Salford City 1-2 Walsall: result and report

League Two · Saturday 9 September 2023

Result

Salford City 1-2 Walsall

League Two · Saturday 9 September 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Salford City 1-2 Walsall: match report

Salford City lost to Walsall 1-2 in the League Two on Saturday 9 September 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.

Matt Smith opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Salford City's goal came from Matt Smith (15'). Walsall scored through Freddie Draper (59') and Oisin McEntee (77').

Discipline: Salford City received 2 yellow cards; Walsall received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Salford City were 17th on 7 points from 6 and Walsall 15th on 8 points from 6. Salford City went on to finish that season 20th with 51 points, and Walsall 11th with 65.

Salford City lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Walsall in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Matt Smith of Salford City (8.4), level with Oisin McEntee (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Salford City win, 0 draws and 0 for Walsall.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Goal · Matt SmithSalford City · 1-0
  • 56'Yellow card · Stevie MallanSalford City
  • 59'Goal · Freddie DraperWalsall · 1-1
  • 75'Yellow card · Ossama AshleySalford City
  • 76'Yellow card · Ryan StirkWalsall
  • 77'Goal · Oisin McEnteeWalsall · 1-2

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Salford City 1, draws 0, Walsall 0.

Team news

Salford City line-up (4-1-4-1)

Alex Cairns, Ethan Ingram, Theo Vassell, Curtis Tilt, Declan John, Ossama Ashley, Luke Bolton, Stevie Mallan, Conor McAleny, Connor McLennan, Matt Smith

Walsall line-up (3-5-2)

Owen Evans, Priestley Farquharson, Donervon Daniels, David Okagbue, Joe Foulkes, Oisin McEntee, Ryan Stirk, Isaac Hutchinson, Taylor Allen, Freddie Draper, Jamille Matt