Walsall snatches a 2-1 win against Salford City. HIGHLIGHTS

WALSALL. Walsall overcome Salford City to win 2-1. A goal from M. Faal was decisive in the 90min.

April 2, 2024

WALSALL. Walsall bested Salford City to win 2-1. A goal from M. Faal was decisive in the 90min. It was Walsall to strike first with an early goal of Jamille Matt at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 61′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mo Faal gave the win to Walsall in the 90′ minute with a goal. Salford City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Poundland Bescot Stadium stadium in Walsall on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,189 spectators. The referee was Daniel Middleton with the help of Paul Evans and . The 4th official was Alan Cresswell. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.39 degrees Celsius or 50.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.

Match Statistics

Walsall

2 - 1

Salford City

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

10 Total 18
5 On Target 6
2 Off Target 6
3 Shots blocked 6

72 Attack 92
41 Dangerous attack 41
78 Ball safe 74

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

11 Total 15
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Salford City had a strong ball possession 57% while Walsall was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Walsall had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Walsall won the match.

Walsall shot 10 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Salford City shot 18 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Walsall didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Salford City received 2 yellow cards (Adrian Mariappa and Luke Garbutt).

Match Timeline

Jamille Matt(goal)Isaac Hutchinson

41'

Luke Garbutt- Yellow

Douglas James-Taylor- sub ->Jamille Matt

46'

50'

Adrian Mariappa- Yellow

61'

Matty Lund(goal)Ryan Watson

Mo Faal- sub ->Josh Gordon

65'

Ryan Stirk- sub ->Ross Tierney

65'

77'

Matt Smith- sub ->Callum Hendry

78'

Kelly N'Mai- sub ->Matty Lund

Danny Johnson- sub ->Joe Foulkes

86'

Mo Faal(goal)Emmanuel Adegboyega

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Walsall has 59 points like AFC Wimbledon to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, Salford City will stays with 47 points like Swindon Town to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will host Swindon Town on the 23rd of March with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of Swindon Town (10 draws).

Salford City will play away against AFC Wimbledon on the 6th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Salford City (2 draws).

Walsall – Formation

Walsall

Jackson Smith 22.England

7.5

David Okagbue 2.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Taylor Allen 21.England

6.7

Emmanuel Adegboyega 36.Republic of Ireland

7.5

Liam Gordon 3.Guyana

6.4

Isaac Hutchinson 8.England

8.1

Joe Foulkes 12.England

6.3

86'

B. Comley 14.Montserrat

6.4

Ross Tierney 26.Republic of Ireland

7.0

65'

Jamille Matt 9.Jamaica

7.5

46'

Josh Gordon 18.England

7.0

65'

Substitutes

Owen Evans 1.Wales

D. Daniels 5.Montserrat

Priestley Farquharson 6.England

Ryan Stirk 25.Wales

7.3

65'

Douglas James-Taylor 11.England

6.7

46'

Mo Faal 23.Gambia

7.5

65'

90'

Danny Johnson 39.England

6.8

86'

Walsall adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Matthew Sadler decided to play with the following team: Jackson Smith (7.5), Emmanuel Adegboyega (7.5), David Okagbue (7.3), Taylor Allen (6.7), Joe Foulkes (6.3), Isaac Hutchinson (8.1), B. Comley (6.4), Ross Tierney (7.0), Liam Gordon (6.4), Josh Gordon (7.0) and Jamille Matt (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Owen Evans, D. Daniels, Priestley Farquharson, Douglas James-Taylor (6.7), Mo Faal (7.5), Ryan Stirk (7.3) and Danny Johnson (6.8).

Substitutions

Walsall made 4 changes: Josh Gordon for Mo Faal (65′), Ross Tierney for Ryan Stirk (65′), Jamille Matt for Douglas James-Taylor (46′) and Joe Foulkes for Danny Johnson (86′).

Player of the match: Isaac Hutchinson

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Walsall was Isaac Hutchinson even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 26 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Salford City – Formation

Salford City

Alex Cairns 1.England

6.7

Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica

6.3

50'

Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica

7.7

Theo Vassell 42.England

6.4

Elliot Watt 6.Scotland

7.0

Ryan Watson 7.England

7.0

Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland

7.3

78'

61'

Connor McLennan 11.Scotland

6.4

Luke Garbutt 29.England

6.6

41'

Callum Hendry 9.Scotland

7.0

77'

Conor McAleny 18.England

7.1

Substitutes

Joel Torrance 31.England

Declan John 3.Wales

Dan Chesters 20.England

Kelly N'Mai 30.Netherlands

6.6

78'

Matt Smith 17.England

7.0

77'

Callum Morton 39.England

Junior Luamba 54.England

Also Salford City adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Karl Robinson played with: Alex Cairns (6.7), Theo Vassell (6.4), Adrian Mariappa (6.3), Curtis Tilt (7.7), Connor McLennan (6.4), Ryan Watson (7.0), Elliot Watt (7.0), Matty Lund (7.3), Luke Garbutt (6.6), Callum Hendry (7.0) and Conor McAleny (7.1).