Accrington Stanley vs Walsall

23 December 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee S Oldham

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Tommy Leigh 9’
  • Joe Pritchard 57’
  • Freddie Draper 45+4’ (pen)

Match summary

Accrington Stanley saw off Walsall 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Tommy Leigh put Accrington Stanley ahead in the 9th minute, Freddie Draper equalised from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time, and Joe Pritchard won it from a corner in the 57th minute.

Both sides had 13 shots, with 6 on target for Accrington Stanley and 1 for Walsall.

Match stats

Accrington Stanley Walsall
13 Shots 13
6 Shots on Target 1
9 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Accrington Stanley Walsall
Kick-off
Tommy Leigh1-0 (Accrington Stanley)
9’
45+4’
Freddie Draper
Penalty1-1 (Walsall)
Half-time1-1
Joe Pritchard2-1 (Accrington Stanley)
57’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Accrington Stanley
  • Benjamin Woods

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Walsall attacking Accrington Stanley attacking 
4’ Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 9’ Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley), open play, goal 9’ Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 13’ Ryan Stirk (Walsall), open play, off target 14’ Jamille Matt (Walsall), open play, blocked 18’ Donervon Daniels (Walsall), from a corner, off target 21’ Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 23’ Oisin McEntee (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 27’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, off target 29’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, off target 29’ Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 31’ Jamille Matt (Walsall), open play, off target 32’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 36’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, blocked 39’ Brad Hills (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, saved 39’ Joseph Gubbins (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 49’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), penalty, goal 53’ Oisin McEntee (Walsall), open play, off target 47’ Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 47’ Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 52’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, off target 57’ Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, goal 77’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, off target 81’ Donervon Daniels (Walsall), from a corner, off target 82’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), open play, blocked 83’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 4’ Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 9’ Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley), open play, goal 9’ Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 13’ Ryan Stirk (Walsall), open play, off target 14’ Jamille Matt (Walsall), open play, blocked 18’ Donervon Daniels (Walsall), from a corner, off target 21’ Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 23’ Oisin McEntee (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 27’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, off target 29’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, off target 29’ Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 31’ Jamille Matt (Walsall), open play, off target 32’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 36’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, blocked 39’ Brad Hills (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, saved 39’ Joseph Gubbins (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 49’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), penalty, goal 53’ Oisin McEntee (Walsall), open play, off target 47’ Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 47’ Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 52’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, off target 57’ Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, goal 77’ Freddie Draper (Walsall), open play, off target 81’ Donervon Daniels (Walsall), from a corner, off target 82’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), open play, blocked 83’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Joe Walsh
90′ – – – – – – –
Connor O'Brien
90′ – – – – – – –
Brad Hills
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Joseph Gubbins
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Lewis Shipley
90′ – – – – – – –
Dan Martin
90′ – – – – – – –
Benjamin Woods
90′ – – – – – –
Joe Pritchard Taken off
79′ 1 – 5 – – – –
Tommy Leigh Taken off
88′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Jack Nolan Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Josh Woods Taken off
88′ – – 3 – – – –
Shaun Whalley Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Alex Henderson Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Leslie Adekoya Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
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 38% Avg odds 2.43
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.46
Walsall win 35% Avg odds 2.71

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

Form going into the game

Accrington Stanley WLLDD
Walsall LDLWW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Walsall 2-1 Accrington Stanley, 27 Feb 24  All Accrington Stanley vs Walsall meetings

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.