Walsall 2-0 Tranmere Rovers: result and report

League One · Tuesday 12 March 2013

Result

Walsall 2-0 Tranmere Rovers

League One · Tuesday 12 March 2013, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

Walsall · Tranmere Rovers · League One predictions

Walsall 2-0 Tranmere Rovers: match report

Walsall beat Tranmere Rovers 2-0 in the League One on Tuesday 12 March 2013. The half-time score was 0-0.

Will Grigg opened the scoring in the 51st minute. Walsall's goals came from Will Grigg (51', penalty) and Craig Westcarr (58'). Tranmere Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Walsall received 2 yellow cards; Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Walsall were 9th on 56 points from 37 and Tranmere Rovers 4th on 63 points from 37. Walsall went on to finish that season 9th with 68 points, and Tranmere Rovers 10th with 67.

Walsall lined up in a 4-4-2 and Tranmere Rovers in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Walsall wins, 2 draws and 6 for Tranmere Rovers.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 51'Penalty goal · Will GriggWalsall · 1-0
  • 51'Yellow card · D. HolmesTranmere Rovers
  • 58'Goal · Craig WestcarrWalsall · 2-0
  • 60'Yellow card · Febian BrandyWalsall
  • 60'Yellow card · Max PowerTranmere Rovers
  • 60'Yellow card · Craig WestcarrWalsall

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Walsall 2, draws 2, Tranmere Rovers 6.

Team news

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Walsall expected line-up (4-4-2)

Karl Darlow, Andy Butler, Andy Taylor, Adam Chambers, Sander Krabbendam, Florent Cuvelier, Will Grigg, Dean Holden

Tranmere Rovers expected line-up (4-4-2)

Owain Fôn Williams, Zoumana Bakayogo, Ash Taylor, Danny Holmes, Liam Palmer, Ben Gibson, James Wallace, Andy Robinson, Adam McGurk, Jake Cassidy