Walsall 2-4 Salford City: result and report
League Two · Monday 26 October 2026
Result
Walsall 2-4 Salford City
League Two · Monday 26 October 2026, 20:00 UTC · Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall · half-time 0-1
Walsall 2-4 Salford City: match report
Walsall lost to Salford City 2-4 in the League Two on Monday 26 October 2026 at Poundland Bescot Stadium. The half-time score was 0-1.
Macaulay Langstaff opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Walsall's goals came from Aaron Pressley (58') and Lewis Simper (66'). Salford City scored through Macaulay Langstaff (45'), Jorge Grant (54'), Kallum Cesay (67') and Adebola Oluwo (82').
Discipline: Walsall received 1 yellow card; Salford City received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Walsall were 6th on 19 points from 11 and Salford City 1st on 25 points from 12. In the current table Walsall are 3rd on 22 points and Salford City are 1st on 31 points.
Walsall lined up in a 4-3-3 and Salford City in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Macaulay Langstaff of Salford City (8.1), ahead of Luke Molyneux (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Walsall wins, 1 draw and 4 for Salford City.
Key events
- 45'Goal · Macaulay Langstaff
- 54'Goal · Jorge Grant
- 58'Goal · Aaron Pressley
- 66'Goal · Lewis Simper
- 67'Goal · Kallum Cesay
- 70'Yellow card · Isaac Moore
- 82'Goal · Adebola Oluwo
Form and table
- WalsallLast five: W D D D W
- Salford CityLast five: W W W W W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 31 | WWWWW |
| 3 | Walsall | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 22 | DDWLW |
Head-to-head
Team news
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Walsall line-up (4-3-3)
Jed Ward, Declan Skura, James Connolly, Ryan Leak, Mason Hancock, Courtney Clarke, Isaac Moore, Sven Sprangler, Aaron Pressley, Tai Sodje, Reece Smith
Salford City line-up (3-4-2-1)
Will Norris, Will Aimson, Dan Scarr, Taylor Allen, Luke Molyneux, Elliot Bonds, Brendan Wiredu, Abraham Odoh, Jorge Grant, Kelly N'Mai, Macaulay Langstaff
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