Walsall 2-1 Cambridge United: result and report
League Two · Saturday 16 November 2019
Result
Walsall 2-1 Cambridge United
League Two · Saturday 16 November 2019, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Walsall 2-1 Cambridge United: match report
Walsall won against Cambridge United 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 16 November 2019. The half-time score was 2-0.
Josh Gordon opened the scoring in the 1st minute. Walsall's goals came from Josh Gordon (1') and Matt Sadler (10'). Cambridge United scored through Harvey Knibbs (90+2').
Discipline: Walsall received 1 yellow card; Cambridge United received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Walsall were 22nd on 15 points from 17 and Cambridge United 12th on 23 points from 17. Walsall went on to finish that season 14th with 47 points, and Cambridge United 16th with 45.
Walsall lined up in a 4-4-2 and Cambridge United in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Daniel Jones of Cambridge United (8.0), ahead of Matt Sadler (7.8).
Going into the match Walsall's last five read L-L-L-L-L and Cambridge United's W-L-D-W-L.
Key events
- 1'Goal · Josh Gordon
- 10'Goal · Matt Sadler
- 64'Yellow card · Jack Roles
- 84'Yellow card · Rory Holden
- 90+2'Goal · Harvey Knibbs
Team news
Walsall line-up (4-4-2)
Liam Roberts, Shay Facey, James Clarke, Matt Sadler, Callum Cockerill-Mollett, Rory Holden, Alfie Bates, L. Kinsella, Wesley McDonald, Caolan Lavery, Josh Gordon
Cambridge United line-up (3-4-1-2)
Dimitar Mitov, Greg Taylor, Elliott Ward, George Taft, Leon Davies, Liam O'Neil, Paul Lewis, Daniel Jones, George Maris, Harvey Knibbs, Sam Smith