Accrington Stanley vs Grimsby Town

1 January 2025 · League Two · 2024/25 · Referee A Duckworth

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Benjamin Woods 9’, 82’
  • Shaun Whalley 60’ (pen)
  • Kieran Green 5’
  • Evan Khouri 39’

Match summary

Accrington Stanley came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Grimsby Town. Grimsby Town led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Kieran Green put Grimsby Town ahead with a header in the 5th minute, Benjamin Woods equalised in the 9th minute, and Evan Khouri put Grimsby Town back in front in the 39th minute. In the second half, Shaun Whalley equalised from the penalty spot in the 60th minute and Woods won it with a direct free kick in the 82nd minute.

Shots finished 15-11 to Grimsby Town, with 6 on target for Accrington Stanley and 6 for Grimsby Town.

Match stats

Accrington Stanley Grimsby Town
11 Shots 15
6 Shots on Target 6
1 Corners 10
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Accrington Stanley Grimsby Town
Kick-off
5’
Kieran Green0-1 (Grimsby Town)
Benjamin Woods1-1 (Accrington Stanley)
9’
39’
Evan Khouri1-2 (Grimsby Town)
Half-time1-2
Shaun Whalley
Penalty
2-2 (Accrington Stanley)
60’
Benjamin Woods3-2 (Accrington Stanley)
82’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Accrington Stanley
  • Donald Love
  • Liam Coyle
  • Alex Henderson
Grimsby Town
  • Evan Khouri

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Grimsby Town attacking Accrington Stanley attacking 
5’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), set piece, goal 9’ Benjamin Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, goal 9’ Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 11’ Cameron McJannet (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 11’ Cameron McJannet (Grimsby Town), from a corner, saved 19’ Zach Awe (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 22’ George James McEachran (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 24’ Evan Khouri (Grimsby Town), open play, hit the woodwork 27’ Denver Hume (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 28’ Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 32’ Donald Love (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 39’ Evan Khouri (Grimsby Town), open play, goal 39’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 42’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 45’ Denver Hume (Grimsby Town), direct free kick, blocked 46’ Ashley Hunter (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 56’ Rekeil Pyke (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 58’ Denver Hume (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 60’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), penalty, goal 63’ Benjamin Woods (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 67’ Jason Daði Svanþórsson (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 78’ Luca Barrington (Grimsby Town), set piece, saved 82’ Benjamin Woods (Accrington Stanley), direct free kick, goal 88’ Kelsey Mooney (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 90’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, saved 90+1’ Denver Hume (Grimsby Town), set piece, off target 5’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), set piece, goal 9’ Benjamin Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, goal 9’ Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 11’ Cameron McJannet (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 11’ Cameron McJannet (Grimsby Town), from a corner, saved 19’ Zach Awe (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 22’ George James McEachran (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 24’ Evan Khouri (Grimsby Town), open play, hit the woodwork 27’ Denver Hume (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 28’ Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 32’ Donald Love (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 39’ Evan Khouri (Grimsby Town), open play, goal 39’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 42’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 45’ Denver Hume (Grimsby Town), direct free kick, blocked 46’ Ashley Hunter (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 56’ Rekeil Pyke (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 58’ Denver Hume (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 60’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), penalty, goal 63’ Benjamin Woods (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 67’ Jason Daði Svanþórsson (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 78’ Luca Barrington (Grimsby Town), set piece, saved 82’ Benjamin Woods (Accrington Stanley), direct free kick, goal 88’ Kelsey Mooney (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 90’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, saved 90+1’ Denver Hume (Grimsby Town), set piece, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
William Crellin
90′ – – – – – – –
Sonny Aljofree Taken off
69′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – –
Liam Coyle Taken off
54′ – – 1 – – –
Dan Martin Taken off
54′ – – – – – – –
90′ 2 – 3 – – – –
Ashley Hunter
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Tyler Walton Taken off
87′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Nelson Khumbeni Came on as a substitute
36′ – – – – – – –
Josh Woods Came on as a substitute
36′ – – 1 – – – –
Alex Henderson Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – –
Kelsey Mooney Came on as a substitute
3′ – – 1 – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Accrington Stanley win 39% Avg odds 2.39
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.30
Grimsby Town win 33% Avg odds 2.86

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.