Walsall vs Rochdale, 2022-23 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

35': Hayden White

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Walsall are hosting Rochdale at Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium, Walsall, 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.
1': Devante Rodney (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Jacob Maddox (Walsall).
4': Attempt missed. Devante Rodney (Rochdale) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
5': Foul by Hayden White (Walsall).
5': Tyrese Sinclair (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Offside, Walsall. Liam Kinsella tries a through ball, but Danny Johnson is caught offside.
8': Offside, Rochdale. Ethan Ebanks-Landell tries a through ball, but Ian Henderson is caught offside.
10': Foul by Cameron John (Rochdale).
10': Liam Bennett (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Attempt blocked. Liam Kinsella (Walsall) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Tom Knowles.
11': Offside, Walsall. Owen Evans tries a through ball, but Hayden White is caught offside.
14': Foul by Toumani Diagouraga (Rochdale).
14': Jacob Maddox (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Jimmy Keohane.
15': Attempt blocked. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Gordon.
17': Attempt blocked. Tyrese Sinclair (Rochdale) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Devante Rodney with a cross.
17': Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Liam Bennett.
19': Devante Rodney (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card.
19': Owen Evans (Walsall) is shown the yellow card.
19': Foul by Sam Graham (Rochdale).
19': Owen Evans (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Cameron John (Rochdale).
23': Hayden White (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Offside, Rochdale. Sam Graham tries a through ball, but Ian Henderson is caught offside.
29': Attempt saved. Liam Bennett (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
30': Devante Rodney (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Foul by Emmanuel Monthe (Walsall).
31': Ethan Ebanks-Landell (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Danny Johnson (Walsall).
33': Danny Johnson (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Jimmy Ball (Rochdale).
35': Attempt saved. Danny Johnson (Walsall) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Monthe with a headed pass.
35': Goal! Walsall 1, Rochdale 0. Hayden White (Walsall) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Johnson.
36': Cameron John (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Foul by Tom Knowles (Walsall).
39': Foul by Liam Bennett (Walsall).
39': Tyrese Sinclair (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Attempt saved. Liam Kelly (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jimmy Keohane.
45'+3': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Cameron John.
45'+3': First Half ends, Walsall 1, Rochdale 0.
45': Second Half begins Walsall 1, Rochdale 0.
47': Attempt missed. Tyrese Sinclair (Rochdale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Cameron John.
50': Attempt missed. Tom Knowles (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Gordon.
52': Foul by Cameron John (Rochdale).
52': Hayden White (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Foul by Hayden White (Walsall).
53': Sam Graham (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt saved. Devante Rodney (Rochdale) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrese Sinclair with a cross.
56': Attempt blocked. Jimmy Keohane (Rochdale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Devante Rodney.
58': Foul by Sam Graham (Rochdale).
58': Tom Knowles (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt blocked. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Knowles.
59': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Cameron John.
61': Foul by Devante Rodney (Rochdale).
61': Liam Gordon (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Attempt blocked. Tom Knowles (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Maddox.
64': Foul by Sam Graham (Rochdale).
64': Tom Knowles (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Sam Graham.
67': Substitution, Rochdale. Ethan Brierley replaces Toumani Diagouraga.
67': Substitution, Rochdale. Abraham Odoh replaces Tyrese Sinclair.
69': Ethan Brierley (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Tom Knowles (Walsall).
70': Substitution, Walsall. Andy Williams replaces Danny Johnson.
70': Hand ball by Emmanuel Monthe (Walsall).
73': Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Rochdale) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ian Henderson.
74': Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Emmanuel Monthe.
75': Substitution, Walsall. Brandon Comley replaces Jacob Maddox.
76': Foul by Ian Henderson (Rochdale).
76': Liam Kinsella (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Ethan Ebanks-Landell.
81': Tom Knowles (Walsall) is shown the yellow card.
81': Attempt missed. Andy Williams (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
82': Foul by Liam Bennett (Walsall).
82': Ian Henderson (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Liam Bennett (Walsall) is shown the yellow card.
83': Attempt missed. Ethan Brierley (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abraham Odoh.
83': Hand ball by Hayden White (Walsall).
85': Foul by Ian Henderson (Rochdale).
85': Liam Kinsella (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Substitution, Walsall. Taylor Allen replaces Liam Gordon because of an injury.
87': Substitution, Walsall. Douglas James-Taylor replaces Tom Knowles.
87': Cameron John (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Liam Kinsella (Walsall).
88': Attempt missed. Devante Rodney (Rochdale) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ian Henderson.
90': Attempt blocked. Jimmy Ball (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90': Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Liam Kinsella.
90'+1': Foul by Jimmy Ball (Rochdale).
90'+1': Hayden White (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Ethan Ebanks-Landell.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Walsall 1, Rochdale 0.
0': Match ends, Walsall 1, Rochdale 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium
Location: Walsall, England
Attendance: 5,050

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bromley	46	+25	87
2	Milton Keynes Dons	46	+41	86
3	Cambridge United	46	+33	82
4	Salford City	46	+10	81

Full Table

Line-Ups

Walsall (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Owen Evans (GK)
5	Donervon Daniels
6	Emmanuel Monthe
2	Hayden White
16	Jacob Maddox
8	Liam Kinsella
23	Isaac Hutchinson
3	Liam Gordon
30	Liam Bennett
39	Danny Johnson
10	Tom Knowles

Walsall Substitutes:

Andy Williams, Brandon Comley, Peter Clarke, Danny Cashman, Douglas James-Taylor, Taylor Allen, Ronan Maher.

Rochdale (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Richard O'Donnell (GK)
6	Ethan Ebanks-Landell
15	Sam Graham
24	Cameron John
13	Jimmy Keohane
8	James Ball
20	Toumani Diagouraga
7	Liam Kelly
40	Ian Henderson
17	Tyrese Sinclair
10	Devante Rodney

Rochdale Substitutes:

Connor Malley, Ethan Brierley, Abraham Odoh, Ben Nelson, Femi Seriki, Bradley Kelly, Rayhaan Tulloch.

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