Walsall 3-2 Accrington Stanley: result and report

League Two · Saturday 29 August 2026

Result

Walsall 3-2 Accrington Stanley

League Two · Saturday 29 August 2026, 14:00 UTC · Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall · half-time 2-1

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Walsall 3-2 Accrington Stanley: match report

Walsall defeated Accrington Stanley 3-2 in the League Two on Saturday 29 August 2026 at Poundland Bescot Stadium. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Reece Smith opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Walsall's goals came from Reece Smith (8'), Harrison Burke (45+6') and Aaron Pressley (53'). Accrington Stanley scored through Josh Woods (12') and Stefan Mols (57').

Discipline: Walsall received 4 yellow cards; Accrington Stanley received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Walsall were 3rd on 4 points from 2 and Accrington Stanley 20th on 1 point from 2. In the current table Walsall are 3rd on 22 points and Accrington Stanley are 9th on 19 points.

Walsall lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Accrington Stanley in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Reece Smith of Walsall (8.6), ahead of Harrison Burke (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Walsall wins, 2 draws and 5 for Accrington Stanley.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Reece SmithWalsall · 1-0
  • 12'Goal · Josh WoodsAccrington Stanley · 1-1
  • 45+6'Goal · Harrison BurkeWalsall · 2-1
  • 49'Yellow card · Sven SpranglerWalsall
  • 53'Goal · Aaron PressleyWalsall · 3-1
  • 57'Goal · Stefan MolsAccrington Stanley · 3-2
  • 60'Yellow card · Liam CoyleAccrington Stanley
  • 75'Yellow card · Isaac MooreWalsall
  • 75'Yellow card · Tyler WaltonAccrington Stanley
  • 79'Yellow card · Declan SkuraWalsall
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Elicha AhuiWalsall
  • 90+9'Yellow cardAccrington Stanley

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3Walsall135712112+922DDWLW
9Accrington Stanley144732317+619DWDWD

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Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Jed Ward, Rico Browne, Harrison Burke, Declan Skura, Mason Hancock, Isaac Moore, Sven Sprangler, Courtney Clarke, Tai Sodje, Reece Smith, Aaron Pressley

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

Louie Moulden, Tom Moore, Farrend Rawson, Devon Matthews, Donald Love, Seamus Conneely, Alex Henderson, Joe Anderson, Shaun Whalley, Josh Woods, Charlie Caton

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