Walsall overcomes Mansfield Town 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WALSALL. Walsall topped Mansfield Town to win 2-1.

February 18, 2024

WALSALL. Walsall beat Mansfield Town to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Walsall to strike first with a goal of Jamille Matt at the 47′. Then it was a goal in the 50′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Emmanuel Adegboyega gave the win to Walsall in the 65′ minute with a goal. Mansfield Town lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Poundland Bescot Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,625 spectators. The referee was Thomas Parsons with the help of Alan Clayton and . The 4th official was Declan O’Shea. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.56 degrees Celsius or 52.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.

Match Statistics

Walsall

2 - 1

Mansfield Town

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

15 Total 14
5 On Target 7
4 Off Target 5
7 Shots blocked 2

103 Attack 83
67 Dangerous attack 46
53 Ball safe 39

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 6

Fouls

7 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Mansfield Town had a superior ball possession 57% while Walsall was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Walsall was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Walsall won the match.

Walsall shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Mansfield Town shot 14 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Walsall received 2 yellow cards (Tom Knowles and Liam Gordon). On the opposite side, Mansfield Town received 2 yellow cards (Jordan Bowery and Ollie Clarke).

Match Timeline

37'

Ollie Clarke- Yellow

Emmanuel Adegboyega- sub ->Priestley Farquharson

46'

Hiram Boateng- sub ->Ollie Clarke

Jamille Matt(goal)Isaac Hutchinson

47'

50'

Stephen Quinn(goal)Hiram Boateng

Emmanuel Adegboyega(goal)Isaac Hutchinson

65'

70'

Davis Keillor-Dunn- sub ->Will Swan

70'

Aaron Lewis- sub ->Stephen Quinn

Ross Tierney- sub ->Josh Gordon

77'

78'

Stephen McLaughlin- sub ->Baily Cargill

78'

Tom Nichols- sub ->George Maris

Liam Gordon- Yellow

79'

Tom Knowles- Yellow

85'

Mo Faal- sub ->Jamille Matt

89'

Ryan Stirk- sub ->Jack Earing

90'

Jordan Bowery- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Walsall has 42 points to sit in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Mansfield Town will stays with 60 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will host Morecambe on the 20th of February with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Morecambe (1 draw).

Mansfield Town will host Salford City on the 24th of February with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Salford City (1 draw).

Walsall – Formation

Walsall

Jackson Smith 22.England

8.1

David Okagbue 2.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Priestley Farquharson 6.England

7.0

46'

Taylor Allen 21.England

6.7

Liam Gordon 3.Guyana

6.7

79'

Isaac Hutchinson 8.England

8.4

Tom Knowles 10.England

6.8

85'

B. Comley 14.Montserrat

6.8

Jack Earing 17.England

7.3

90'

Jamille Matt 9.Jamaica

7.3

89'

47'

Josh Gordon 18.England

7.1

77'

Substitutes

Owen Evans 1.Wales

Emmanuel Adegboyega 36.Republic of Ireland

7.5

46'

65'

Ryan Stirk 25.Wales

90'

Ross Tierney 26.Republic of Ireland

6.7

77'

Douglas James-Taylor 11.England

Aramide Oteh 20.England

Mo Faal 23.Gambia

89'

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

The manager Matthew Sadler decided to play with the following team: Jackson Smith (8.1), David Okagbue (7.3), Priestley Farquharson (7.0), Taylor Allen (6.7), Tom Knowles (6.8), Isaac Hutchinson (8.4), Brandon Comley (6.8), Jack Earing (7.3), Liam Gordon (6.7), Jamille Matt (7.3) and Josh Gordon (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Owen Evans, Douglas James-Taylor, Aramide Oteh, Mo Faal, Ryan Stirk, Ross Tierney (6.7) and Emmanuel Adegboyega (7.5).

Walsall could not rely on the presence of Emmanuel Adegboyega (injured).

Substitutions

Walsall made 4 changes: Priestley Farquharson for Emmanuel Adegboyega (46′), Josh Gordon for Ross Tierney (77′), Jamille Matt for Mo Faal (89′) and Jack Earing for Ryan Stirk (90′).

Player of the match: Isaac Hutchinson

The most impressive player for Walsall was Isaac Hutchinson even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town

Christy Pym 1.England

7.0

Baily Cargill 6.England

7.0

78'

Jordan Bowery 9.England

7.3

90'

Aden Flint 14.England

7.3

Lewis Brunt 24.England

7.3

Ollie Clarke 8.England

6.7

46'

37'

George Maris 10.England

7.3

78'

Stephen Quinn 16.Republic of Ireland

8.1

70'

50'

Louis Reed 25.England

7.1

Lucas Akins 7.Grenada

6.3

Will Swan 26.England

6.6

70'

Substitutes

Scott Flinders 13.England

Aaron Lewis 15.Wales

7.3

70'

George Williams 22.England

Stephen McLaughlin 3.Republic of Ireland

6.7

78'

Davis Keillor-Dunn 40.England

6.8

70'

Hiram Boateng 44.England

6.8

46'

Tom Nichols 20.England

6.7

78'

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

Nigel Clough played with: Christy Pym (7.0), Jordan Bowery (7.3), Lewis Brunt (7.3), Aden Flint (7.3), Baily Cargill (7.0), Ollie Clarke (6.7), Louis Reed (7.1), Stephen Quinn (8.1), George Maris (7.3), Will Swan (6.6) and Lucas Akins (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Stephen McLaughlin (6.7), Scott Flinders, Aaron Lewis (7.3), Tom Nichols (6.7), George Williams, Davis Keillor-Dunn (6.8) and Hiram Boateng (6.8).

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 5 changes: Ollie Clarke for Hiram Boateng (46′), Baily Cargill for Stephen McLaughlin (78′), George Maris for Tom Nichols (78′), Will Swan for Davis Keillor-Dunn (70′) and Stephen Quinn for Aaron Lewis (70′).