Walsall 1-2 Scunthorpe United: result and report
League Two · Tuesday 29 December 2020
Result
Walsall 1-2 Scunthorpe United
League Two · Tuesday 29 December 2020, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Walsall 1-2 Scunthorpe United: match report
Walsall were beaten by Scunthorpe United 1-2 in the League Two on Tuesday 29 December 2020. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Myles Hippolyte opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Walsall's goal came from Wes McDonald (55'). Scunthorpe United scored through Myles Hippolyte (27') and Alex Gilliead (69').
Discipline: Walsall received no yellow cards; Scunthorpe United received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Walsall were 9th on 30 points from 20 and Scunthorpe United 20th on 20 points from 19. Walsall went on to finish that season 19th with 53 points, and Scunthorpe United 22nd with 48.
Walsall lined up in a 4-4-2 and Scunthorpe United in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mark Howard of Scunthorpe United (8.9), ahead of Wesley McDonald (8.1).
Going into the match Walsall's last five read L-W-W-W-W and Scunthorpe United's L-L-W-L-L.
Key events
- 20'Yellow card · Ryan Loft
- 27'Goal · Myles Hippolyte
- 55'Goal · Wes McDonald
- 61'Missed penalty · Josh Gordon
- 69'Goal · Alex Gilliead
Team news
Walsall line-up (4-4-2)
Jack Rose, Cameron Norman, Dan Scarr, James Clarke, George Nurse, Josh Gordon, L. Kinsella, Danny Guthrie, Wesley McDonald, Elijah Adebayo, Jake Scrimshaw
Scunthorpe United line-up (4-4-1-1)
Mark Howard, Jordan Clarke, Tyler Cordner, Jacob Bedeau, Mason O'Malley, Devarn Green, Alfie Beestin, Alex Gilliead, Myles Hippolyte, Jake Taylor, Ryan Loft