Walsall 2-1 Cheltenham Town: result and report
League Two · Saturday 31 August 2024
Result
Walsall 2-1 Cheltenham Town
League Two · Saturday 31 August 2024, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Walsall 2-1 Cheltenham Town: match report
Walsall beat Cheltenham Town 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 31 August 2024. The half-time score was 0-0.
Nathan Lowe opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Walsall's goals came from Nathan Lowe (48') and Jamille Matt (66'). Cheltenham Town scored through G. Miller (85').
Discipline: Walsall received 2 yellow cards; Cheltenham Town received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Walsall were 5th on 6 points from 3 and Cheltenham Town 16th on 3 points from 3. Walsall went on to finish that season 2nd with 83 points, and Cheltenham Town 15th with 60.
Walsall lined up in a 3-5-2 and Cheltenham Town in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Taylor Allen of Walsall (7.8), ahead of Jamille Matt (7.7).
Going into the match Walsall's last five read L-W-W and Cheltenham Town's L-L-W.
Key events
- 38'Yellow card · Liam Gordon
- 48'Goal · Nathan Lowe
- 66'Goal · Jamille Matt
- 85'Goal · G. Miller
- 89'Yellow card · David Okagbue
Team news
Walsall line-up (3-5-2)
Tommy James Simkin, Oisin McEntee, David Okagbue, Taylor Allen, Connor Barrett, Jamie Jellis, Ryan Stirk, Charlie Lakin, Liam Gordon, Jamille Matt, Josh Gordon
Cheltenham Town line-up (4-4-2)
Owen Evans, I. Bakare, Sam Stubbs, Scot Bennett, R. Haynes, Arkell Jude-Boyd, Joel Colwill, L. Young, Ethon Archer, R. Bowman, L. Dulson