Tranmere Rovers vs Walsall · League Two
Tranmere Rovers
8-8-10
1 – 3
FT
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Walsall
14-4-7
Prenton Park · Birkenhead · England
Walsall finished 3-1 ahead of Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park (crowd 5,751). The goal that settled it came from Priestley Farquharson at the 38-minute mark and Daniel Kanu widened the gap after 45 minutes; it went to 0-3 when Jamille Matt scored at the 65-minute mark and Joe Ironside reduced the gap for Tranmere late on, at 90 minutes. Tranmere led the shot count 11-8 and held 65% possession. 4 of the 8 shots by Walsall were on target.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- League Two England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season
- Ground
- Prenton Park · Birkenhead · England
- Crowd
- 5,751
- Referee
- Darren Drysdale
- Tranmere form
- LDLWD
- Walsall form
- DWDWD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walsall | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Side by side
12Fouls11
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
3Corner Kicks10
1Saves1
64.6%Possession35.4%
11Shots8
2On Goal4
20%On Target %50%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
3Blocked Shots2
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 1-3
90'+4'
🟨Kacper Lopata
⚽Joe Ironside
90'1 - 3
87'
🔁Kacper Lopatareplacing Evan Weir
87'
🔁Albert Adomahreplacing Daniel Kanu
🟨Sam Finley
81'
🔁Joe Ironsidereplacing Jayden Joseph
77'
🔁Kristian Dennisreplacing Richard Smallwood
77'
🔁Cameron Normanreplacing Dylan Jones
77'
🔁Patrick Broughreplacing Ethan Bristow
77'
76'
🔁Charlie Lakinreplacing Alex Pattison
76'
🔁Aaron Loupalo-Bireplacing Jamille Matt
65'0 - 3
⚽Jamille Matt
Half-time · 0-2
45'0 - 2
⚽Daniel Kanu
43'
🟨Connor Barrett
38'0 - 1
⚽Priestley Farquharson
Kick-off
Teams
Tranmere Rovers3-4-1-2
18Jennings
27↓Jones
7Whitaker
23↓Bristow
6↓Smallwood
14↓Joseph
8🟨Finley
30McGowan
15Tamen
5Smith
12Barrett
Bench
- 3Patrick Broughon for Ethan Bristow, 77'
- 29Joe Ironsideon for Jayden Joseph, 77' ⚽
- 2Cameron Normanon for Dylan Jones, 77'
- 42Nohan Kenneh
- 10Josh Davison
- 9Kristian Dennison for Richard Smallwood, 77'
Walsall3-1-4-2
15⚽↓Kanu
9⚽↓Matt
18Harper
23↓Pattison
2🟨Barrett
22Jellis
6⚽Farquharson
30↓Weir
4Flint
14Comley
1Roberts
Bench
- 12Sam Hornby
- 35Kacper Lopataon for Evan Weir, 87' 🟨
- 17Courtney Clarke
- 31Rico Richards
- 37Albert Adomahon for Daniel Kanu, 87'
- 11Aaron Loupalo-Bion for Jamille Matt, 76'
- 8Charlie Lakinon for Alex Pattison, 76'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | +9 | 28 |
| 2 |  Barnet | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 3 |  Cheltenham Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 |  Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 |  York City | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | +6 | 20 |
| 6 |  Walsall | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | +7 | 19 |
| 7 |  Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 19 |
| 8 |  Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 19 |
| 9 |  Accrington Stanley | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 18 |
| 10 |  Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 |  Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17 |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 |  Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 |  Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 |  Newport County | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 |  Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 |  Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 |  Oldham Athletic | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 |  Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 |
| 22 |  Rotherham United | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 24 |  Crawley Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
Meetings
1Tranmere wins
0Level
4Walsall wins
Last times they met
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Tranmere
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Walsall · 2024-25 English League Two
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Walsall · 2023-24 English League Two
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Form
Last games: Tranmere
L3-1W1-0L3-1W2-0L2-0
Last games: Walsall
W1-0L2-1L2-0L5-1L4-2
