WALSALL. Walsall bested Salford City to win 2-1. It was Walsall to strike first with an early goal of K. Phillips at the 1′. Then it was a goal in the 78′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Wilkinson gave the win to Walsall in the 90′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the The Banks’s Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Trevor Kettle with the assistance of Andrew Aylott and Richard Morris. The 4th official was Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 16 Total 8
- 6 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 89 Attack 106
- 50 Dangerous attack 42
- 22 Ball safe 20
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Salford City was in firm control of the ball 55% while Walsall was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Walsall was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Walsall won the match.
Walsall shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Salford City shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Walsall received 2 yellow cards (R. Menayese and J. Labadie). On the opposite side, Salford City received 2 yellow cards (A. Hunter and M. Lund).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Walsall will have 12 points like Salford City and Rochdale to stay in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Salford City will stay with 12 points like Rochdale and Walsall to stay in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will play away with Leyton Orient on the 16th of October with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Leyton Orient (8 draws).
Salford City will host Hartlepool United on the 16th of October with a 1-1 head to head.
Walsall – Formation
Walsall
90'
69'
1'
Walsall adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Jack Rose , Hayden White , Rollin Menayese , Emmanuel Monthe , Stephen Ward , Joss Labadie , Jack Earing , George Miller , Emmanuel Osadebe , Brendan Kiernan and Kieran Phillips .
The home team had on the bench: Conor Wilkinson , Tyrese Shade , A. Bates, Sam Perry , M. Sadler, T. Leak and T. Jackson.
Substitutions
Walsall made 3 changes: J. Labadie for S. Perry (69′), K. Phillips for T. Shade (81′) and B. Kiernan for C. Wilkinson (84′).
Best player: Joss Labadie
The player that probably impressed the most for Walsall was Joss Labadie even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 16 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Salford City – Formation
Salford City
Also Salford City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Gary Bowyer played with: Tom King , Liam Shephard , Ashley Eastham , Jordan Turnbull , Corrie Ndaba , Jason Lowe , Matthew Lund , Josh Morris , Conor McAleny , Ashley Hunter and Tom Elliott .
They had on the bench: A. Oteh, Z. Jeacock, Kelly N’Mai , Donald Love , Matthew Willock , T. Golden and Andrew Smith.
Substitutions
Salford City made 3 changes: C. McAleny for K. N’Mai (74′), M. Lund for M. Willock (80′) and J. Morris for D. Love (81′).
Best player: Liam Shephard
The player that probably impressed the most for Salford City was Liam Shephard.
His rating is with 50 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Forest Green Rovers – Swindon Town – 0-2
- Barrow – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Sutton United – Port Vale – 4-3
- Bristol Rovers – Carlisle United – 3-0
- Harrogate Town – Scunthorpe United – 6-1
- Hartlepool United – Northampton Town – 2-1
- Mansfield Town – Oldham Athletic – 0-0
- Newport County – Bradford City – 0-0
- Rochdale – Crawley Town – 0-1
- Stevenage – Exeter City – 2-2
- Walsall – Salford City – 2-1
