FALKIRK. Tranmere Rovers tops Sutton United with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by K. Hemmings (19′) and a goal from P. Lewis (45′). Sutton United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Falkirk Community Stadium stadium in Falkirk on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Drysdale assisted by Conor Farrell and Adrian Tranter. The 4th official was Stuart Butler. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 8 Total 13
- 1 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 131 Attack 96
- 69 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Sutton United had a strong ball possession 56% while Tranmere Rovers was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sutton United was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Tranmere Rovers succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Sutton United shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Tranmere Rovers shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Sutton United received 1 yellow card (C. Eastmond). Talking about the opposition, Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards (C. Merrie and J. Hawkes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sutton United will stay with 14 points to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Tranmere Rovers will have 19 points like Grimsby Town to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Sutton United will host Northampton Town on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Sutton United (1 draw).
Tranmere Rovers will play away agasint Rochdale on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Rochdale (2 draws).
Sutton United – Formation
Sutton United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Matt Gray decided to play with the following team: Lewis Ward, Louis John, Joseph Kizzi, Coby Rowe, Robert Milsom, Craig Eastmond, Will Randall, Adam Lovat, Josh Neufville, Omar Bugiel and Charley Kendall.
The home team had on the bench: Aaron Pierre, Enzio Boldewijn, Kylian Kouassi, Bradley House, Tope Fadahunsi, Luke Gambin and Kwame Thomas.
Sutton United could not rely on the presence of E. Boldewijn (injured).
Substitutions
Sutton United made 5 changes: L. John for A. Pierre (7′), A. Pierre for E. Boldewijn (17′), W. Randall for L. Gambin (62′), C. Kendall for T. Fadahunsi (63′) and O. Bugiel for K. Thomas (63′).
Tranmere Rovers – Formation
Tranmere Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Micky Mellon played with: Ross Doohan, Jordan Turnbull, Lee O’Connor, Josh Cogley, Dynel Simeu, Ethan Bristow, Kieron Morris, Paul Lewis, Josh Hawkes, Christopher Merrie and Kane Hemmings.
These were the players on the bench: Rhys Hughes, Neil Byrne, Reece McAlear, Mateusz Hewelt, Elliot Nevitt, Jake Burton and John Nolan.
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 2 changes: P. Lewis for E. Nevitt (73′) and K. Morris for R. Hughes (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Tranmere Rovers – 0-2
- Bradford City – Stockport County – 0-1
- Doncaster Rovers – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Walsall – AFC Wimbledon – 3-1
- Stevenage – Swindon Town – 2-0
- Northampton Town – Salford City – 0-1
- Newport County – Rochdale – 0-1
- Hartlepool United – Carlisle United – 1-3
- Grimsby Town – Crawley Town – 3-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Gillingham – 1-1
- Colchester United – Harrogate Town – 2-1
- Barrow – Mansfield Town – 0-1