Walsall 1-1 Grimsby Town: result and report

League Two · Saturday 26 August 2023

Result

Walsall 1-1 Grimsby Town

League Two · Saturday 26 August 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Walsall 1-1 Grimsby Town: match report

Walsall drew with Grimsby Town 1-1 in the League Two on Saturday 26 August 2023. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Abo Eisa opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Walsall's goal came from Ryan Stirk (81'). Grimsby Town scored through Abo Eisa (52').

Discipline: Walsall received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Grimsby Town received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Walsall were 17th on 4 points from 4 and Grimsby Town 14th on 5 points from 4. Walsall went on to finish that season 11th with 65 points, and Grimsby Town 21st with 49.

Walsall lined up in a 3-5-2 and Grimsby Town in a 4-5-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Abo Eisa of Grimsby Town (8.1), ahead of Jake Eastwood (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Walsall win, 2 draws and 3 for Grimsby Town.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Yellow card · Danny RoseGrimsby Town
  • 9'Yellow card · Chris HusseyWalsall
  • 41'Yellow card · Harvey RodgersGrimsby Town
  • 52'Goal · Abo EisaGrimsby Town · 0-1
  • 59'Yellow card · Tom KnowlesWalsall
  • 81'Goal · Ryan StirkWalsall · 1-1
  • 89'Yellow card · Harry CliftonGrimsby Town
  • 90+2'Second yellow · Chris HusseyWalsall
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Owen EvansWalsall

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Walsall 1, draws 2, Grimsby Town 3.

Team news

Walsall line-up (3-5-2)

Owen Evans, Oisin McEntee, Donervon Daniels, Chris Hussey, Tom Knowles, Ross Tierney, Ryan Stirk, Isaac Hutchinson, Liam Gordon, Freddie Draper, Danny Johnson

Grimsby Town line-up (4-5-1)

Jake Eastwood, Toby Mullarkey, Harvey Rodgers, Niall Maher, Daniel Amos, Charles Vernam, Gavan Holohan, Kamil Conteh, Harry Clifton, Abo Eisa, Danny Rose