Rochdale vs Walsall, 2021-22 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

55': Conor Grant

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1 - 0

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Rochdale are hosting Walsall at Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Danny Cashman (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Joss Labadie (Walsall).
3': Foul by Luke Charman (Rochdale).
3': Stephen Ward (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Conor Wilkinson (Walsall).
5': Jeriel Dorsett (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Hayden White (Walsall).
6': Luke Charman (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Hand ball by Emmanuel Osadebe (Walsall).
12': Attempt blocked. Conor Grant (Rochdale) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
12': Foul by Liam Kelly (Rochdale).
12': Jack Earing (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Monthe (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Earing.
14': Attempt missed. Conor Wilkinson (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Emmanuel Monthe.
15': Attempt saved. Luke Charman (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jeriel Dorsett.
15': Attempt missed. Luke Charman (Rochdale) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
16': Corey O'Keeffe (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Brendan Kiernan (Walsall).
17': Danny Cashman (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Hayden White (Walsall).
18': Attempt saved. Conor Grant (Rochdale) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Charman with a headed pass.
18': Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Emmanuel Monthe.
19': Attempt missed. Eoghan O'Connell (Rochdale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
23': Foul by Joss Labadie (Walsall).
23': Stephen Dooley (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Substitution, Walsall. Sam Perry replaces Liam Kinsella because of an injury.
25': Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
26': Attempt blocked. Paul Downing (Rochdale) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross.
26': Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Emmanuel Osadebe.
27': Foul by Stephen Ward (Walsall).
27': Luke Charman (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Paul Downing.
29': Attempt blocked. Jack Earing (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Ward.
29': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Jay Lynch.
30': Offside, Walsall. Jack Rose tries a through ball, but Brendan Kiernan is caught offside.
31': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Paul Downing.
33': Offside, Walsall. Jack Rose tries a through ball, but Brendan Kiernan is caught offside.
36': Brendan Kiernan (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Foul by Jeriel Dorsett (Rochdale).
38': Foul by Emmanuel Osadebe (Walsall).
38': Max Clark (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Emmanuel Osadebe (Walsall).
39': Max Clark (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Foul by Luke Charman (Rochdale).
39': Jack Earing (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Luke Charman (Rochdale).
41': Joss Labadie (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Offside, Walsall. Sam Perry tries a through ball, but Conor Wilkinson is caught offside.
42': Attempt missed. Danny Cashman (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Charman.
43': Foul by Corey O'Keeffe (Rochdale).
43': Reece Devine (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Attempt saved. Brendan Kiernan (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Earing.
45'+1': Conor Grant (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Sam Perry (Walsall).
45'+1': Sam Perry (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Liam Kelly (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Charman.
45'+3': First Half ends, Rochdale 0, Walsall 0.
45': Second Half begins Rochdale 0, Walsall 0.
46': Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Hayden White.
47': Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Emmanuel Osadebe.
47': Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Reece Devine.
48': Attempt blocked. Max Clark (Rochdale) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross.
48': Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
50': Foul by Reece Devine (Walsall).
50': Liam Kelly (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Max Clark.
55': Attempt blocked. Jack Earing (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
55': Goal! Rochdale 1, Walsall 0. Conor Grant (Rochdale) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
57': Foul by Emmanuel Monthe (Walsall).
57': Liam Kelly (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Foul by Conor Wilkinson (Walsall).
59': Paul Downing (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Substitution, Rochdale. Alex Newby replaces Danny Cashman.
60': Substitution, Walsall. George Miller replaces Stephen Ward.
62': Attempt missed. George Miller (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Earing.
62': Foul by George Miller (Walsall).
62': Liam Kelly (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Brendan Kiernan (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Alex Newby (Rochdale).
65': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Stephen Dooley.
68': Attempt blocked. Alex Newby (Rochdale) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
68': Attempt blocked. Alex Newby (Rochdale) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
69': Foul by Luke Charman (Rochdale).
69': Hayden White (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Rochdale. Abraham Odoh replaces Conor Grant.
72': Substitution, Walsall. Devante Rodney replaces Brendan Kiernan.
73': Foul by Joss Labadie (Walsall).
73': Luke Charman (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Joss Labadie (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Attempt saved. Abraham Odoh (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Corey O'Keeffe.
75': Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Jack Rose.
78': Devante Rodney (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Foul by Jeriel Dorsett (Rochdale).
81': Foul by Liam Kelly (Rochdale).
81': Joss Labadie (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Corey O'Keeffe (Rochdale).
81': Reece Devine (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Attempt saved. Joss Labadie (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
84': Foul by Stephen Dooley (Rochdale).
84': Jack Earing (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Corey O'Keeffe (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by Hayden White (Walsall).
86': Conor Wilkinson (Walsall) is shown the yellow card.
86': Attempt saved. Corey O'Keeffe (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
87': Offside, Rochdale. Abraham Odoh tries a through ball, but Luke Charman is caught offside.
90': Foul by Corey O'Keeffe (Rochdale).
90': Reece Devine (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Substitution, Rochdale. Matt Done replaces Luke Charman.
90'+3': Conor Wilkinson (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Corey O'Keeffe (Rochdale).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Rochdale 1, Walsall 0.
0': Match ends, Rochdale 1, Walsall 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Crown Oil Arena
Location: Rochdale, England
Attendance: 2,437

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Accrington Stanley	0	0	0
2	Barnet	0	0	0
3	Bristol Rovers	0	0	0
4	Cheltenham Town	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Rochdale (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Jay Lynch (GK)
6	Eoghan O'Connell
12	Jeriel Dorsett
17	Paul Downing
7	Stephen Dooley
23	Liam Kelly
26	Max Clark
2	Corey O'Keefe
9	Luke Charman
20	Danny Cashman
11	Conor Grant

Rochdale Substitutes:

Alex Newby, Jimmy Keohane, George Broadbent, Abraham Odoh, Jimmy McNulty, Matt Done, Bradley Wade.

Walsall (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jack Rose (GK)
6	Emmanuel Monthe
3	Stephen Ward
30	Reece Devine
2	Hayden White
4	Joss Labadie
17	Jack Earing
8	Liam Kinsella
9	Conor Wilkinson
7	Brendan Kiernan
10	Emma Osaoabe

Walsall Substitutes:

Sam Perry, Carl Rushworth, Rollin Menayese, Zak Mills, George Miller, Devante Rodney, Tom Leak.

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