Walsall 1-2 Cheltenham Town: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 16 February 2021

Result

Walsall 1-2 Cheltenham Town

League Two · Tuesday 16 February 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Walsall 1-2 Cheltenham Town: match report

Walsall were beaten by Cheltenham Town 1-2 in the League Two on Tuesday 16 February 2021. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Caolan Lavery opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Walsall's goal came from Caolan Lavery (3'). Cheltenham Town scored through Sam Smith (35') and Callum Wright (43').

Discipline: Walsall received 2 yellow cards; Cheltenham Town received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Walsall were 11th on 36 points from 26 and Cheltenham Town 3rd on 44 points from 26. Walsall went on to finish that season 19th with 53 points, and Cheltenham Town 2nd with 82.

Walsall lined up in a 4-3-3 and Cheltenham Town in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Finn Azaz of Cheltenham Town (7.8), ahead of Callum Wright (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Walsall wins, 0 draws and 3 for Cheltenham Town.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Caolan LaveryWalsall · 1-0
  • 35'Goal · Sam SmithCheltenham Town · 1-1
  • 43'Goal · Callum WrightCheltenham Town · 1-2
  • 75'Yellow card · C. NormanWalsall
  • 79'Yellow card · A. BatesWalsall

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Walsall 0, draws 0, Cheltenham Town 3.

Team news

Walsall line-up (4-3-3)

Liam Roberts, Hayden White, Dan Scarr, Matt Sadler, Max Melbourne, Frank Vincent, Cameron Norman, L. Kinsella, Josh Gordon, Caolan Lavery, Wesley McDonald

Cheltenham Town line-up (3-5-2)

Josh Griffiths, Charlie Raglan, Ben Tozer, Will Boyle, Matty Blair, Conor Thomas, Callum Wright, Finn Azaz, Chris Hussey, Sam Smith, Alfie May