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

· English League Two
Accrington Stanley
  • 9': Tommy Leigh
  • 57': Joe Pritchard
FT
2 - 1
Walsall
  • 45'+4': Freddie Draper (P)

About

Accrington Stanley are hosting Walsall at Wham Stadium, Accrington, 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': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by David Okagbue.
  • 2': Donervon Daniels (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley).
  • 4': Attempt missed. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tommy Leigh with a cross.
  • 7': Foul by Connor O'Brien (Accrington Stanley).
  • 7': Liam Gordon (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Gubbins with a headed pass.
  • 9': Goal! Accrington Stanley 1, Walsall 0. Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Ryan Stirk (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Gordon.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Jamille Matt (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Donervon Daniels.
  • 15': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
  • 15': Foul by Joe Gubbins (Accrington Stanley).
  • 15': Priestley Farquharson (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Brad Hills.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Donervon Daniels (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Stirk with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Foul by Donervon Daniels (Walsall).
  • 18': Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Offside, Walsall. Ryan Stirk is caught offside.
  • 20': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left.
  • 22': Brad Hills (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Freddie Draper (Walsall).
  • 23': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Ben Woods.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Oisin McEntee (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Stirk.
  • 26': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Tom Knowles.
  • 26': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Joe Pritchard with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Pritchard.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Freddie Draper (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Stirk following a fast break.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Jamille Matt (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Freddie Draper following a fast break.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 32': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Jackson Smith.
  • 34': Foul by Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley).
  • 34': Priestley Farquharson (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Freddie Draper (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Stirk with a cross.
  • 36': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Brad Hills.
  • 38': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Priestley Farquharson.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Joe Gubbins (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Pritchard with a cross.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Brad Hills (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 40': Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Freddie Draper (Walsall).
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Knowles (Walsall).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Brandon Comley (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley).
  • 45'+3': Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Penalty Walsall. Donervon Daniels draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+3': Penalty conceded by Joe Gubbins (Accrington Stanley) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+4': Goal! Accrington Stanley 1, Walsall 1. Freddie Draper (Walsall) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+8': Attempt missed. Oisin McEntee (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Stirk.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Walsall 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Accrington Stanley 1, Walsall 1.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Woods.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tommy Leigh.
  • 48': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Connor O'Brien.
  • 49': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Josh Woods.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Freddie Draper (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Stirk.
  • 53': Foul by Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley).
  • 53': Oisin McEntee (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Brandon Comley.
  • 55': Brad Hills (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Freddie Draper (Walsall).
  • 55': Foul by Joe Gubbins (Accrington Stanley).
  • 55': Jamille Matt (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Ryan Stirk.
  • 57': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2, Walsall 1. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 61': Substitution, Walsall. Danny Johnson replaces Jamille Matt.
  • 61': Substitution, Walsall. Isaac Hutchinson replaces Ryan Stirk.
  • 62': Brad Hills (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall).
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury David Okagbue (Walsall).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Substitution, Walsall. Jack Earing replaces David Okagbue because of an injury.
  • 71': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Connor O'Brien.
  • 74': Foul by Brad Hills (Accrington Stanley).
  • 74': Freddie Draper (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Freddie Draper (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 79': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Shaun Whalley replaces Joe Pritchard.
  • 79': Delay in match (Accrington Stanley).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Brad Hills.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Donervon Daniels (Walsall) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Tom Knowles (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tommy Leigh with a headed pass following a fast break.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Alex Henderson replaces Josh Woods.
  • 88': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Leslie Adekoya replaces Tommy Leigh.
  • 89': Donervon Daniels (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley).
  • 90'+1': Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Brandon Comley (Walsall).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Lewis Shipley (Accrington Stanley).
  • 90'+3': Jack Earing (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Shaun Whalley is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Lewis Trickett replaces Jack Nolan.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 2, Walsall 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Accrington Stanley 2, Walsall 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Wham Stadium
Location: Accrington, England
Attendance: 2,386

EFL League Two Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Stockport County 46 +48 92
2 Wrexham 46 +37 88
3 Mansfield Town 46 +43 86
4 Milton Keynes Dons 46 +15 78
Full Table

Line-Ups

ACC Accrington Stanley (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Joe Walsh (GK)
16 Joseph Gubbins
5 Brad Hills
2 Lewis Shipley
38 Connor O'Brien
18 Tommy Leigh
8 Ben Woods Yellow Card
22 Dan Martin
39 Josh Woods
17 Jack Nolan
10 Joe Pritchard
Accrington Stanley Substitutes:
Leslie Adekoya, Kelvin Mellor, Shaun Whalley, Alex Henderson, Aaron Pickles, Jack Mcintyre, Lewis Trickett.

WAL Walsall (3-5-2)

No. Name
22 Jackson Smith (GK)
6 Priestley Farquharson
5 Donervon Daniels
2 David Okagbue
25 Ryan Stirk
14 Brandon Comley
4 Oisin McEntee
3 Liam Gordon
10 Tom Knowles
9 Jamille Matt
15 Freddie Draper
Walsall Substitutes:
Jack Earing, Taylor Allen, Joe Foulkes, Isaac Hutchinson, Danny Johnson, Owen Evans, Harry Williams.

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