Walsall 1-2 Carlisle United: result and report
League Two · Sunday 29 December 2019
Result
Walsall 1-2 Carlisle United
League Two · Sunday 29 December 2019, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Walsall 1-2 Carlisle United: match report
Walsall were beaten by Carlisle United 1-2 in the League Two on Sunday 29 December 2019. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Nathan Thomas opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Walsall's goal came from Elijah Adebayo (70'). Carlisle United scored through Nathan Thomas (52') and Harry McKirdy (90+4').
Discipline: Walsall received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Carlisle United received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Walsall were 15th on 27 points from 23 and Carlisle United 22nd on 22 points from 23. Walsall went on to finish that season 14th with 47 points, and Carlisle United 18th with 42.
Walsall lined up in a 4-4-2 and Carlisle United in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Nathan Thomas of Carlisle United (8.8), ahead of Danny Guthrie (7.7).
Going into the match Walsall's last five read W-D-D-W-D and Carlisle United's D-L-D-D-D.
Key events
- 48'Yellow card · Aaron Hayden
- 52'Goal · Nathan Thomas
- 70'Goal · Elijah Adebayo
- 77'Red card · J. Clarke
- 84'Yellow card · C. Cockerill-Mollett
- 90+4'Goal · Harry McKirdy
Team news
Walsall line-up (4-4-2)
Liam Roberts, Shay Facey, James Clarke, Matt Sadler, Callum Cockerill-Mollett, Rory Holden, Alfie Bates, Danny Guthrie, Wesley McDonald, Caolan Lavery, Josh Gordon
Carlisle United line-up (4-3-3)
Adam Collin, Gethin Jones, Byron Webster, Aaron Hayden, Jack Iredale, Stefan Scougall, Mike Jones, Mo Sagaf, Harry McKirdy, Hallam Hope, Nathan Thomas