Walsall 5-1 Tranmere Rovers: result and report
League Two · Saturday 11 January 2025
Result
Walsall 5-1 Tranmere Rovers
League Two · Saturday 11 January 2025, 12:30 UTC · half-time 2-1
Walsall 5-1 Tranmere Rovers: match report
Walsall beat Tranmere Rovers 5-1 in the League Two on Saturday 11 January 2025. The half-time score was 2-1.
Jamille Matt opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Walsall's goals came from Jamille Matt (15'), Ryan Stirk (22'), Jamille Matt (49'), Jamie Jellis (72') and Nathan Lowe (80'). Tranmere Rovers scored through Connor Jennings (44').
Discipline: Walsall received 2 yellow cards; Tranmere Rovers received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Walsall were 1st on 52 points from 23 and Tranmere Rovers 20th on 25 points from 23. Walsall went on to finish that season 2nd with 83 points, and Tranmere Rovers 20th with 51.
Walsall lined up in a 3-5-2 and Tranmere Rovers in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jamille Matt of Walsall (9.0), ahead of Taylor Allen (8.4).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Walsall wins, 1 draw and 3 for Tranmere Rovers.
Key events
- 15'Goal · Jamille Matt
- 22'Yellow card · Jordan Turnbull
- 22'Goal · Ryan Stirk
- 23'Yellow card · Tom Davies
- 29'Yellow card · Kristian Dennis
- 29'Yellow card · Oisin McEntee
- 29'Yellow card · Sam Finley
- 38'Second yellow · Sam Finley
- 44'Goal · Connor Jennings
- 45+2'Yellow card · Jamie Jellis
- 49'Goal · Jamille Matt
- 72'Goal · Jamie Jellis
- 80'Goal · Nathan Lowe
Head-to-head
Team news
Walsall line-up (3-5-2)
Tommy James Simkin, David Okagbue, Harry Williams, Taylor Allen, Connor Barrett, Oisin McEntee, Ryan Stirk, Jamie Jellis, Liam Gordon, Jamille Matt, Nathan Lowe
Tranmere Rovers line-up (3-4-2-1)
Luke McGee, Lee O'Connor, Tom Davies, Jordan Turnbull, Cameron Norman, Sam Finley, Kieron Morris, Zak Bradshaw, Connor Jennings, Kristian Dennis, Harvey Saunders