Salford City overcomes Wrexham 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SALFORD. Salford City overcomes Wrexham 3-1.

February 4, 2024

SALFORD. Salford City prevails over Wrexham 3-1. Salford City got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Theo Vassell (6′) and Elliot Watt (16′). Wrexham tried to recover with a goal from Sam Dalby (41′). Nonetheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (56′) scored by Matt Smith for Salford City.

The match was played at the Moor Lane stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Alex Chilowicz with the assistance of Matthew Sowerby and Joe Simpson. The 4th official was Richard Wigglesworth. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.83 degrees Celsius or 49.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Salford City

3 - 1

Wrexham

49 Ball Possession 51

Shots

18 Total 6
9 On Target 1
4 Off Target 3
5 Shots blocked 2

160 Attack 87
71 Dangerous attack 28
39 Ball safe 55

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

8 Total 15
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Salford City was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Wrexham that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Salford City was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Salford City won the match.

Salford City shot 18 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Wrexham shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Salford City received 4 yellow cards (Kelly N’Mai, Ryan Watson, Luke Garbutt and Curtis Tilt). Talking about the opposition, Wrexham received 3 yellow cards (Jordan Tunnicliffe, Elliot Lee and Paul Mullin).

Match Timeline

Theo Vassell(goal)Luke Garbutt

Elliot Watt(goal)

16'

Luke Garbutt- Yellow

20'

32'

Jordan Tunnicliffe- Yellow

34'

Elliot Lee- Yellow

Ryan Watson- Yellow

35'

41'

Sam Dalby(goal)Aaron Hayden

45'

Paul Mullin- Yellow

Matt Smith(goal)Elliot Watt

56'

Liam Shephard- sub ->Luke Garbutt

56'

62'

Steven Fletcher- sub ->Sam Dalby

Matty Lund- sub ->Callum Morton

69'

Kelly N'Mai- sub ->Conor McAleny

69'

Curtis Tilt- Yellow

79'

80'

Luke Bolton- sub ->Ryan Barnett

80'

Jack Marriott- sub ->Jordan Tunnicliffe

Callum Hendry- sub ->Ryan Watson

86'

Kelly N'Mai- Yellow

90'

89'

Jacob Mendy- sub ->James McClean

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Salford City has 34 points to sit in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Wrexham will stays with 52 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will play away against Swindon Town on the 10th of February with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Swindon Town (2 draws).

Wrexham will host Bradford City on the 10th of February with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Bradford City (3 draws).

Salford City – Formation

Salford City

Alex Cairns 1.England

7.0

Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica

7.8

79'

Luke Garbutt 29.England

7.5

56'

20'

Theo Vassell 42.England

7.8

Declan John 3.Wales

7.5

Ryan Watson 7.England

6.6

86'

35'

Conor McAleny 18.England

6.4

69'

Junior Luamba 54.England

7.0

Elliot Watt 6.Scotland

8.5

16'

Matt Smith 17.England

8.9

56'

Callum Morton 39.England

6.8

69'

Substitutes

Joel Torrance 31.England

Liam Shephard 32.Wales

6.8

56'

Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica

Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland

7.0

69'

Dan Chesters 20.England

Kelly N'Mai 30.Netherlands

6.8

69'

90'

Callum Hendry 9.Scotland

6.6

86'

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

The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns (7.0), Declan John (7.5), Theo Vassell (7.8), Curtis Tilt (7.8), Luke Garbutt (7.5), Conor McAleny (6.4), Elliot Watt (8.5), Ryan Watson (6.6), Junior Luamba (7.0), Matt Smith (8.9) and Callum Morton (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Adrian Mariappa, Matthew Lund (7.0), Callum Hendry (6.6), Dan Chesters, Kelly N’Mai (6.8), Joel Torrance and Liam Shephard (6.8).

Substitutions

Salford City made 4 changes: Luke Garbutt for Liam Shephard (56′), Callum Morton for Matthew Lund (69′), Conor McAleny for Kelly N’Mai (69′) and Ryan Watson for Callum Hendry (86′).

Player of the match: Matt Smith

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

His rating is 8.9 with 1 goal, 37 passes (51% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 26 duels out of 40.

Wrexham – Formation

Wrexham

Arthur Okonkwo 33.England

7.5

Ben Tozer 4.England

6.7

Aaron Hayden 5.England

7.5

Jordan Tunnicliffe 6.England

6.0

80'

32'

George Evans 12.England

6.4

Andy Cannon 20.England

6.7

James McClean 23.Republic of Ireland

6.3

89'

Ryan Barnett 29.England

6.4

80'

Elliot Lee 38.England

6.4

34'

Paul Mullin 10.England

6.3

45'

Sam Dalby 18.England

7.0

62'

41'

Substitutes

Mark Howard 21.England

Eoghan O'Connell 15.Republic of Ireland

Jacob Mendy 19.Gambia

6.8

89'

Luke Bolton 17.England

6.7

80'

James Jones 30.Scotland

Jack Marriott 11.England

6.4

80'

Steven Fletcher 26.Scotland

6.7

62'

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

Phil Parkinson played with: Arthur Okonkwo (7.5), Aaron Hayden (7.5), Ben Tozer (6.7), Jordan Tunnicliffe (6.0), Ryan Barnett (6.4), Andy Cannon (6.7), George Evans (6.4), Elliot Lee (6.4), James McClean (6.3), Paul Mullin (6.3) and Sam Dalby (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Jack Marriott (6.4), Eoghan O’Connell, Luke Bolton (6.7), Jacob Mendy (6.8), Mark Howard, Steven Fletcher (6.7) and James Jones.

Substitutions

Wrexham made 4 changes: Sam Dalby for Steven Fletcher (62′), Ryan Barnett for Luke Bolton (80′), Jordan Tunnicliffe for Jack Marriott (80′) and James McClean for Jacob Mendy (89′).