Wrexham 4-2 Walsall: result and report
League Two · Tuesday 15 August 2023
Result
Wrexham 4-2 Walsall
League Two · Tuesday 15 August 2023, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-1
Wrexham 4-2 Walsall: match report
Wrexham defeated Walsall 4-2 in the League Two on Tuesday 15 August 2023. It was 2-1 at half-time.
William Boyle opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Wrexham's goals came from William Boyle (8'), Ollie Palmer (20'), Jake Bickerstaff (56') and Elliot Lee (85'). Walsall scored through Chris Hussey (24') and an own goal by Anthony Forde (90+1').
Discipline: Wrexham received 1 yellow card; Walsall received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Wrexham were 20th on 1 point from 2 and Walsall 10th on 3 points from 2. Wrexham went on to finish that season 2nd with 88 points, and Walsall 11th with 65.
Wrexham lined up in a 5-3-2 and Walsall in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Elliot Lee of Wrexham (8.3), ahead of Will Boyle (8.0).
Key events
- 8'Goal · William Boyle
- 16'Yellow card · Ollie Palmer
- 20'Goal · Ollie Palmer
- 24'Goal · Chris Hussey
- 35'Yellow card · Oisin McEntee
- 53'Yellow card · Joe Foulkes
- 56'Goal · Jake Bickerstaff
- 83'Yellow card · Aramide Oteh
- 85'Goal · Elliot Lee
- 90+1'Own goal · Anthony Forde
Team news
Wrexham line-up (5-3-2)
Ben Foster, A. Forde, Eoghan O'Connell, Ben Tozer, Will Boyle, Jacob Mendy, J. Jones, L. Young, Elliot Lee, Ollie Palmer, Jake Bickerstaff
Walsall line-up (3-5-2)
Owen Evans, Harry Williams, Donervon Daniels, Chris Hussey, Joe Foulkes, Oisin McEntee, Ryan Stirk, Isaac Hutchinson, Liam Gordon, Freddie Draper, Danny Johnson