Accrington Stanley 2-1 Walsall: result and report

League Two · Saturday 23 December 2023

Result

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Walsall

League Two · Saturday 23 December 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Accrington Stanley 2-1 Walsall: match report

Accrington Stanley won against Walsall 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 23 December 2023. The half-time score was 1-1.

Tommy Leigh opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Accrington Stanley's goals came from Tommy Leigh (9') and Joe Pritchard (57'). Walsall scored through Freddie Draper (45+4', penalty).

Discipline: Accrington Stanley received 1 yellow card; Walsall received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Accrington Stanley were 11th on 31 points from 22 and Walsall 15th on 27 points from 21. Accrington Stanley went on to finish that season 17th with 57 points, and Walsall 11th with 65.

Accrington Stanley lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Walsall in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Joe Pritchard of Accrington Stanley (8.4), ahead of Donervon Daniels (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Accrington Stanley wins, 0 draws and 2 for Walsall.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Tommy LeighAccrington Stanley · 1-0
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Benjamin WoodsAccrington Stanley
  • 45+4'Penalty goal · Freddie DraperWalsall · 1-1
  • 57'Goal · Joe PritchardAccrington Stanley · 2-1

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Accrington Stanley 3, draws 0, Walsall 2.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Toby SavinAccrington Stanley · injury (Shoulder Injury)

Accrington Stanley line-up (4-2-3-1)

Joe Walsh, Connor O'Brien, Brad Hills, Joseph Gubbins, Lewis Shipley, Dan Martin, Ben Woods, Joe Pritchard, Tommy Leigh, Jack Nolan, Josh Woods

Walsall line-up (3-5-2)

Jackson Smith, David Okagbue, Priestley Farquharson, Donervon Daniels, Tom Knowles, Brandon Comley, Oisin McEntee, Ryan Stirk, Liam Gordon, Freddie Draper, Jamille Matt