KINGSTON UPON THAMES. AFC Wimbledon annihilates Walsall 5-1 with goals of Omar Bugiel (9′), Omar Bugiel (34′), Omar Bugiel (52′), Ronan Curtis (55′) and Mo Faal (62′ own). On the opposite side, Walsall scored with ​Isaac Hutchinson (25′ pen).

The match was played at the Kingsmeadow stadium in Kingston upon Thames on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 8,623 spectators.​ The referee was Scott Oldham who was helped by Andrew Bennett and Paul Kelly. The 4th official was Carl Brook. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.96 degrees Celsius or 48.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

AFC Wimbledon

5 - 1

Walsall

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 6 Total 17
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 1 Off Target 10
  • 0 Shots blocked 4
  • 80 Attack 110
  • 26 Dangerous attack 50
  • 86 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 3
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. AFC Wimbledon was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Walsall that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Walsall had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, AFC Wimbledon succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

AFC Wimbledon shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Walsall shot 17 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

AFC Wimbledon didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Walsall received 1 yellow card (Mo Faal).

Match Timeline

Omar Bugiel(goal)Lee Brown
9'
25'
Isaac Hutchinson(penalty)
Omar Bugiel(goal)Lee Brown
34'
45'
Mo Faal- Yellow
Omar Bugiel(goal)Kofi Balmer
52'
Ronan Curtis(goal)Omar Bugiel
55'
59'
Jamie Jellis- sub ->Ryan Stirk
62'
Mo Faal(own-goal)
Harry Pell- sub ->James Ball
65'
70'
Emmanuel Adegboyega- sub ->Priestley Farquharson
70'
Josh Gordon- sub ->Mo Faal
70'
Douglas James-Taylor- sub ->Jamille Matt
Josh Davison- sub ->Omar Bugiel
80'
81'
Danny Johnson- sub ->Tom Knowles
Josh Neufville- sub ->Aron Sasu
81'
John-Kymani Gordon- sub ->Josh Kelly
90'
Isaac Ogundere- sub ->Kofi Balmer
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, AFC Wimbledon has 65 points like Walsall to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, Walsall will stays with 65 points like AFC Wimbledon to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

AFC Wimbledon – Formation

AFC Wimbledon
G
Nikola Tzanev 1.New Zealand
7.3
D
Lee Brown 3.England
8.2
D
Kofi Balmer 5.Northern Ireland
7.5
90'
D
Ryan Johnson 6.Northern Ireland
7.0
D
Jack Currie 26.England
7.3
M
Jake Reeves 4.England
7.0
M
James Ball 16.England
7.0
65'
M
Ronan Curtis 24.Republic of Ireland
8.1
55'
M
Aron Sasu 29.Norway
6.3
81'
F
Josh Kelly 10.England
6.7
90'
F
Omar Bugiel 18.Lebanon
10.1
80' 9', 34', 52'
Substitutes
D
Huseyin Biler 2.England
D
Isaac Ogundere 33.England
90'
M
Harry Pell 8.England
6.4
65'
F
Josh Davison 9.England
6.3
80'
F
Josh Neufville 11.England
6.3
81'
F
John-Kymani Gordon 38.England
90'

AFC Wimbledon started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Johnnie Jackson decided to play with the following team: Nikola Tzanev (7.3), Kofi Balmer (7.5), Ryan Johnson (7.0), Lee Brown (8.2), Jack Currie (7.3), Aron Sasu (6.3), Jake Reeves  (7.0), James Ball (7.0), Ronan Curtis (8.1), Josh Kelly (6.7) and Omar Bugiel (10.1).

The home team had on the bench: Huseyin Biler, Harry Pell (6.4), Josh Davison (6.3), Josh Neufville (6.3), M. Foulkes, Isaac Ogundere and John-Kymani Gordon.

Substitutions

AFC Wimbledon made 5 changes: James Ball for Harry Pell (65′), Omar Bugiel for Josh Davison (80′), Aron Sasu for Josh Neufville (81′), Josh Kelly for John-Kymani Gordon (90′) and Kofi Balmer for Isaac Ogundere (90′).

Player of the match: Lee Brown​

The most impressive player for AFC Wimbledon was Lee Brown even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 61 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.

Walsall – Formation

Walsall
G
Jackson Smith 22.England
6.0
D
D. Daniels 5.Montserrat
6.0
D
Priestley Farquharson 6.England
6.6
70'
D
Taylor Allen 21.England
6.1
M
Liam Gordon 3.Guyana
6.8
M
Isaac Hutchinson 8.England
7.0
25'
M
Tom Knowles 10.England
6.4
81'
M
B. Comley 14.Montserrat
6.8
M
Ryan Stirk 25.Wales
6.8
59'
F
Jamille Matt 9.Jamaica
7.3
70'
F
Mo Faal 23.Gambia
6.3
70' 45'
Substitutes
G
Owen Evans 1.Wales
D
Joe Foulkes 12.England
D
Emmanuel Adegboyega 36.Republic of Ireland
6.4
70'
M
Ross Tierney 26.Republic of Ireland
M
Jamie Jellis 30.England
7.0
59'
F
Douglas James-Taylor 11.England
7.0
70'
F
Josh Gordon 18.England
6.7
70'
F
Danny Johnson 39.England
6.8
81'

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

Matthew Sadler played with: Jackson Smith (6.0), D. Daniels (6.0), Priestley Farquharson (6.6), Taylor Allen (6.1), B. Comley (6.8), Tom Knowles (6.4), Isaac Hutchinson (7.0), Ryan Stirk (6.8), Liam Gordon (6.8), Jamille Matt (7.3) and Mo Faal (6.3).

They had on the bench: Owen Evans, Douglas James-Taylor (7.0), Joe Foulkes, Josh Gordon (6.7), Ross Tierney, Jamie Jellis (7.0), Danny Johnson (6.8) and Emmanuel Adegboyega (6.4).

Walsall could not rely on the presence of Danny Johnson (injured).

Substitutions

Walsall made 5 changes: Ryan Stirk for Jamie Jellis (59′), Priestley Farquharson for Emmanuel Adegboyega (70′), Mo Faal for Josh Gordon (70′), Jamille Matt for Douglas James-Taylor (70′) and Tom Knowles for Danny Johnson (81′).

Player of the match: Jamille Matt​

The player that probably impressed the most for Walsall was Jamille Matt.

His rating is 7.3 with 15 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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