Grimsby Town vs Tranmere Rovers

27 January 2024 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee P Howard

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Doug Tharme 39’
  • Robert Apter 35’
  • Toby Mullarkey 54’ (og)

Match summary

Tranmere Rovers beat Grimsby Town 2-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Robert Apter put Tranmere Rovers ahead in the 35th minute, Doug Tharme equalised in the 39th minute, and Mullarkey's own goal won it in the 54th minute.

Shots finished 12-5 to Grimsby Town, with 3 on target for Grimsby Town and 2 for Tranmere Rovers.

Match stats

Grimsby Town Tranmere Rovers
12 Shots 5
3 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Grimsby Town Tranmere Rovers
Kick-off
35’
Robert Apter0-1 (Tranmere Rovers)
Doug Tharme1-1 (Grimsby Town)
39’
Half-time1-1
54’
Toby Mullarkey
Own goal
1-2 (Tranmere Rovers)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Grimsby Town
  • Danny Rose
Tranmere Rovers
  • Charlie Jolley
  • Paul Lewis

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Tranmere Rovers attacking Grimsby Town attacking 
2’ Robert Apter (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 9’ Harry Wood (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 15’ Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 20’ Harry Clifton (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 35’ Robert Apter (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 39’ Doug Tharme (Grimsby Town), set piece, goal 39’ Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town), set piece, blocked 50’ Doug Tharme (Grimsby Town), from a corner, blocked 47’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), from a corner, blocked 54’ Toby Mullarkey (Grimsby Town), own goal 59’ Robert Apter (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 77’ Harry Clifton (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 78’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 82’ Danny Rose (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 86’ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 88’ Danny Rose (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 90+1’ Kristian Dennis (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 2’ Robert Apter (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 9’ Harry Wood (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 15’ Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 20’ Harry Clifton (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 35’ Robert Apter (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 39’ Doug Tharme (Grimsby Town), set piece, goal 39’ Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town), set piece, blocked 50’ Doug Tharme (Grimsby Town), from a corner, blocked 47’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), from a corner, blocked 54’ Toby Mullarkey (Grimsby Town), own goal 59’ Robert Apter (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 77’ Harry Clifton (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 78’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 82’ Danny Rose (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 86’ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 88’ Danny Rose (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 90+1’ Kristian Dennis (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Doug Tharme Taken off
62′ 1 – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
90′ – – – – – – –
Kieran Green Taken off
86′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Harry Wood Taken off
66′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Abo Eisa Taken off
87′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – –
Niall Maher Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Charles Vernam Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 1 – – – –
Gavan Holohan Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
Justin Obikwu Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
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

Grimsby Town win 44% Avg odds 2.13
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Tranmere Rovers win 29% Avg odds 3.19

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.