THORNTON. Wrexham liquidates Accrington Stanley 4-0 with goals of Paul Mullin (17′), Paul Mullin (25′), Paul Mullin (35′) and Elliot Lee (41′).
The match was played at the Poolfoot Farm stadium in Thornton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 122,009 spectators. The referee was Ben Atkinson with the help of Darren Wilding and Declan Ford. The 4th official was Lewis Raper. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.22 degrees Celsius or 36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 99%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 22 Total 12
- 11 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 4
- 103 Attack 93
- 42 Dangerous attack 23
- 111 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 22
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Wrexham was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Accrington Stanley that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Wrexham was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wrexham won the match.
Wrexham shot 22 times, 11 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Accrington Stanley shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Wrexham received 1 yellow card (James McClean). On the other side, Accrington Stanley received 1 yellow card (Josh Woods).
Also, Accrington Stanley didn’t end the match with 11 players after Lewis Shipley (Accrington Stanley) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Wrexham has 63 points like Stockport County to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley will stays with 46 points like Bradford City to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Wrexham will play away with Morecambe on the 9th of March with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Wrexham (1 draw).
Accrington Stanley will host Bradford City on the 9th of March with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Accrington Stanley (7 draws).
Wrexham – Formation
Wrexham
69'
75'
41'
Wrexham adopted the 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 , Jacob Mendy , James McClean , Andy Cannon , Elliot Lee , Ollie Palmer and Paul Mullin .
The home team had on the bench: Ben Tozer , Jordan Davies, Luke Young , Jack Marriott , Luke Bolton , Mark Howard and Steven Fletcher .
Substitutions
Wrexham made 5 changes: Ryan Barnett for Luke Bolton (82′), Paul Mullin for Jack Marriott (82′), Ollie Palmer for Steven Fletcher (69′), Eoghan O’Connell for Ben Tozer (69′) and James McClean for Luke Young (88′).
Player of the match: Eoghan O’Connell
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wrexham was Eoghan O’Connell even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8.
Accrington Stanley – Formation
Accrington Stanley
90'
Also Accrington Stanley adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
John Coleman played with: Radek Vítek , Connor O’Brien , Kelvin Mellor , Joseph Gubbins , Lewis Shipley , Aaron Pickles , Dan Martin , Shaun Whalley , Tommy Leigh , Jack Nolan and Korede Adedoyin .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Seb Quirk, Oliver Patrick, Leslie Adekoya , Lewis Trickett , Alex Henderson , Josh Woods and Jack McIntyre.
Substitutions
Accrington Stanley made 3 changes: Aaron Pickles for Josh Woods (46′), Shaun Whalley for Leslie Adekoya (60′) and Dan Martin for Oliver Patrick (90′).
Player of the match: Radek Vítek
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Accrington Stanley was the goalkeeper: Radek Vítek. His rating is 7.65. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Accrington Stanley – 4-0
- Walsall – Doncaster Rovers – 3-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Sutton United – 1-0
- Swindon Town – Harrogate Town – 1-1
- Salford City – Gillingham – 0-2
- Newport County – Mansfield Town – 0-1
- Grimsby Town – Forest Green Rovers – 1-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Morecambe – 2-3
- AFC Wimbledon – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-0
