THORNTON. Wrexham defeats Notts County 1-0 after S. Fletcher scored just 1 goal (20′). Notts County was surely better in terms of ball possession (74%).
The match was played at the Poolfoot Farm stadium in Thornton on Saturday and it started at 9:00 am local time. In front of 12,532 spectators. The referee was Carl Brook with the collaboration of Paul Stonier and Ryan Williams. The 4th official was Steven Copeland. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.46 degrees Celsius or 54.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 4 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 6
- 66 Attack 134
- 46 Dangerous attack 64
- 41 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 4
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Notts County was in firm control of the ball 74% while Wrexham was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Notts County was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Wrexham found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Wrexham shot 16 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Notts County shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Wrexham received 1 yellow card (Elliot Lee). Regarding the opposition, Notts County received 2 yellow cards (Scott Robertson and David McGoldrick).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Wrexham has 58 points like Crewe Alexandra to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Notts County will stays with 47 points like AFC Wimbledon, Morecambe and Gillingham to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Wrexham will play away against Milton Keynes Dons on the 20th of February with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (0 draws).
Notts County will host Crewe Alexandra on the 24th of February with a 9-3 head to head statistic in favor of Notts County (3 draws).
Wrexham – Formation
Wrexham
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55'
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Wrexham started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Phil Parkinson decided to play with the following team: Arthur Okonkwo , Ryan Barnett , Max Cleworth , Eoghan O’Connell , William Boyle , James McClean , James Jones , Andy Cannon , Elliot Lee , Paul Mullin and Steven Fletcher .
The home team had on the bench: Ben Tozer, Luke Young , Ollie Palmer , Jack Marriott , Luke Bolton, Jacob Mendy and Luke McNicholas.
Wrexham could not rely on the presence of Luke Young (injured).
Substitutions
Wrexham made 4 changes: Ryan Barnett for Jacob Mendy (80′), Steven Fletcher for Ollie Palmer (78′), Paul Mullin for Jack Marriott (79′) and James Jones for Luke Young (88′).
Player of the match: James McClean
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wrexham was James McClean even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 23 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 20. He performed 11 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Notts County – Formation
Notts County
Notts County started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Stuart Maynard played with: Luca Ashby-Hammond , Aaron Nemane , Aden Baldwin , Jaden Warner , Kyle Cameron , Jodi Jones , John Bostock , Scott Robertson , Daniel Crowley , David McGoldrick and Macaulay Langstaff .
These were the players on the bench: Connell Rawlinson, Jim O’Brien, Sam Austin , Adam Chicksen , Aidan Stone, Lewis Macari and Charlie Colkett .
Substitutions
Notts County made 4 changes: Scott Robertson for Sam Austin (82′), John Bostock for Charlie Colkett (82′), Kyle Cameron for Adam Chicksen (79′) and Jaden Warner for Lewis Macari (80′).
Player of the match: Aden Baldwin
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Notts County was Aden Baldwin.
His rating is with 99 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Notts County – 1-0
- Walsall – Mansfield Town – 2-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Stockport County – 4-0
- Swindon Town – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2
- Salford City – Barrow – 5-3
- Newport County – Gillingham – 1-0
- Grimsby Town – Doncaster Rovers – 1-5
- Crewe Alexandra – Harrogate Town – 0-0
- Crawley Town – Forest Green Rovers – 2-0
- Colchester United – Accrington Stanley – 1-1
- Bradford City – Sutton United – 1-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Morecambe – 1-1
