Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Shrewsbury Town: result and report
League Two · Saturday 15 August 2026
Result
Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Shrewsbury Town
League Two · Saturday 15 August 2026, 14:00 UTC · Prenton Park, Birkenhead · half-time 1-0
Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Shrewsbury Town: match report
Tranmere Rovers defeated Shrewsbury Town 2-0 in the League Two on Saturday 15 August 2026 at Prenton Park. The half-time score was 1-0.
Jordan Davies opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Tranmere Rovers's goals came from Jordan Davies (35') and Charlie Whitaker (63'). Shrewsbury Town did not score.
Discipline: Tranmere Rovers received 3 yellow cards; Shrewsbury Town received 2 yellow cards.
In the current table Tranmere Rovers are 11th on 19 points and Shrewsbury Town are 15th on 18 points.
Tranmere Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Shrewsbury Town in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Bobby Faulkner of Tranmere Rovers (8.9), ahead of Charlie Whitaker (7.4).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Tranmere Rovers wins, 1 draw and 4 for Shrewsbury Town.
Key events
- 35'Goal · Jordan Davies
- 63'Goal · Charlie Whitaker
- 76'Yellow card · Joel Senior
- 80'Yellow card · Josh Davison
- 87'Yellow card · Isaac England
- 87'Yellow card · Charlie Whitaker
- 90+1'Yellow card · Zane Okoro
Form and table
- Tranmere RoversLast five: —
- Shrewsbury TownLast five: —
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 19 | DLWDW |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 18 | LWWDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Tranmere Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Harrison Male, Joel Senior, Bobby Faulkner, Nathan Smith, Patrick Brough, Will Vaulks, Tom Conlon, Jordan Davies, Tom Ince, Charlie Whitaker, Joe Ironside
Shrewsbury Town line-up (3-4-1-2)
Will Brook, Luca Hoole, Will Boyle, Josh Ruffels, Arkell Jude-Boyd, Tom Sang, Will Gray, Kevin Berkoe, Isaac Fletcher, George Lloyd, Josh Davison
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