WALSALL. Walsall found a way to reverse the scoreline against Accrington Stanley to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Accrington Stanley to strike first with a penalty of Jack Nolan at the 56′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Emmanuel Adegboyega gave the win to Walsall in the 85′ minute.

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 5,013 spectators.​ The referee was Martin Coy with the assistance of Richard Woodward and Ollie Williams. The 4th official was Ben Speedie. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.56 degrees Celsius or 43.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Accrington Stanley had a strong ball possession 55% while Walsall was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Walsall had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Walsall won the match​.

Walsall shot 26 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Accrington Stanley shot 9 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Walsall received 2 yellow cards (Mo Faal and Liam Gordon). On the other side, Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards (Jack Nolan and Dan Martin).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Walsall has 51 points like Gillingham to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley will stays with 46 points like Bradford City to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will host Doncaster Rovers on the 2nd of March with a 11-4 head to head in favor of Walsall (2 draws).

Accrington Stanley will play away against Wrexham on the 2nd of March with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Accrington Stanley (0 draws).

Walsall – Formation

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 (7.3), Emmanuel Adegboyega (8.7), David Okagbue (8.2), Taylor Allen (7.5), Tom Knowles (7.3), Isaac Hutchinson (8.1), Brandon Comley (7.1), Jack Earing (7.1), Liam Gordon (7.1), Josh Gordon (7.0) and Jamille Matt (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Owen Evans, Joe Riley, Douglas James-Taylor, Joe Foulkes, Mo Faal (6.1), Ryan Stirk and Ross Tierney.

Substitutions

Walsall made 3 changes: Josh Gordon for Mo Faal (64′), Jack Earing for Ross Tierney (89′) and Jamille Matt for Douglas James-Taylor (90′).

Player of the match: Emmanuel Adegboyega​

The player that probably impressed the most for Walsall was Emmanuel Adegboyega.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 26 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 15 duels out of 21.

Accrington Stanley – Formation

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

John Coleman played with: Radek Vítek (6.7), Connor O’Brien (6.4), Kelvin Mellor (7.3), Joseph Gubbins (6.7), Lewis Shipley (7.3), Dan Martin (7.0), Benjamin Woods (7.0), Korede Adedoyin (6.3), Tommy Leigh (7.0), Jack Nolan (7.1) and Jake Bickerstaff (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Seb Quirk, Oliver Patrick, Leslie Adekoya (6.8), Lewis Trickett, Anjola Popoola (6.6), Jack McIntyre and Aaron Pickles.

Accrington Stanley could not rely on the presence of Anjola Popoola (injured).

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 2 changes: Jake Bickerstaff for Leslie Adekoya (73′) and Connor O’Brien for Oliver Patrick (90′).

Player of the match: Lewis Shipley​

The player that probably impressed the most for Accrington Stanley was Lewis Shipley.

His rating is 7.3 with 29 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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

• Harrogate Town – Newport County – 1-4
• Walsall – Accrington Stanley – 2-1
• Swindon Town – Tranmere Rovers – 3-1
• Salford City – Colchester United – 1-1
• Notts County – Sutton United – 3-4
• Forest Green Rovers – Wrexham – 1-1