Morecambe tops Tranmere Rovers after recovering from a 2-0 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRKENHEAD. Morecambe had a astonishing comeback against Tranmere Rovers.

February 15, 2024

BIRKENHEAD. Morecambe had a amazing comeback against Tranmere Rovers. Morecambe made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Ben Speedie with the support of Daniel Woodward and Joe Simpson. The 4th official was Ross Joyce. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.07 degrees Celsius or 46.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.

Match Statistics

Tranmere Rovers

2 - 3

Morecambe

44 Ball Possession 56

Shots

10 Total 18
5 On Target 6
2 Off Target 5
3 Shots blocked 7

99 Attack 105
43 Dangerous attack 65
72 Ball safe 70

1 Penalties 0
0 Corners 10

Fouls

12 Total 11
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Morecambe was in firm control of the ball 56% while Tranmere Rovers was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Morecambe was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Morecambe won the contest.

Tranmere Rovers shot 10 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Morecambe shot 18 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Tranmere Rovers received 5 yellow cards (Paul Lewis, Josh Hawkes, Kieron Morris, Harvey Saunders and Regan Hendry). Talking about the opposition, Morecambe received 2 yellow cards (Nelson Khumbeni and Joe Adams).

Match Timeline

Rob Apter(goal)Harvey Saunders

Connor Jennings(penalty)

10'

14'

Charlie Brown(goal)Julian Larsson

Regan Hendry- Yellow

27'

Kieron Morris- Yellow

33'

41'

Joe Adams- Yellow

Harvey Saunders- Yellow

55'

57'

Nelson Khumbeni- Yellow

62'

Jordan Slew- sub ->Julian Larsson

63'

Gwion Edwards- sub ->Charlie Brown

Paul Lewis- sub ->Reece McAlear

68'

Josh Hawkes- sub ->Kieron Morris

69'

Josh Hawkes- Yellow

75'

76'

Jacob Davenport- sub ->Jake Taylor

76'

Yann Songo'o- sub ->Nelson Khumbeni

82'

Jordan Slew(goal)Joel Senior

Josef Yarney- sub ->Lee O\'Connor

82'

Kristian Dennis- sub ->Harvey Saunders

86'

Paul Lewis- Yellow

90'

Jacob Davenport(goal)

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Tranmere Rovers stays with 37 points to sit in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Morecambe will has 46 points like AFC Wimbledon to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers will host Stockport County on the 17th of February with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).

Morecambe will play away against Walsall on the 6th of February with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Morecambe (1 draw).

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers

Luke McGee 1.England

7.0

Lee O'Connor 2.Republic of Ireland

6.8

82'

Tom Davies 5.England

7.0

Jordan Turnbull 6.England

6.4

Connor Wood 27.England

7.0

Kieron Morris 7.England

7.0

69'

33'

Regan Hendry 8.Scotland

6.7

27'

Reece McAlear 23.Scotland

7.0

68'

Rob Apter 25.Scotland

7.0

Connor Jennings 18.England

7.8

10'

Harvey Saunders 19.England

7.0

86'

55'

Substitutes

Joe Murphy 13.Republic of Ireland

Josef Yarney 21.England

6.6

82'

James Norris 26.England

Josh Hawkes 11.England

6.3

69'

75'

Paul Lewis 22.England

6.3

68'

90'

Charlie Jolley 12.England

Kristian Dennis 14.England

6.4

86'

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

The manager Nigel Adkins decided to play with the following team: Luke McGee (7.0), Lee O’Connor (6.8), Tom Davies (7.0), Jordan Turnbull (6.4), Connor Wood (7.0), Robert Apter (7.0), Reece McAlear (7.0), Regan Hendry (6.7), Kieron Morris (7.0), Connor Jennings (7.8) and Harvey Saunders (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Josh Hawkes (6.3), Charlie Jolley, Joe Murphy, Kristian Dennis (6.4), Josef Yarney (6.6), Paul Lewis (6.3) and James Norris.

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 4 changes: Reece McAlear for Paul Lewis (68′), Kieron Morris for Josh Hawkes (69′), Harvey Saunders for Kristian Dennis (86′) and Lee O’Connor for Josef Yarney (82′).

Player of the match: Connor Jennings

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Connor Jennings.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 41 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 18.

Morecambe – Formation

Morecambe

Archie Mair 30.Scotland

7.5

David Tutonda 3.DR Congo

7.3

Jacob Bedeau 4.Grenada

6.6

Joel Senior 12.England

7.3

Chris Stokes 15.England

7.0

Joe Adams 8.England

6.7

41'

Julian Larsson 11.Sweden

6.7

62'

Jake Taylor 18.England

6.8

76'

Charlie Brown 20.England

7.3

63'

14'

Nelson Khumbeni 38.England

7.1

76'

57'

Gerard Garner 9.England

6.4

Substitutes

Adam Smith 21.England

Kayden Harrack 22.Grenada

Max Melbourne 23.England

Yann Songo'o 6.Cameroon

7.0

76'

Jacob Davenport 16.England

7.7

76'

90'

Gwion Edwards 19.Wales

6.7

63'

Jordan Slew 14.England

7.9

62'

82'

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

Ged Brannan played with: A. Mair (7.5), Joel Senior (7.3), Christopher Stokes (7.0), Jacob Bedeau (6.6), David Tutonda (7.3), Nelson Khumbeni (7.1), Jake Taylor (6.8), Charlie Brown (7.3), Joe Adams (6.7), Julian Larsson (6.7) and Gerard Garner (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yann Songo’o (7.0), Jordan Slew (7.9), Jacob Davenport (7.7), Gwion Edwards (6.7), Adam Smith, Kayden Harrack and Max Melbourne.

Substitutions

Morecambe made 4 changes: Charlie Brown for Gwion Edwards (63′), Julian Larsson for Jordan Slew (62′), Jake Taylor for Jacob Davenport (76′) and Nelson Khumbeni for Yann Songo’o (76′).