Wrexham overcomes Grimsby Town 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CLEETHORPES. Wrexham overcomes Grimsby Town 3-1.

March 24, 2024

CLEETHORPES. Wrexham defeats Grimsby Town 3-1. Wrexham was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Andy Cannon (5′), Andy Cannon (36′) and Paul Mullin (42′). Grimsby Town reduced the distance with a goal (81′) by Arthur Gnahoua, but there was not much to do for them. Grimsby Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,728 spectators. The referee was Oliver Yates who had the assistance of Ryan Williams and Anthony Da Costa. The 4th official was Wayne Grunnill. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.95 degrees Celsius or 46.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.

Match Statistics

Grimsby Town

1 - 3

Wrexham

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

11 Total 13
2 On Target 5
6 Off Target 5
3 Shots blocked 3

120 Attack 82
42 Dangerous attack 39
115 Ball safe 91

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 4

Fouls

7 Total 15
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Grimsby Town was in firm control of the ball 60% while Wrexham was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Grimsby Town had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Wrexham was able to find the solution to win this match.

Grimsby Town shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wrexham shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Grimsby Town received 1 yellow card (Denver Hume). Regarding the opposition, Wrexham received 1 yellow card (Max Cleworth).

Match Timeline

Andy Cannon(goal)

36'

Andy Cannon(goal)Thomas O\'Connor

42'

Paul Mullin(goal)

Denver Hume- Yellow

48'

49'

Callum McFadzean- sub ->Jacob Mendy

Jamie Andrews- sub ->Gavan Holohan

61'

Arthur Gnahoua- sub ->Denver Hume

61'

Harry Wood- sub ->Kieran Green

61'

71'

Luke Young - sub ->Andy Cannon

Rekeil Pyke- sub ->Donovan Wilson

73'

Arthur Gnahoua(goal)Harry Clifton

81'

86'

Jack Marriott- sub ->Paul Mullin

87'

Steven Fletcher- sub ->Ollie Palmer

90'

Max Cleworth- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Grimsby Town stays with 39 points to remain in the 21st place. Regarding the opposition, Wrexham will has 70 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Grimsby Town will play away against Barrow on the 29th of March with a 8-1 head to head in favor of Grimsby Town (4 draws).

Wrexham will host Mansfield Town on the 29th of March with a 8-5 head to head statistic in favor of Wrexham (5 draws).

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town

Harvey Cartwright 1.England

6.1

Harvey Rodgers 5.England

6.4

Doug Tharme 24.Wales

6.7

Toby Mullarkey 28.England

7.0

Denver Hume 33.England

6.1

61'

48'

Kieran Green 4.England

6.3

61'

Curtis Thompson 6.England

7.3

Gavan Holohan 8.Republic of Ireland

6.4

61'

Harry Clifton 15.Wales

7.5

Justin Obikwu 20.England

6.4

Donovan Wilson 25.England

6.8

73'

Substitutes

Jake Eastwood 12.England

Liam Smith 2.Scotland

Harry Wood 18.England

7.0

61'

Jamie Andrews 19.England

6.7

61'

Rekeil Pyke 9.England

6.4

73'

Charles Vernam 10.England

Arthur Gnahoua 14.England

7.5

61'

81'

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

The manager David Artell decided to play with the following team: Harvey Cartwright (6.1), Toby Mullarkey (7.0), Douglas Tharme (6.7), Harvey Rodgers (6.4), Denver Hume (6.1), Harry Clifton (7.5), Curtis Thompson (7.3), Kieran Green (6.3), Gavan Holohan (6.4), Justin Obikwu (6.4) and Donovan Wilson (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Liam Smith, Rekeil Pyke (6.4), Charles Vernam, Jake Eastwood, Arthur Gnahoua (7.5), Harry Wood (7.0) and Jamie Andrews (6.7).

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 4 changes: Gavan Holohan for Jamie Andrews (61′), Denver Hume for Arthur Gnahoua (61′), Kieran Green for Harry Wood (61′) and Donovan Wilson for Rekeil Pyke (73′).

Player of the match: Arthur Gnahoua

The most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Arthur Gnahoua.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 9 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was extraordinary also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 61′.

Wrexham – Formation

Wrexham

Arthur Okonkwo 33.England

6.6

Eoghan O'Connell 15.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Luke Bolton 17.England

7.0

Jacob Mendy 19.Gambia

6.8

49'

Will Boyle 25.England

7.0

Max Cleworth 32.Wales

6.4

90'

Andy Cannon 20.England

9.1

71'

5', 36'

Thomas O'Connor 22.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Elliot Lee 38.England

6.4

Ollie Palmer 9.England

7.0

87'

Paul Mullin 10.England

7.9

86'

42'

Substitutes

Mark Howard 21.England

Callum McFadzean 3.Scotland

6.7

49'

Ben Tozer 4.England

Luke Young 8.England

6.6

71'

Jack Marriott 11.England

6.6

86'

Sam Dalby 18.England

Steven Fletcher 26.Scotland

6.6

87'

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

Phil Parkinson played with: Arthur Okonkwo (6.6), Luke Bolton (7.0), Max Cleworth (6.4), Eoghan O’Connell (7.3), William Boyle (7.0), Jacob Mendy (6.8), Andy Cannon (9.1), Thomas O’Connor (7.0), Elliot Lee (6.4), Ollie Palmer (7.0) and Paul Mullin (7.9).

They had on the bench: Callum McFadzean (6.7), Ben Tozer, Luke Young (6.6), Jack Marriott (6.6), Sam Dalby, Mark Howard and Steven Fletcher (6.6).

Wrexham could not rely on the presence of Callum McFadzean (injured).

Substitutions

Wrexham made 4 changes: Jacob Mendy for Callum McFadzean (49′), Andy Cannon for Luke Young (71′), Ollie Palmer for Steven Fletcher (87′) and Paul Mullin for Jack Marriott (86′).