Morecambe vs Accrington Stanley, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

Morecambe

64': James Connolly

FT
1 - 1

Accrington Stanley

70': Tommy Leigh (P)

About

Morecambe are hosting Accrington Stanley at Mazuma Mobile Stadium, Morecambe, 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': Foul by Jacob Bedeau (Morecambe).
1': Matt Lowe (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Attempt saved. Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
5': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Eli King.
6': Attempt missed. Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brad Hills with a headed pass following a corner.
7': Attempt saved. Jordan Slew (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Mellon with a cross.
7': Foul by Jake Taylor (Morecambe).
7': Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt saved. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Andrews.
8': Foul by Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley).
8': Joel Senior (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt blocked. Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Leigh.
10': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by David Tutonda.
10': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Michael Mellon.
11': Brad Hills (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by David Tutonda (Morecambe).
12': Attempt missed. Jordan Slew (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Taylor.
13': Foul by Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley).
13': James Connolly (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt missed. Joe Gubbins (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
18': Attempt missed. Michael Mellon (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by JJ McKiernan with a through ball.
19': Foul by JJ McKiernan (Morecambe).
19': Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by David Tutonda.
25': Attempt blocked. Tom Bloxham (Morecambe) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Senior.
26': Attempt blocked. Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Leigh.
26': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Jacob Bedeau.
26': Attempt missed. Kelvin Mellor (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Nolan with a cross following a corner.
29': Attempt blocked. Michael Mellon (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Bloxham with a cross.
29': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Brad Hills.
30': Attempt missed. Matt Lowe (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Pritchard with a cross.
31': Foul by Eli King (Morecambe).
31': Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt saved. Jake Taylor (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eli King with a through ball.
32': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Kelvin Mellor.
34': Attempt blocked. Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Leigh.
34': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Eli King.
39': Attempt saved. Michael Mellon (Morecambe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Bloxham.
39': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Ben Woods.
40': Foul by Michael Mellon (Morecambe).
40': Jon McCracken (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley).
40': Jordan Slew (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Rosaire Longelo.
42': Eli King (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley).
43': Attempt missed. Jordan Slew (Morecambe) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Taylor.
45': Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Jake Taylor (Morecambe).
45'+2': First Half ends, Morecambe 0, Accrington Stanley 0.
45': Second Half begins Morecambe 0, Accrington Stanley 0.
46': Attempt blocked. Michael Mellon (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
46': Foul by Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley).
46': JJ McKiernan (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Attempt blocked. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Leigh.
48': Foul by Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley).
48': James Connolly (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Delay in match because of an injury James Connolly (Morecambe).
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50': Attempt blocked. JJ McKiernan (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Slew.
50': Attempt missed. JJ McKiernan (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
53': Foul by JJ McKiernan (Morecambe).
53': Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Attempt saved. JJ McKiernan (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
56': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Shaun Whalley replaces Kelvin Mellor.
57': Attempt saved. Jordan Slew (Morecambe) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Taylor with a headed pass.
59': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Joe Pritchard tries a through ball, but Jack Nolan is caught offside.
60': Foul by Jordan Slew (Morecambe).
60': Matt Lowe (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley).
60': James Connolly (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Tom Bloxham (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card.
62': Foul by Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley).
62': JJ McKiernan (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Brad Hills (Accrington Stanley).
63': Michael Mellon (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Brad Hills (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card.
64': Goal! Morecambe 1, Accrington Stanley 0. James Connolly (Morecambe) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Slew following a set piece situation.
65': Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card.
67': Foul by David Tutonda (Morecambe).
67': Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Penalty Accrington Stanley. Shaun Whalley draws a foul in the penalty area.
69': Penalty conceded by Tom Bloxham (Morecambe) after a foul in the penalty area.
70': Goal! Morecambe 1, Accrington Stanley 1. Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
72': Foul by Joel Senior (Morecambe).
72': Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Joel Senior (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Attempt missed. Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Lowe with a headed pass.
74': Attempt missed. Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
75': Substitution, Morecambe. Adam Mayor replaces Tom Bloxham.
76': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Aaron Pickles replaces Joe Gubbins.
76': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Dan Martin replaces Tommy Leigh.
77': Foul by Adam Mayor (Morecambe).
77': Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Substitution, Morecambe. Jacob Davenport replaces Jake Taylor.
79': Brad Hills (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Foul by Michael Mellon (Morecambe).
79': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by David Tutonda.
80': Attempt blocked. Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Eli King.
81': Foul by JJ McKiernan (Morecambe).
81': Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Foul by Adam Mayor (Morecambe).
83': Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Jacob Bedeau (Morecambe).
87': Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Jacob Bedeau (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Lewis Shipley replaces Rosaire Longelo because of an injury.
88': Attempt blocked. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
88': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Slew (Morecambe).
89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Joel Senior.
90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury James Connolly (Morecambe).
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+8': Attempt missed. Jordan Slew (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by JJ McKiernan.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Morecambe 1, Accrington Stanley 1.
0': Match ends, Morecambe 1, Accrington Stanley 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Mazuma Mobile Stadium
Location: Morecambe, England
Attendance: 3,458

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Doncaster Rovers	46	+23	84
2	Port Vale	46	+19	80
3	Bradford City	46	+19	78
4	Walsall	46	+21	77

Full Table

Line-Ups

Morecambe (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Stuart Moore (GK)
4	Jacob Bedeau
22	James Connolly
3	David Tutonda
12	Joel Senior
10	Jj Mckiernan
8	Eli King
18	Jake Taylor
9	Michael Mellon
14	Jordan Slew
7	Tom Bloxham

Morecambe Substitutes:

Cameron Smith, Adam Major, Jacob Davenport, Farrend Rawson, Adam Smith, Yann Songo'o, Ethan Walker.

Accrington Stanley (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Jon McCracken (GK)
16	Joseph Gubbins
5	Brad Hills
14	Rosaire Longelo
4	Kelvin Mellor
19	Josh Andrews
18	Tommy Leigh
8	Ben Woods
9	Matt Lowe
10	Joe Pritchard
17	Jack Nolan

Accrington Stanley Substitutes:

Josh Woods, Dan Martin, Lewis Shipley, Aaron Pickles, Shaun Whalley, Connor O'Brien, Jack Mcintyre.

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