Walsall 3-1 Hartlepool United: result and report
League Two · Saturday 26 February 2022
Result
Walsall 3-1 Hartlepool United
League Two · Saturday 26 February 2022, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Walsall 3-1 Hartlepool United: match report
Walsall beat Hartlepool United 3-1 in the League Two on Saturday 26 February 2022. It was 2-0 at half-time.
George Miller opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Walsall's goals came from George Miller (13'), Conor Wilkinson (26') and George Miller (67'). Hartlepool United scored through O. Bogle (63').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Walsall were 17th on 35 points from 32 and Hartlepool United 12th on 44 points from 32. Walsall went on to finish that season 16th with 54 points, and Hartlepool United 17th with 54.
Walsall lined up in a 3-5-2 and Hartlepool United in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to George Miller of Walsall (8.7), ahead of L. Kinsella (8.4).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Walsall wins, 5 draws and 3 for Hartlepool United.
Going into the match Walsall's last five read L-W-W-L-L and Hartlepool United's W-D-W-W-W.
Key events
- 13'Goal · George Miller
- 26'Goal · Conor Wilkinson
- 63'Goal · O. Bogle
- 67'Goal · George Miller
Head-to-head
Team news
Walsall line-up (3-5-2)
Carl Rushworth, Hayden White, Donervon Daniels, Manny Monthe, Emmanuel Osadebe, Joss Labadie, L. Kinsella, Jack Earing, Tyrese Shade, Conor Wilkinson, George Miller
Hartlepool United line-up (4-3-3)
Ben Killip, Jamie Sterry, Gary Liddle, Timi Odusina, David Ferguson, Isaac Fletcher, Nicky Featherstone, Tom Crawford, Luke Molyneux, Omar Bogle, Joe White