Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall: result and report
League Two · Saturday 26 September 2026
Result
Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall
League Two · Saturday 26 September 2026, 14:00 UTC · Prenton Park, Birkenhead · half-time 0-0
Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall: match report
Tranmere Rovers drew with Walsall 1-1 in the League Two on Saturday 26 September 2026 at Prenton Park. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Bobby Faulkner opened the scoring in the 73rd minute. Tranmere Rovers's goal came from Bobby Faulkner (73'). Walsall scored through Reece Smith (90+1').
Discipline: Tranmere Rovers received no yellow cards; Walsall received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Tranmere Rovers were 10th on 10 points from 7 and Walsall 2nd on 13 points from 7. In the current table Tranmere Rovers are 11th on 19 points and Walsall are 3rd on 22 points.
Tranmere Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Walsall in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jed Ward of Walsall (8.9), ahead of Will Vaulks (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Tranmere Rovers wins, 1 draw and 6 for Walsall.
Going into the match Tranmere Rovers's last five read D-L-W-D-D and Walsall's W-D-D-D-W.
Key events
- 18'Yellow card · Sven Sprangler
- 35'Missed penalty · Joe Ironside
- 35'Yellow card · James Connolly
- 73'Goal · Bobby Faulkner
- 82'Yellow card · Isaac Moore
- 90+1'Goal · Reece Smith
Form and table
- Tranmere RoversLast five: D D W L D
- WalsallLast five: W D D D W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Walsall | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 22 | DDWLW |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 19 | DLWDW |
Head-to-head
Team news
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Tranmere Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Harrison Male, Joel Senior, Bobby Faulkner, Nathan Smith, Jacob Slater, Will Vaulks, Tom Conlon, Zane Okoro, Tom Ince, Charlie Whitaker, Joe Ironside
Walsall line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jed Ward, Elicha Ahui, Declan Skura, James Connolly, Mason Hancock, Isaac Moore, Sven Sprangler, Lewis Simper, Andy Dallas, Reece Smith, Aaron Pressley
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