SHREWSBURY. Accrington Stanley prevails over Shrewsbury Town 1-0 after T. Leigh scored just 1 goal (77′). Accrington Stanley capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

T. Flanagan received a red card (57′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Shrewsbury Town lost the match.

The match was played at the Montgomery Waters Meadow stadium in Shrewsbury on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Haines with the help of Kevin Morris and Anthony Moore. The 4th official was Nigel Lugg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.3 degrees Celsius or 70.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Shrewsbury Town

0 - 1

Accrington Stanley

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 12 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 7 Off Target 10
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 94 Attack 97
  • 32 Dangerous attack 49
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 14 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

Accrington Stanley had a strong ball possession 56% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Accrington Stanley was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Accrington Stanley won the match.​

Shrewsbury Town shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Shrewsbury Town received 1 yellow card (T. Flanagan). Talking about the opposition, Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards (L. Coyle and S. Whalley).

T. Flanagan (Shrewsbury Town) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (57′).

Match Timeline

21'
45'
Liam Coyle- Yellow
46'
Rosaire Longelo- sub ->M. Sangare
46'
Tommy Leigh- sub ->J. Pritchard
Tom Flanagan- Yellow
57'
Tom Flanagan(yellowred)
57'
68'
Shaun Whalley- Yellow
71'
Korede Adedoyin- sub ->S. Whalley
Daniel Udoh- sub ->R. Bowman
76'
77'
Tommy Leigh(goal)M. Clark
78'
84'
Seamus Conneely - sub ->L. Coyle
Tom Bloxham- sub ->J. Shipley
84'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Plymouth Argyle
101
46
Ipswich Town
98
46
Sheffield Wednesday
96
46
Barnsley
86
46
Bolton Wanderers
81
46
Peterborough United
77
46
Derby County
76
46
Portsmouth
70
46
Wycombe Wanderers
69
46
Charlton Athletic
62
46
Lincoln City
62
46
Shrewsbury Town
59
46
Fleetwood Town
58
46
Exeter City
56
46
Burton Albion
56
46
Cheltenham Town
54
46
Bristol Rovers
53
46
Port Vale
49
46
Oxford United
47
46
Cambridge United
46
46
Milton Keynes Dons
45
46
Morecambe
44
46
Accrington Stanley
44
46
Forest Green Rovers
27
46

After playing this match, Shrewsbury Town stays with 1 points to occupy the 17th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley has 1 points (10th).

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Shrewsbury Town will play away against Lincoln City on the 6th of May with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).

Accrington Stanley will play away agasint Oxford United on the 6th of May with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Oxford United (6 draws).

Shrewsbury Town – Formation

Shrewsbury Town
G
Marko Marosi 1.Slovakia
6.6
D
Tom Flanagan 33.Northern Ireland
5.9
57'
D
Chey Dunkley 22.England
7.2
D
Matthew Pennington 5.England
7.2
M
Luke Leahy 3.England
6.2
M
Julien Da Costa 29.France
7.1
M
T. Moore 6.England
6.9
M
George Nurse 23.England
6.9
F
Jordan Shipley 26.England
6.5
84'
F
Tom Bayliss 20.England
7.0
78'
F
Ryan Bowman 9.England
6.4
76'
Substitutes
G
Harry Burgoyne 13.England
D
Kade Craig 27.England
M
Josh Barlow 30.England
F
Rekeil Pyke 15.England
6.6
78'
F
Daniel Udoh 11.Nigeria
6.2
76'
F
Charlie Caton 19.England
F
Tom Bloxham 18.England
6.5
84'

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

The manager Steve Cotterill decided to play with the following team: Marko Maroši (6.6), Matthew Pennington (7.2), Cheyenne Dunkley (7.2), Tom Flanagan (5.9), Julien Da Costa (7.1), Taylor Moore (6.9), Luke Leahy (6.2), George Nurse (6.9), Jordan Shipley (6.5), Tom Bayliss (7.0) and Ryan Bowman (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Rekeil Pyke (6.6), Kade Craig, Daniel Udoh (6.2), Charlie Caton, Josh Barlow, Tom Bloxham (6.5) and Harry Burgoyne.

Substitutions

Shrewsbury Town made 3 changes: R. Bowman for D. Udoh (76′), T. Bayliss for R. Pyke (78′) and J. Shipley for T. Bloxham (84′).

Best player: Matthew Pennington​

The most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Matthew Pennington.

His rating is (7.2) with 27 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley
G
Lukas Jensen 1.Denmark
7.4
D
Mitchell Clark 2.Wales
7.1
D
Harvey Rodgers 16.England
7.1
D
Jay Rich-Baghuelou 3.Australia
7.0
21'
D
Mo Sangare 15.Liberia
7.3
46'
M
Sean McConville 11.England
7.6
M
Ethan Hamilton 4.Scotland
7.3
M
Liam Coyle 6.England
7.1
84' 45'
M
Shaun Whalley 7.England
6.0
71' 68'
F
Joe Pritchard 10.England
6.8
46'
F
Matt Lowe 9.England
7.0
Substitutes
G
Toby Savin 40.England
D
R. Astley 5.Wales
7.2
21'
M
Tommy Leigh 8.England
7.1
46' 77'
M
Rosaire Longelo 14.England
6.7
46'
M
Seamus Conneely 28.Republic of Ireland
6.8
84'
M
Harry Pell 18.England
F
Korede Adedoyin 19.England
6.4
71'

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

John Coleman played with: Lukas Jensen (7.4), Mitchell Clark (7.1), Harvey Rodgers (7.1), Jay Rich-Baghuelou (7.0), Mohammed Sangare (7.3), Shaun Whalley (6.0), Liam Coyle (7.1), Ethan Hamilton (7.3), Sean McConville (7.6), Joe Pritchard (6.8) and Matt Lowe (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Tommy Leigh (7.1), Rosaire Longelo (6.7), Toby Savin, Seamus Conneely (6.8), Korede Adedoyin (6.4), Ryan Astley (7.2) and Harry Pell.

Accrington Stanley could not rely on the presence of R. Astley (injured) and R. Longelo-Mbule (injured).

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 5 changes: J. Rich-Baghuelou for R. Astley (21′), M. Sangare for R. Longelo-Mbule (46′), J. Pritchard for T. Leigh (46′), S. Whalley for K. Adedoyin (71′) and L. Coyle for S. Conneely (84′).

Best player: Sean McConville​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Accrington Stanley was Sean McConville even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 35 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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