Accrington Stanley obliterates Tranmere Rovers 4-1 showing huge dominance. HIGHLIGHTS

ACCRINGTON. Accrington Stanley obliterates Tranmere Rovers 4-1 with goals of

April 28, 2024

ACCRINGTON. Accrington Stanley wipes out Tranmere Rovers 4-1 with goals of Lewis Shipley (4′), Jack Nolan (51′ pen), Alex Henderson (53′) and Jack Nolan (82′ pen). On the opposite side, Tranmere Rovers scored with Luke Norris (2′).

The match was played at the Wham Stadium stadium in Accrington on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin Woods with the collaboration of Alex Gray and Ivan Stankovic. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.95 degrees Celsius or 48.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.

Match Statistics

Accrington Stanley

4 - 1

Tranmere Rovers

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

20 Total 10
7 On Target 2
9 Off Target 4
4 Shots blocked 4

88 Attack 89
46 Dangerous attack 48
85 Ball safe 102

2 Penalties 0
9 Corners 7

Fouls

13 Total 9
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Accrington Stanley was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Tranmere Rovers that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Tranmere Rovers was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Accrington Stanley found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Accrington Stanley shot 20 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tranmere Rovers shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards (Lewis Shipley and Liam Coyle). Talking about the opposition, Tranmere Rovers didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Luke Norris(goal)Regan Hendry

Lewis Shipley(goal)Jack Nolan

Jack Nolan(penalty)

51'

Alex Henderson(goal)Shaun Whalley

53'

51'

Kristian Dennis- sub ->Harvey Saunders

72'

Sam Taylor- sub ->Rob Apter

Liam Coyle- Yellow

78'

Jack Nolan(penalty)

82'

Joe Pritchard- sub ->Alex Henderson

83'

Ben Woods- sub ->Liam Coyle

83'

84'

Josh Hawkes- sub ->Luke Norris

85'

Reece McAlear- sub ->Chris Merrie

Dan Martin- sub ->Seamus Conneely

89'

Josh Woods- sub ->Shaun Whalley

89'

Matt Lowe- sub ->Tommy Leigh

90'

Lewis Shipley- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Accrington Stanley has 57 points like Tranmere Rovers to hold in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Tranmere Rovers will stays with 57 points like Accrington Stanley to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley

Radek Vitek 21.Czech Republic

6.7

Lewis Shipley 2.England

8.1

90'

Brad Hills 5.England

7.1

Joe Gubbins 16.England

6.8

Connor O'Brien 38.England

7.3

Liam Coyle 6.England

6.8

83'

78'

Shaun Whalley 7.England

8.1

89'

Jack Nolan 17.England

8.9

51', 82'

Seamus Conneely 28.Republic of Ireland

7.1

89'

Alex Henderson 30.England

7.0

83'

53'

Tommy Leigh 18.England

7.1

90'

Substitutes

Toby Savin 1.England

Ben Woods 8.England

6.8

83'

Joe Pritchard 10.England

7.0

83'

Sebastian Quirk 12.England

Dan Martin 22.England

6.7

89'

Matt Lowe 9.England

6.4

90'

Josh Woods 39.England

6.4

89'

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

The manager John Doolan decided to play with the following team: Radek Vitek (6.7), Connor O’Brien (7.3), Brad Hills (7.1), Joe Gubbins (6.8), Lewis Shipley (8.1), Seamus Conneely (7.1), Liam Coyle (6.8), Jack Nolan (8.9), Alex Henderson (7.0), Shaun Whalley (8.1) and Tommy Leigh (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Toby Savin, Ben Woods (6.8), Matt Lowe (6.4), Joe Pritchard (7.0), Sebastian Quirk, Dan Martin (6.7) and Josh Woods (6.4).

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 5 changes: Alex Henderson for Joe Pritchard (83′), Liam Coyle for Ben Woods (83′), Seamus Conneely for Dan Martin (89′), Tommy Leigh for Matt Lowe (90′) and Shaun Whalley for Josh Woods (89′).

Player of the match: Jack Nolan

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Accrington Stanley was Jack Nolan.

His rating is 8.9 with 2 goals, 30 passes (53% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 8. He performed 12 crosses.

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers

Luke McGee 1.England

6.4

Lee O'Connor 2.Republic of Ireland

6.4

B. Hockenhull 15.England

6.4

James Norris 26.England

7.0

Jean Belehouan 30.France

6.4

Regan Hendry 8.Scotland

7.5

Chris Merrie 16.England

6.3

85'

Harvey Saunders 19.England

6.3

51'

Rob Apter 25.Scotland

6.3

72'

Luke Norris 9.England

7.5

84'

Connor Jennings 18.England

6.7

Substitutes

Joe Murphy 13.Republic of Ireland

Tom Davies 5.England

Connor Wood 27.England

Josh Hawkes 11.England

6.4

84'

Reece McAlear 23.Scotland

6.8

85'

Kristian Dennis 14.England

6.4

51'

Sam Taylor 20.England

6.4

72'

Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Nigel Adkins played with: Luke McGee (6.4), Lee O’Connor (6.4), B. Hockenhull (6.4), Jean Belehouan (6.4), James Norris (7.0), Rob Apter (6.3), Regan Hendry (7.5), Chris Merrie (6.3), Harvey Saunders (6.3), Luke Norris (7.5) and Connor Jennings (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Tom Davies , Josh Hawkes (6.4), Joe Murphy, Kristian Dennis (6.4), Sam Taylor (6.4), Reece McAlear (6.8) and Connor Wood.

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 4 changes: Harvey Saunders for Kristian Dennis (51′), Rob Apter for Sam Taylor (72′), Luke Norris for Josh Hawkes (84′) and Chris Merrie for Reece McAlear (85′).