Accrington Stanley vs Walsall

27 September 2025 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Ross Joyce

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–0

  • Charlie Caton 90+1’
  • Aden Flint 62’
  • Aaron Pressley 75’
  • Albert Adomah 90+3’

Match summary

Walsall beat Accrington Stanley 3-1 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Aden Flint put Walsall ahead with a header in the 62nd minute, Aaron Pressley made it 0-2 with a header in the 75th minute, Charlie Caton pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in stoppage time, and Albert Adomah made it 1-3 in stoppage time.

Shots finished 19-8 to Accrington Stanley, with 5 on target for Accrington Stanley and 5 for Walsall.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%
20 Shots 9
6 Shots on target 5
8 Corners 3
349 Passes 236
66.2% Pass accuracy 47.5%
24 Tackles 28
11 Fouls 14
0 Yellow cards 1
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Accrington Stanley Walsall
Kick-off
10’
Daniel KanuShot on target
Isaac HeathShot on target
32’
Isaac HeathShot on target
33’
Charlie BrownShot on target
33’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
52’
Daniel KanuShot on target
53’
Aden FlintFoul
58’
Brandon ComleyLewis Warrington
58’
Courtney ClarkeRyan Finnigan
62’
Aden FlintHeader0-1 (Walsall)
75’
Aaron PressleyHeader0-2 (Walsall)
Liam CoyleSeamus Conneely
76’
Anjola PopoolaJosh Woods
77’
Alex HendersonJoe Bauress
77’
Alex HendersonShot on target
79’
80’
Albert AdomahAaron Pressley
87’
Jamille MattDaniel Kanu
88’
Rico RichardsCharlie Lakin
Isaac HeathShot on target
88’
Charlie CatonHeader1-2 (Accrington Stanley)
90+1’
90+3’
Albert AdomahRight foot shot1-3 (Walsall)
Full-time1-3

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Walsall attacking Accrington Stanley attacking 
10’ Daniel Kanu (Walsall), open play, saved 17’ Charlie Lakin (Walsall), open play, blocked 18’ Charlie Lakin (Walsall), open play, off target 21’ Isaac Sinclair (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 22’ Joshua Smith (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 26’ Connor Barrett (Walsall), from a corner, off target 30’ Joe Bauress (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 31’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), direct free kick, blocked 32’ Isaac Heath (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 33’ Isaac Heath (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, saved 33’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, saved 33’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 33’ Joshua Smith (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 39’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 46’ Aden Flint (Walsall), from a corner, off target 52’ Daniel Kanu (Walsall), open play, saved 54’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), direct free kick, blocked 55’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 55’ Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 62’ Aden Flint (Walsall), from a corner, goal 65’ Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 70’ Isaac Heath (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 72’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 75’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), set piece, goal 79’ Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, saved 88’ Isaac Heath (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 89’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 90+1’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, goal 90+3’ Albert Adomah (Walsall), open play, goal 10’ Daniel Kanu (Walsall), open play, saved 17’ Charlie Lakin (Walsall), open play, blocked 18’ Charlie Lakin (Walsall), open play, off target 21’ Isaac Sinclair (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 22’ Joshua Smith (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 26’ Connor Barrett (Walsall), from a corner, off target 30’ Joe Bauress (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 31’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), direct free kick, blocked 32’ Isaac Heath (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 33’ Isaac Heath (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, saved 33’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, saved 33’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 33’ Joshua Smith (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 39’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 46’ Aden Flint (Walsall), from a corner, off target 52’ Daniel Kanu (Walsall), open play, saved 54’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), direct free kick, blocked 55’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 55’ Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 62’ Aden Flint (Walsall), from a corner, goal 65’ Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 70’ Isaac Heath (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 72’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 75’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), set piece, goal 79’ Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, saved 88’ Isaac Heath (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 89’ Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 90+1’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, goal 90+3’ Albert Adomah (Walsall), open play, goal
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Accrington Stanley 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Wright
Smith
Matthews
Ward
Brown
Bauress 77’
Conneely 76’
Heath
Sinclair
Woods 77’
Caton
Walsall 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Roberts
Weir
Burke
Flint
Warrington 58’
Harper
Finnigan 58’
Lakin 88’
Barrett
Pressley 80’
Kanu 87’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Oliver Wright
90′ 2 3 36 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Joshua Smith
90′ 2 1 1 4 1 29 3 – – –
Devon Matthews
90′ 2 1 – 10 6 53 1 – – –
Benn Ward
90′ 2 1 – 10 7 51 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Charlie Brown
90′ – 1 31 4 – 8 – 14 1 3 –
Joe Bauress Taken off
77′ – – 35 2 – 2 – 3 – – –
Seamus Conneely Taken off
76′ – – 27 1 – – 1 4 – – –
Isaac Heath
90′ – – 20 1 – 1 – 4 – – –
Isaac Sinclair
90′ – – 15 – – 2 1 10 – 3 –
Liam Coyle Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 7 – – 2 1 2 1 – –
Alex Henderson Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 10 1 – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Josh Woods Taken off
77′ – – 2 – – – 1 8 1 16 –
Charlie Caton
90′ 1 – 3 1 – – – 11 1 18 –
Anjola Popoola Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – – – – 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 30% Avg odds 3.10
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.16
Walsall win 41% Avg odds 2.30

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

Form going into the game

Accrington Stanley DDLWW
Walsall WWWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Walsall 0-1 Accrington Stanley, 26 Apr 25 Next meeting: Walsall 0-0 Accrington Stanley, 24 Jan 26  All Accrington Stanley vs Walsall meetings

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