HARROGATE. Walsall tops Harrogate Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Gordon (47′) and a goal from M. Faal (84′). Harrogate Town was definitely better in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the CNG Stadium stadium in Harrogate on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,167 spectators.​ The referee was Alex Chilowicz with the collaboration of Joe Simpson and Adam Nichole. The 4th official was Ivan Stankovic. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.94 degrees Celsius or 44.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Harrogate Town was in firm control of the ball 65% while Walsall was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Harrogate Town was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 0 were on target. Nevertheless, Walsall was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Harrogate Town shot 12 times, 0 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Walsall shot 16 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Harrogate Town didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Walsall received 2 yellow cards (Jack Earing and Liam Gordon).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Harrogate Town stays with 48 points like Walsall and Morecambe to remain in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Walsall will has 48 points like Morecambe and Harrogate Town to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Harrogate Town will host Newport County on the 27th of February with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Walsall will host Accrington Stanley on the 27th of February with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Accrington Stanley (0 draws).

Harrogate Town – Formation

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

The manager Simon Weaver decided to play with the following team: J. Belshaw (6.7), Derrick Abu (6.3), Anthony O’Connor (7.3), Liam Gibson (8.2), Matthew Foulds (7.5), Dean Cornelius (7.0), Stephen Dooley (7.0), George Thomson (6.7), Matty Daly (7.0), Abraham Odoh (7.3) and Jack Muldoon (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Mark Oxley, Josh Falkingham (7.0), Warren Burrell, Levi Sutton (6.8), Jeremy Sivi, Josh March (6.7) and Thomas Bloxham (6.3).

Substitutions

Harrogate Town made 4 changes: George Thomson for Josh March (62′), Dean Cornelius for Josh Falkingham (75′), Stephen Dooley for Levi Sutton (75′) and Abraham Odoh for Thomas Bloxham (86′).

Player of the match: Liam Gibson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Harrogate Town was Liam Gibson.

His rating is 8.2 with 81 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 13.

Walsall – Formation

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

Matthew Sadler played with: Jackson Smith (7.5), Emmanuel Adegboyega (7.3), David Okagbue (7.9), Taylor Allen (7.5), Tom Knowles (7.5), Ross Tierney (7.1), Isaac Hutchinson (8.5), Brandon Comley (7.3), Liam Gordon (7.3), Josh Gordon (6.7) and Jamille Matt (6.8).

They had on the bench: Owen Evans, Joe Riley, Douglas James-Taylor (6.7), Joe Foulkes, Jack Earing (7.0), Mo Faal (7.3) and Ryan Stirk.

Substitutions

Walsall made 4 changes: Ross Tierney for Jack Earing (64′), Jamille Matt for Mo Faal (64′), Josh Gordon for Douglas James-Taylor (85′) and Tom Knowles for Joe Foulkes (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 8.5 with 27 passes (74% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Sutton United – Colchester United – 1-1
• Stockport County – Swindon Town – 0-0
• Notts County – Crewe Alexandra – 1-3
• Morecambe – Grimsby Town – 1-1
• Milton Keynes Dons – Newport County – 3-0
• Mansfield Town – Salford City – 5-1
• Harrogate Town – Walsall – 0-2
• Gillingham – Wrexham – 1-0
• Forest Green Rovers – Tranmere Rovers – 1-0
• Doncaster Rovers – AFC Wimbledon – 1-0
• Accrington Stanley – Crawley Town – 0-1