Walsall 1-2 Scunthorpe United: result and report

League One · Saturday 12 January 2019

Result

Walsall 1-2 Scunthorpe United

League One · Saturday 12 January 2019, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Walsall 1-2 Scunthorpe United: match report

Walsall lost to Scunthorpe United 1-2 in the League One on Saturday 12 January 2019. The half-time score was 0-1.

Funso Ojo opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Walsall's goal came from Nicky Devlin (53'). Scunthorpe United scored through Funso Ojo (12') and Lee Novak (68').

Discipline: Walsall received 2 yellow cards; Scunthorpe United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Walsall were 15th on 32 points from 26 and Scunthorpe United 17th on 30 points from 27. Walsall went on to finish that season 22nd with 47 points, and Scunthorpe United 23rd with 46.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Walsall wins, 4 draws and 4 for Scunthorpe United.

Going into the match Walsall's last five read L-D-L-D-L and Scunthorpe United's W-W-W-L-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Funso OjoScunthorpe United · 0-1
  • 41'Yellow card · Josh GordonWalsall
  • 43'Yellow card · James PerchScunthorpe United
  • 53'Goal · Nicky DevlinWalsall · 1-1
  • 68'Goal · Lee NovakScunthorpe United · 1-2
  • 75'Yellow card · Luke LeahyWalsall

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Walsall 2, draws 4, Scunthorpe United 4.

Team news

Walsall line-up

Liam Roberts, Nicky Devlin, Luke Leahy, Isaiah Osbourne, Connor Johnson, Jon Guthrie, Zeli Ismail, Joe Edwards, Andy Cook, Morgan Ferrier, Matt Jarvis

Scunthorpe United line-up

Jak Alnwick, Tony McMahon, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, James Perch, Rory McArdle, Cameron Burgess, Levi Sutton, George Thomas, Lee Novak, Kyle Wootton, F. Ojo