Walsall conquers Morecambe 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

WALSALL. Walsall was ultimately too strong for Morecambe.

February 21, 2024

WALSALL. Walsall was eventually too strong for Morecambe with the goal of Ross Tierney (13′), Jamille Matt (26′) and Emmanuel Adegboyega (65′). Morecambe was much superior in terms of ball possession (62%).

The match was played at the Poundland Bescot Stadium stadium in Walsall on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 4,543 spectators. The referee was Craig Hicks who had the assistance of Oliver Bickle and Steve Rushton. The 4th official was James Oldham. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.64 degrees Celsius or 52.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.

Match Statistics

Walsall

3 - 0

Morecambe

! 38 Ball Possession 62

Shots

13 Total 15
6 On Target 1
3 Off Target 5
4 Shots blocked 10

108 Attack 131
42 Dangerous attack 63
67 Ball safe 70

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 8

Fouls

10 Total 11
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Morecambe had a strong ball possession 62% while Walsall was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Morecambe had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Walsall managed to find the solution to win this encounter.

Walsall shot 13 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Morecambe shot 16 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Walsall received 4 yellow cards (Jack Earing, Josh Gordon, Tom Knowles and Brandon Comley). On the other side, Morecambe received 3 yellow cards (David Tutonda, Ged Brannan and Christopher Stokes).

Match Timeline

Ross Tierney(goal)

13'

B. Comley- Yellow

23'

Jamille Matt(goal)Josh Gordon

26'

53'

Chris Stokes- Yellow

53'

Gwion Edwards- sub ->Jake Taylor

Josh Gordon- Yellow

58'

Tom Knowles- Yellow

62'

Jack Earing- sub ->Ross Tierney

61'

Ryan Stirk- sub ->Brandon Comley

61'

Emmanuel Adegboyega(goal)

65'

68'

Farrend Rawson- sub ->Christopher Stokes

68'

Cammy Smith- sub ->Julian Larsson

Mo Faal- sub ->Jamille Matt

78'

Douglas James-Taylor- sub ->Josh Gordon

78'

80'

David Tutonda- Yellow

83'

Max Melbourne- sub ->Jordan Slew

Joe Foulkes- sub ->Tom Knowles

87'

Jack Earing- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Walsall has 45 points to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Morecambe will stays with 47 points like AFC Wimbledon and Notts County to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will play away against Harrogate Town on the 24th of February with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Harrogate Town (3 draws).

Morecambe will host Grimsby Town on the 24th of February with a 8-5 head to head stats in favor of Morecambe (6 draws).

Walsall – Formation

Walsall

Jackson Smith 22.England

6.7

David Okagbue 2.Republic of Ireland

7.8

Taylor Allen 21.England

8.1

Emmanuel Adegboyega 36.Republic of Ireland

8.4

65'

Liam Gordon 3.Guyana

7.1

Isaac Hutchinson 8.England

7.0

Tom Knowles 10.England

6.7

87'

62'

B. Comley 14.Montserrat

7.0

61'

23'

Ross Tierney 26.Republic of Ireland

7.5

61'

13'

Jamille Matt 9.Jamaica

8.4

78'

26'

Josh Gordon 18.England

7.0

78'

58'

Substitutes

Owen Evans 1.Wales

Joe Foulkes 12.England

7.0

87'

Joe Riley 7.England

Jack Earing 17.England

6.7

61'

90'

Ryan Stirk 25.Wales

6.8

61'

Douglas James-Taylor 11.England

6.8

78'

Mo Faal 23.Gambia

7.0

78'

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 (6.7), Emmanuel Adegboyega (8.4), David Okagbue (7.8), Taylor Allen (8.1), Tom Knowles (6.7), Isaac Hutchinson (7.0), Brandon Comley (7.0), Ross Tierney (7.5), Liam Gordon (7.1), Jamille Matt (8.4) and Josh Gordon (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Owen Evans, Joe Riley, Douglas James-Taylor (6.8), Joe Foulkes (7.0), Jack Earing (6.7), Mo Faal (7.0) and Ryan Stirk (6.8).

Substitutions

Walsall made 5 changes: Ross Tierney for Jack Earing (61′), Brandon Comley for Ryan Stirk (61′), Jamille Matt for Mo Faal (78′), Josh Gordon for Douglas James-Taylor (78′) and Tom Knowles for Joe Foulkes (87′).

Player of the match: Jamille Matt

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Walsall was Jamille Matt.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 28 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 20. He hit the woodwork once times.

Morecambe – Formation

Morecambe

Archie Mair 30.Scotland

6.6

David Tutonda 3.DR Congo

7.0

80'

Jacob Bedeau 4.Grenada

7.1

Joel Senior 12.England

6.4

Chris Stokes 15.England

6.4

68'

53'

Joe Adams 8.England

6.6

Julian Larsson 11.Sweden

6.4

68'

Jake Taylor 18.England

7.0

53'

Charlie Brown 20.England

7.1

Nelson Khumbeni 38.England

7.0

Jordan Slew 14.England

6.8

83'

Substitutes

Adam Smith 21.England

Farrend Rawson 5.England

6.8

68'

Kayden Harrack 22.Grenada

Max Melbourne 23.England

6.3

83'

Yann Songo'o 6.Cameroon

Gwion Edwards 19.Wales

7.0

53'

Cammy Smith 17.Scotland

6.6

68'

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

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

They had on the bench: Farrend Rawson (6.8), Yann Songo’o, Cammy Smith (6.6), Gwion Edwards (7.0), Adam Smith, Kayden Harrack and Max Melbourne (6.3).

Substitutions

Morecambe made 4 changes: Jake Taylor for Gwion Edwards (53′), Jordan Slew for Max Melbourne (83′), Christopher Stokes for Farrend Rawson (68′) and Julian Larsson for Cammy Smith (68′).