tranmere Rovers in the 54′ minute with an own goal.

The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,421 spectators.​ The referee was Paul Howard assisted by Ivan Stankovic and Declan Ford. The 4th official was Stephen Wade. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.43 degrees Celsius or 45.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Grimsby Town

1 - 2

Team 1

Tranmere Rovers

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 12 Total 5
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 80 Attack 114
  • 46 Dangerous attack 50
  • 102 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Grimsby Town had a strong ball possession 55% while Tranmere Rovers was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tranmere Rovers was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tranmere Rovers won the match.​

Grimsby Town shot 12 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tranmere Rovers shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Grimsby Town received 1 yellow card (Danny Rose). On the opposite side, Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Paul Lewis and Charlie Jolley).

Match Timeline

Danny Rose- Yellow
4'
35'
Rob Apter(goal)Tom Davies
Doug Tharme(goal)
39'
Toby Mullarkey(own-goal)
54'
58'
Charlie Jolley- Yellow
Niall Maher- sub ->Douglas Tharme
62'
Charles Vernam- sub ->Harry Wood
66'
84'
Kristian Dennis- sub ->Charlie Jolley
84'
Reece McAlear- sub ->Robert Apter
Gavan Holohan- sub ->Kieran Green
86'
87'
Paul Lewis- sub ->Brad Walker
Justin Obikwu- sub ->Abo Eisa
87'
90'
Paul Lewis- Yellow

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 encounter, Grimsby Town stays with 28 points like Colchester United and Doncaster Rovers to sit in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Tranmere Rovers will has 36 points like Bradford City to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Grimsby Town will play away against Accrington Stanley on the 3rd of February with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Accrington Stanley (2 draws).

Tranmere Rovers will host Crewe Alexandra on the 3rd of February with a 6-6 head to head record.

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town
G
Harvey Cartwright 1.England
6.6
D
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon 3.England
7.1
D
Harvey Rodgers 5.England
7.3
D
Doug Tharme 24.Wales
7.5
62' Goals39'
D
Toby Mullarkey 28.England
6.4
M
Kieran Green 4.England
7.1
86'
M
Abo Eisa 7.Sudan
6.3
87'
M
Harry Clifton 15.Wales
6.7
M
Harry Wood 18.England
6.1
66'
M
Jamie Andrews 19.England
6.8
F
Danny Rose 32.England
6.3
4'
Substitutes
G
Jake Eastwood 12.England
D
Niall Maher 31.England
6.7
62'
M
Gavan Holohan 8.Republic of Ireland
6.4
86'
M
Aaron Braithwaite 34.England
F
Charles Vernam 10.England
7.1
66'
F
Justin Obikwu 20.England
6.4
87'
F
Donovan Wilson 25.England

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

The manager David Artell decided to play with the following team: Harvey Cartwright (6.6), Toby Mullarkey (6.4), Douglas Tharme (7.5), Harvey Rodgers (7.3), Anthony Driscoll-Glennon (7.1), Kieran Green (7.1), Harry Clifton (6.7), Harry Wood (6.1), Jamie Andrews (6.8), Abo Eisa (6.3) and Danny Rose (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Gavan Holohan (6.4), Charles Vernam (7.1), Jake Eastwood, Justin Obikwu (6.4), Donovan Wilson, Niall Maher (6.7) and Aaron Braithwaite.

Grimsby Town could not rely on the presence of Niall Maher (injured).

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 4 changes: Douglas Tharme for Niall Maher (62′), Harry Wood for Charles Vernam (66′), Kieran Green for Gavan Holohan (86′) and Abo Eisa for Justin Obikwu (87′).

Player of the match: Douglas Tharme​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Douglas Tharme.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 46 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7.

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers
G
Luke McGee 1.England
7.0
D
Lee O'Connor 2.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
Tom Davies  5.England
7.5
D
Jordan Turnbull 6.England
7.1
D
Connor Wood 27.England
6.3
M
Brad Walker 4.England
7.5
87'
M
Kieron Morris 7.England
7.3
M
Regan Hendry 8.Scotland
7.1
M
Rob Apter 25.Scotland
7.5
84' Goals35'
F
Charlie Jolley 12.England
6.4
84' 58'
F
Connor Jennings 18.England
7.0
Substitutes
G
Joe Murphy 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Josef Yarney 21.England
D
James Norris 26.England
M
Josh Hawkes 11.England
M
Paul Lewis 22.England
6.4
87' 90'
M
Reece McAlear 23.Scotland
6.4
84'
F
Kristian Dennis 14.England
6.8
84'

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

Nigel Adkins played with: Luke McGee (7.0), Lee O’Connor (6.8), Tom Davies (7.5), Jordan Turnbull (7.1), Connor Wood (6.3), Robert Apter (7.5), Brad Walker (7.5), Regan Hendry (7.1), Kieron Morris (7.3), Connor Jennings (7.0) and Charlie Jolley (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Josh Hawkes, Joe Murphy, Kristian Dennis (6.8), Josef Yarney, Paul Lewis (6.4), Reece McAlear (6.4) and James Norris.

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 3 changes: Charlie Jolley for Kristian Dennis (84′), Robert Apter for Reece McAlear (84′) and Brad Walker for Paul Lewis (87′).

Player of the match: Brad Walker​

The most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Brad Walker even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.5 with 21 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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