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Tranmere Rovers

1 — 1 Sep 26, 2026 · 07:30 PM IST

Walsall

League Two · Round 8

Venue Prenton Park, Birkenhead, Merseyside

Referee Stephen Parkinson

Attendance 7,729

Player of the Match Jed Ward 8.8 90' played

Match Events

18' Away Sven Sprangler

35' Away James Connolly

HT

58' Away ↔ Tai Sodje → Sven Sprangler

61' Home ↔ Dylan Jones → Joe Ironside

71' Home ↔ Jordan Davies → Zane Okoro

73' Home ⚽ Bobby Faulkner — 1-0

76' Away ↔ Ryan Leak → Elicha Ahui

77' Away ↔ Albert Adomah → Andrew Dallas

82' Away Isaac Moore

87' Away ↔ Will Etheridge → Lewis Simper

89' Home ↔ Lee O'Connor → Charlie Whitaker

89' Home ↔ Sam Finley → Tom Conlon

90 + 1' Away ⚽ Reece Smith — 1-1

FT

Match Stats

45 55

Ball possession

2.26 0.81

Expected goals (xG)

22 7

Total shots

11 2

Shots on target

28 25

Touches in opposition box

3 1

Big chances

2 1

Big chances missed

284 (75%) 366 (80%)

Accurate passes

0 3

Yellow cards

6 5

Corners

Lineups

Tranmere Rovers (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Darrell Clarke

Starting XI

12 Harrison Male 6.3

2 Joel Senior 6.6

16 Bobby Faulkner 7.9

5 Nathan Smith 7

3 Jacob Slater 7.8

6 Will Vaulks 8.4

11 Tom Conlon 7.4

17 Zane Okoro 6.4

10 Thomas Ince 7.9

7 Charlie Whitaker 7.4

9 Joe Ironside 6.7

Substitutes

29 Dylan Jones 6.4

15 Jordan Davies 6.2

22 Lee O'Connor

8 Sam Finley

13 Coniah Boyce-Clarke

23 Patrick Brough

24 David Kamara

Walsall (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Lee Grant

Starting XI

1 Jed Ward 8.8

22 Elicha Ahui 6.4

25 Declan Skura 7.4

4 James Connolly 7

3 Mason Hancock 7.8

15 Isaac Moore 6.9

6 Sven Sprangler 5.8

10 Lewis Simper 6.6

9 Andrew Dallas 6.2

11 Reece Smith 7.7

19 Aaron Pressley 6.5

Substitutes

7 Tai Sodje 6.6

26 Ryan Leak 6.3

37 Albert Adomah 6

53 Will Etheridge

31 Tom Wooster

5 Harrison Burke

29 James Furlong