Walsall 1-2 Cheltenham Town: result and report
League Two · Saturday 19 October 2019
Result
Walsall 1-2 Cheltenham Town
League Two · Saturday 19 October 2019, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Walsall 1-2 Cheltenham Town: match report
Walsall lost to Cheltenham Town 1-2 in the League Two on Saturday 19 October 2019. The half-time score was 0-1.
Ben Tozer opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Walsall's goal came from Josh Gordon (52', penalty). Cheltenham Town scored through Ben Tozer (35') and Luke Varney (58').
Discipline: Walsall received 2 yellow cards; Cheltenham Town received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Walsall were 19th on 15 points from 13 and Cheltenham Town 6th on 22 points from 12. Walsall went on to finish that season 14th with 47 points, and Cheltenham Town 5th with 67.
Walsall lined up in a 4-3-3 and Cheltenham Town in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ben Tozer of Cheltenham Town (8.3), ahead of Sean Long (7.5).
Going into the match Walsall's last five read L-L-W-W-W and Cheltenham Town's D-D-W-W-W.
Key events
- 30'Yellow card · Ryan Broom
- 35'Goal · Ben Tozer
- 52'Penalty goal · Josh Gordon
- 58'Goal · Luke Varney
- 66'Yellow card · Liam Kinsella
- 77'Yellow card · J. Clarke
- 81'Yellow card · Scott Flinders
Team news
Walsall line-up (4-3-3)
Liam Roberts, Gary Liddle, James Clarke, Zak Jules, Cameron Pring, L. Kinsella, Alfie Bates, Stuart Sinclair, Josh Gordon, Rory Gaffney, Wesley McDonald
Cheltenham Town line-up (3-4-1-2)
S. Flinders, Charlie Raglan, Ben Tozer, Jacob Greaves, Sean Long, Conor Thomas, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Chris Hussey, Ryan Broom, Luke Varney, Gavin Reilly