Accrington Stanley vs Shrewsbury Town

21 February 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Ross Joyce

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Iwan Morgan 1’
  • Luca Hoole 48’

Match summary

Shrewsbury Town beat Accrington Stanley 2-0 on the road. Shrewsbury Town led 1-0 at half-time.

Iwan Morgan put Shrewsbury Town ahead in the first minute and Luca Hoole made it 0-2 with a header in the 48th minute.

Shots finished 12-10 to Accrington Stanley, with 5 on target for Accrington Stanley and 3 for Shrewsbury Town.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%
12 Shots 9
5 Shots on target 3
6 Corners 3
393 Passes 255
73.8% Pass accuracy 52.2%
8 Tackles 14
12 Fouls 9
3 Yellow cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Accrington Stanley Shrewsbury Town
Kick-off
1’
Iwan MorganRight foot shot0-1 (Shrewsbury Town)
Alex HendersonShot on target
10’
Shaun WhalleyShot on target
10’
12’
Iwan MorganShot on target
Isaac HeathShot on target
21’
Freddie SassShot on target
37’
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
48’
Luca HooleHeader0-2 (Shrewsbury Town)
Isaac HeathArgument
52’
Charlie BrownShot on target
54’
Seamus ConneelyFoul
61’
68’
Trey Samuel OgunsuyiIwan Morgan
Joshua SmithOff the ball foul
74’
David Ogundele AbimbolaJoshua Smith
78’
Anjola PopoolaAlex Henderson
85’
85’
Nick FreemanTommy McDermott
Full-time0-2

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Shrewsbury Town attacking Accrington Stanley attacking 
1’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), open play, goal 10’ Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, saved 10’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), direct free kick, saved 11’ Freddie Sass (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, off target 12’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), open play, saved 13’ Taylor Perry (Shrewsbury Town), open play, off target 19’ Paddy Madden (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 21’ Isaac Heath (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 37’ Freddie Sass (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, saved 40’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 46’ Josh Ruffels (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, off target 46’ Taylor Perry (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, blocked 48’ Luca Hoole (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, goal 54’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 54’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), open play, blocked 64’ Farrend Rawson (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 72’ Isaac Heath (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 80’ Josh Ruffels (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, off target 82’ Taylor Perry (Shrewsbury Town), open play, blocked 88’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 90+1’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 1’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), open play, goal 10’ Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, saved 10’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), direct free kick, saved 11’ Freddie Sass (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, off target 12’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), open play, saved 13’ Taylor Perry (Shrewsbury Town), open play, off target 19’ Paddy Madden (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 21’ Isaac Heath (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 37’ Freddie Sass (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, saved 40’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 46’ Josh Ruffels (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, off target 46’ Taylor Perry (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, blocked 48’ Luca Hoole (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, goal 54’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 54’ Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), open play, blocked 64’ Farrend Rawson (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 72’ Isaac Heath (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 80’ Josh Ruffels (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, off target 82’ Taylor Perry (Shrewsbury Town), open play, blocked 88’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 90+1’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Accrington Stanley 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Wright
Sass
Smith 78’
Rawson
Conneely
Henderson 85’
Heath
O'Brien
Brown
Whalley
Madden
Shrewsbury Town 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Cox
Ruffels
Boyle
Hoole
McDermott 85’
Berkoe
Benning
Perry
Sang
Lloyd
Morgan 68’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Oliver Wright
90′ 1 2 34 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Joshua Smith Taken off
78′ 1 1 – 6 5 42 1 – –
Farrend Rawson
90′ – – 2 6 5 53 1 – – –
Freddie Sass
90′ 1 – – 11 6 40 2 – – –
Connor O'Brien
90′ 1 1 – 3 2 30 1 – – –
David Ogundele Abimbola Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – 1 – 1 – – – –
Midfielders4 players
Seamus Conneely
90′ – – 68 1 – 1 – 9 1 2
Alex Henderson Taken off
85′ – – 27 – – – 1 2 1 – –
Isaac Heath
90′ – – 20 2 – 1 1 5 1 1
Anjola Popoola Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 – – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Charlie Brown
90′ – – 3 1 – – 1 3 – 29 –
Shaun Whalley
90′ – – 2 1 – – 4 5 1 34 –
Paddy Madden
90′ – – 1 – – – – 2 – 14 –
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 2.38
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.14
Shrewsbury Town win 31% Avg odds 2.96

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

Form going into the game

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Shrewsbury Town DLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Accrington Stanley, 30 Aug 25 All Accrington Stanley vs Shrewsbury Town meetings, next on 01 Jan 27

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.