Walsall 2-1 Accrington Stanley: result and report
League Two · Tuesday 27 February 2024
Result
Walsall 2-1 Accrington Stanley
League Two · Tuesday 27 February 2024, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
Walsall 2-1 Accrington Stanley: match report
Walsall won against Accrington Stanley 2-1 in the League Two on Tuesday 27 February 2024. The half-time score was 0-0.
Jack Nolan opened the scoring in the 56th minute. Walsall's goals came from David Okagbue (60') and Emmanuel Adegboyega (85'). Accrington Stanley scored through Jack Nolan (56', penalty).
Discipline: Walsall received 2 yellow cards; Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Walsall were 9th on 48 points from 33 and Accrington Stanley 14th on 46 points from 33. Walsall went on to finish that season 11th with 65 points, and Accrington Stanley 17th with 57.
Walsall lined up in a 3-5-2 and Accrington Stanley in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Emmanuel Adegboyega of Walsall (8.7), ahead of David Okagbue (8.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Walsall wins, 0 draws and 1 for Accrington Stanley.
Key events
- 22'Yellow card · Dan Martin
- 56'Penalty goal · Jack Nolan
- 60'Goal · David Okagbue
- 85'Goal · Emmanuel Adegboyega
- 87'Yellow card · Jack Nolan
- 90+6'Yellow card · Liam Gordon
- 90+7'Yellow card · Mo Faal
Head-to-head
Team news
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Walsall line-up (3-5-2)
Jackson Smith, Emmanuel Adegboyega, David Okagbue, Taylor Allen, Tom Knowles, Isaac Hutchinson, Brandon Comley, Jack Earing, Liam Gordon, Josh Gordon, Jamille Matt
Accrington Stanley line-up (4-2-3-1)
Radek Vitek, Connor O'Brien, Kelvin Mellor, Joseph Gubbins, Lewis Shipley, Dan Martin, Ben Woods, Cody David, Tommy Leigh, Jack Nolan, Jake Bickerstaff