Walsall 2-3 Salford City: result and report
League Two · Saturday 22 April 2023
Result
Walsall 2-3 Salford City
League Two · Saturday 22 April 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Walsall 2-3 Salford City: match report
Walsall lost to Salford City 2-3 in the League Two on Saturday 22 April 2023. The half-time score was 0-1.
Callum Hendry opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Walsall's goals came from Jamille Matt (62') and Conor Wilkinson (90+5'). Salford City scored through Callum Hendry (6'), Conor McAleny (88') and Matty Lund (90+7').
Discipline: Walsall received 3 yellow cards; Salford City received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.
Going into the game Walsall were 15th on 51 points from 43 and Salford City 7th on 69 points from 43. Walsall went on to finish that season 16th with 55 points, and Salford City 7th with 78.
Walsall lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Salford City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Liam Gordon of Walsall (8.1), ahead of Callum Hendry (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Walsall wins, 0 draws and 1 for Salford City.
Key events
- 6'Goal · Callum Hendry
- 40'Yellow card · O. McEntee
- 53'Red card · Louie Barry
- 54'Yellow card · Joe Low
- 54'Yellow card · Manny Monthe
- 62'Goal · Jamille Matt
- 82'Yellow card · Stevie Mallan
- 88'Goal · Conor McAleny
- 90+5'Goal · Conor Wilkinson
- 90+7'Goal · Matty Lund
Head-to-head
Team news
Walsall line-up (4-3-1-2)
Owen Evans, Joe Low, Oisin McEntee, Manny Monthe, Liam Gordon, Joe Riley, Brandon Comley, Jacob Maddox, Isaac Hutchinson, Jamille Matt, Tom Knowles
Salford City line-up (4-2-3-1)
Alex Cairns, Liam Shephard, Theo Vassell, Adrian Mariappa, Ibou Touray, Elliot Watt, Stevie Mallan, Luke Bolton, Callum Hendry, Louie Barry, Matt Smith