MORECAMBE. Morecambe tops Sutton United 1-0 after G. Garner scored just 1 goal (4′). Sutton United lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Mazuma Stadium stadium in Morecambe on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 4,045 spectators. The referee was Peter Wright who had the assistance of Johnathon Bickerdike and Simon Clayton. The 4th official was Richard Aspinall. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.48 degrees Celsius or 45.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 4 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 7
- 84 Attack 125
- 43 Dangerous attack 60
- 34 Ball safe 42
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sutton United was in firm control of the ball 58% while Morecambe was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sutton United was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Morecambe was able to find the solution to win this match.
Morecambe shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Sutton United shot 13 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Morecambe received 4 yellow cards (Gwion Edwards, Christopher Stokes, Joel Senior and Gerard Garner). On the other side, Sutton United received 4 yellow cards (Lee Angol, Ryan Jackson, Sam Hart and Sashiel Adom-Malaki).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Morecambe has 43 points like Newport County to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Sutton United will stays with 22 points to remain in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Morecambe will play away with Walsall on the 6th of February with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Morecambe (1 draw).
Sutton United will host Wrexham on the 13th of February with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Wrexham (4 draws).
Morecambe – Formation
Morecambe
65'
53'
4'
Morecambe started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ged Brannan decided to play with the following team: A. Mair , Joel Senior , Christopher Stokes , Jacob Bedeau , David Tutonda , Nelson Khumbeni , Jake Taylor , Charlie Brown , Joe Adams , Julian Larsson and Gerard Garner .
The home team had on the bench: Yann Songo’o , Jordan Slew , Cammy Smith, Gwion Edwards , Adam Smith, Kayden Harrack and Max Melbourne.
Substitutions
Morecambe made 4 changes: Charlie Brown for Gwion Edwards (53′), Julian Larsson for Jordan Slew (53′), Nelson Khumbeni for Yann Songo’o (79′) and Gerard Garner for Max Melbourne (88′).
Player of the match: Joel Senior
The most impressive player for Morecambe was Joel Senior even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (62% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Sutton United – Formation
Sutton United
Sutton United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Steve Morison played with: Dean Bouzanis , Joe Kizzi , Ben Goodliffe , Sam Hart , Ryan Jackson , Craig Eastmond , Charlie Lakin , Sashiel Adom-Malaki , Stephen Duke-McKenna , Lee Angol and Oliver Sanderson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Omar Sowunmi, Louis John, Harry Smith , Harry Beautyman , Omari Patrick , Steve Arnold and Liam Moore.
Substitutions
Sutton United made 3 changes: Oliver Sanderson for Harry Beautyman (46′), Lee Angol for Harry Smith (46′) and Sashiel Adom-Malaki for Omari Patrick (46′).
Player of the match: Dean Bouzanis
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sutton United was the goalkeeper: Dean Bouzanis. His rating is 7.85. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Bradford City – 0-1
- Walsall – Newport County – 0-3
- Swindon Town – Salford City – 1-1
- Morecambe – Sutton United – 1-0
- Milton Keynes Dons – Accrington Stanley – 2-1
- Harrogate Town – Colchester United – 1-0
- Grimsby Town – Stockport County – 1-3
- Forest Green Rovers – Mansfield Town – 0-4
- Doncaster Rovers – Tranmere Rovers – 2-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Crawley Town – 1-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Barrow – 2-0
