Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall: result and report

League Two · Saturday 14 January 2023

Result

Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall

League Two · Saturday 14 January 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · League Two predictions

Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall: match report

Tranmere Rovers drew with Walsall 1-1 in the League Two on Saturday 14 January 2023. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Danny Johnson opened the scoring in the 72nd minute. Tranmere Rovers's goal came from Josh Hawkes (78'). Walsall scored through Danny Johnson (72').

Discipline: Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards; Walsall received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Tranmere Rovers were 15th on 34 points from 25 and Walsall 11th on 36 points from 23. Tranmere Rovers went on to finish that season 12th with 58 points, and Walsall 16th with 55.

Tranmere Rovers lined up in a 4-4-2 and Walsall in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ethan Bristow of Tranmere Rovers (7.3), level with Josh Hawkes (7.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Tranmere Rovers wins, 2 draws and 6 for Walsall.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 57'Yellow card · Jordan TurnbullTranmere Rovers
  • 71'Yellow card · Manny MontheWalsall
  • 72'Goal · Danny JohnsonWalsall · 0-1
  • 76'Second yellow · Manny MontheWalsall
  • 78'Goal · Josh HawkesTranmere Rovers · 1-1
  • 84'Yellow card · Kieron MorrisTranmere Rovers
  • 89'Yellow card · Hayden WhiteWalsall
  • 89'Yellow cardWalsall

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Tranmere Rovers 2, draws 2, Walsall 6.

Team news

Tranmere Rovers line-up (4-4-2)

Mateusz Hewelt, Josh Dacres-Cogley, Tom Davies, Jordan Turnbull, Ethan Bristow, Kieron Morris, Lee O'Connor, Chris Merrie, Josh Hawkes, Kane Hemmings, Joel Mumbongo

Walsall line-up (3-4-1-2)

Owen Evans, Hayden White, Donervon Daniels, Manny Monthe, Tom Knowles, L. Kinsella, Brandon Comley, Liam Gordon, Isaac Hutchinson, Jacob Maddox, Danny Johnson