Notts County tops Walsall 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WALSALL. Notts County tops Walsall 3-1.

By
John Ross
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Notts County tops Walsall 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WALSALL. Notts County defeats Walsall 3-1. Notts County got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Macaulay Langstaff (2′) and Aaron Nemane (28′). Walsall tried to recover with a goal from Mo Faal (68′). Nonetheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (69′) scored by Sam Austin for Notts County. Notts County was truly superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Poundland Bescot Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,576 spectators.​ The referee was Scott Tallis assisted by Ryan Head and Kevin Morris. The 4th official was Steven Plane. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.89 degrees Celsius or 58.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Walsall

1 - 3

Team 1

Notts County

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 21 Total 6
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 12 Off Target 3
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 80 Attack 67
  • 49 Dangerous attack 39
  • 53 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 5
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Notts County had a strong ball possession 67% while Walsall was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Walsall was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Notts County managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Walsall shot 21 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Notts County shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Walsall received 5 yellow cards (B. Comley, Ross Tierney, Isaac Hutchinson, Jamille Matt and Joe Foulkes). On the opposite side, Notts County received 2 yellow cards (Dan Crowley and John Bostock).

Match Timeline

2'
Macaulay Langstaff(goal)Alassana Jatta
28'
Aaron Nemane(goal)
Jamille Matt- Yellow
40'
B. Comley- Yellow
43'
Mo Faal- sub ->Jamille Matt
46'
Douglas James-Taylor- sub ->Josh Gordon
46'
Ross Tierney- sub ->Ryan Stirk
46'
53'
John Bostock- Yellow
B. Comley(yellowredcard)
59'
Ross Tierney- Yellow
61'
Mo Faal(goal)Liam Gordon
68'
69'
Sam Austin(goal)Jodi Jones
71'
David McGoldrick- sub ->Alassana Jatta
72'
Richard Brindley- sub ->Kyle Cameron 
75'
Dan Crowley- Yellow
Jamie Jellis- sub ->David Okagbue
84'
87'
Jim O'Brien- sub ->Sam Austin
Isaac Hutchinson- Yellow
90'
90'
Will Randall- sub ->Aaron Nemane
90'
Cedwyn Scott- sub ->Macaulay Langstaff
Joe Foulkes- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After this match, Walsall stays with 62 points like AFC Wimbledon and Harrogate Town to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, Notts County will has 58 points to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will host Swindon Town on the 16th of April with a 12-8 head to head record in favor of Swindon Town (10 draws).

Notts County will host Stockport County on the 16th of April with a 4-4 head to head.

Walsall – Formation

Walsall
G
Owen Evans 1.Wales
6.1
D
David Okagbue 2.Republic of Ireland
6.6
84'
D
D. Daniels 5.Montserrat
6.4
D
Taylor Allen 21.England
7.0
M
Liam Gordon 3.Guyana
7.9
M
Isaac Hutchinson 8.England
7.1
90'
M
Joe Foulkes 12.England
7.0
90'
M
B. Comley 14.Montserrat
5.7
43'
M
Josh Gordon 18.England
6.8
46'
M
Ryan Stirk 25.Wales
6.8
46'
F
Jamille Matt 9.Jamaica
6.8
46' 40'
Substitutes
G
George Barrett Savage 35.Costa Rica
D
Priestley Farquharson 6.England
M
Ross Tierney 26.Republic of Ireland
7.1
46' 61'
M
Jamie Jellis 30.England
7.1
84'
F
Douglas James-Taylor 11.England
7.0
46'
F
Mo Faal 23.Gambia
7.3
46' Goals68'
F
Danny Johnson 39.England

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

The manager Matthew Sadler decided to play with the following team: Owen Evans (6.1), David Okagbue (6.6), D. Daniels (6.4), Taylor Allen (7.0), Joe Foulkes (7.0), Isaac Hutchinson (7.1), B. Comley (5.7), Ryan Stirk (6.8), Liam Gordon (7.9), Jamille Matt (6.8) and Josh Gordon (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Priestley Farquharson, Douglas James-Taylor (7.0), Mo Faal (7.3), Ross Tierney (7.1), Jamie Jellis (7.1), Danny Johnson and G. Barrett.

Substitutions

Walsall made 4 changes: David Okagbue for Jamie Jellis (84′), Jamille Matt for Mo Faal (46′), Josh Gordon for Douglas James-Taylor (46′) and Ryan Stirk for Ross Tierney (46′).

Player of the match: Liam Gordon​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Walsall was Liam Gordon.

His rating is 7.9 with 28 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Notts County – Formation

Notts County
G
Luca Ashby-Hammond 31.England
7.3
D
Kyle Cameron  4.Scotland
7.1
72'
D
Aden Baldwin 15.England
7.3
D
Lewis Macari 28.England
7.0
M
Dan Crowley 7.England
8.1
75'
M
Sam Austin 8.England
7.0
87' Goals69'
M
Jodi Jones 10.Malta
7.0
M
Aaron Nemane 11.France
7.7
90' Goals28'
M
John Bostock 16.Trinidad and Tobago
6.4
53'
F
Macaulay Langstaff 9.England
7.1
90' Goals2'
F
Alassana Jatta 29.Gambia
7.5
71'
Substitutes
G
Sam Slocombe 1.England
D
Richard Brindley 2.England
6.6
72'
D
Jaden Warner 32.England
M
Jim O'Brien 6.Scotland
6.4
87'
M
Will Randall 14.England
90'
F
David McGoldrick 17.Republic of Ireland
6.8
71'
F
Cedwyn Scott 19.England
90'

Also Notts County adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Stuart Maynard played with: Luca Ashby-Hammond (7.3), Lewis Macari (7.0), Aden Baldwin (7.3), Kyle Cameron  (7.1), Aaron Nemane (7.7), Dan Crowley (8.1), John Bostock (6.4), Sam Austin (7.0), Jodi Jones (7.0), Macaulay Langstaff (7.1) and Alassana Jatta (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sam Slocombe, Richard Brindley (6.6), Jim O’Brien (6.4), Will Randall, David McGoldrick (6.8), Jaden Warner and Cedwyn Scott.

Notts County could not rely on the presence of Richard Brindley (injured).

Substitutions

Notts County made 5 changes: Sam Austin for Jim O’Brien (87′), Kyle Cameron  for Richard Brindley (72′), Alassana Jatta for David McGoldrick (71′), Aaron Nemane for Will Randall (90′) and Macaulay Langstaff for Cedwyn Scott (90′).

Player of the match: Dan Crowley​

The player that probably impressed the most for Notts County was Dan Crowley even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 75 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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