Morecambe 2-1 Walsall: result and report
League Two · Saturday 5 August 2023
Result
Morecambe 2-1 Walsall
League Two · Saturday 5 August 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Morecambe 2-1 Walsall: match report
Morecambe defeated Walsall 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 5 August 2023. The half-time score was 1-1.
Adam Mayor opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Morecambe's goals came from Adam Mayor (25') and Farrend Rawson (90+2'). Walsall scored through Danny Johnson (38').
Discipline: Morecambe received 7 yellow cards; Walsall received 4 yellow cards.
Morecambe went on to finish that season 15th with 61 points, and Walsall 11th with 65.
Morecambe lined up in a 4-3-3 and Walsall in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Adam Mayor of Morecambe (8.0), ahead of Jacob Bedeau (7.5).
Key events
- 25'Goal · Adam Mayor
- 34'Yellow card · Donald Love
- 35'Yellow card · Matthew Kennedy
- 37'Yellow card · Joe Riley
- 38'Goal · Danny Johnson
- 38'Yellow card · Yann Songo'o
- 45+1'Yellow card · Oisin McEntee
- 48'Yellow card · John Joshua Mckiernan
- 86'Yellow card · Isaac Hutchinson
- 90+2'Goal · Farrend Rawson
- 90+3'Yellow card · Farrend Rawson
- 90+5'Yellow card · Jacob Bedeau
- 90+5'Yellow card · Danny Johnson
- 90+11'Yellow card · Jordan Slew
Team news
Morecambe line-up (4-3-3)
Stuart Moore, Donald Love, Farrend Rawson, Jacob Bedeau, Joel Senior, Yann Songo'o, Eli King, Tom Bloxham, JJ McKiernan, Adam Mayor, Michael Mellon
Walsall line-up (3-4-1-2)
Owen Evans, Harry Williams, Donervon Daniels, Chris Hussey, Joe Riley, Ryan Stirk, Isaac Hutchinson, Oisin McEntee, Liam Gordon, Danny Johnson, Aramide Oteh