Salford City vs Tranmere Rovers

26 December 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee B Toner

Full time 1 – 5

Half-time: 0–2

  • Matthew Lund 55’
  • Harvey Saunders 12’
  • Kieron Morris 35’
  • Connor Jennings 50’
  • Regan Hendry 64’
  • Josh Hawkes 90+3’

Match summary

Tranmere Rovers won comfortably, 5-1 away at Salford City. Tranmere Rovers led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Harvey Saunders put Tranmere Rovers ahead in the 12th minute and Kieron Morris made it 0-2 in the 35th minute. In the second half, Connor Jennings made it 0-3 in the 50th minute, Matthew Lund pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 55th minute, Regan Hendry made it 1-4 in the 64th minute, and Josh Hawkes made it 1-5 in stoppage time.

Shots finished 19-10 to Tranmere Rovers, with 5 on target for Salford City and 9 for Tranmere Rovers. Salford City had a player sent off.

Match stats

Salford City Tranmere Rovers
10 Shots 19
5 Shots on Target 9
4 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0

Key events

Salford City Tranmere Rovers
Kick-off
12’
Harvey Saunders0-1 (Tranmere Rovers)
35’
Kieron Morris0-2 (Tranmere Rovers)
Half-time0-2
50’
Connor Jennings0-3 (Tranmere Rovers)
Matthew Lund1-3 (Salford City)
55’
64’
Regan Hendry1-4 (Tranmere Rovers)
90+3’
Josh Hawkes1-5 (Tranmere Rovers)
Full-time1-5

Bookings

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

Salford City
  • Conor McAleny
  • Luke Garbutt
  • Elliot Watt
  • Matt Smith
Tranmere Rovers
  • Jordan Turnbull

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Tranmere Rovers attacking Salford City attacking 
3’ Matthew Lund (Salford City), open play, off target 8’ Regan Hendry (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 11’ Brad Walker (Tranmere Rovers), from a corner, off target 11’ Brad Walker (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 12’ Harvey Saunders (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 15’ Matthew Lund (Salford City), open play, blocked 18’ Harvey Saunders (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 24’ Robert Apter (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 24’ Robert Apter (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 29’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), open play, saved 31’ Robert Apter (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 35’ Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 47’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), set piece, blocked 46’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), open play, saved 50’ Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 52’ Harvey Saunders (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 54’ Matt Smith (Salford City), open play, saved 55’ Matthew Lund (Salford City), open play, goal 58’ Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 61’ Matt Smith (Salford City), open play, off target 61’ Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 64’ Regan Hendry (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 71’ Brad Walker (Tranmere Rovers), from a corner, saved 71’ Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 83’ Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 86’ Matthew Lund (Salford City), open play, saved 87’ Matt Smith (Salford City), from a corner, off target 90+3’ Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 90+6’ Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 90+6’ Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 3’ Matthew Lund (Salford City), open play, off target 8’ Regan Hendry (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 11’ Brad Walker (Tranmere Rovers), from a corner, off target 11’ Brad Walker (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 12’ Harvey Saunders (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 15’ Matthew Lund (Salford City), open play, blocked 18’ Harvey Saunders (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 24’ Robert Apter (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 24’ Robert Apter (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 29’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), open play, saved 31’ Robert Apter (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 35’ Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 47’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), set piece, blocked 46’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), open play, saved 50’ Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 52’ Harvey Saunders (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 54’ Matt Smith (Salford City), open play, saved 55’ Matthew Lund (Salford City), open play, goal 58’ Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 61’ Matt Smith (Salford City), open play, off target 61’ Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 64’ Regan Hendry (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 71’ Brad Walker (Tranmere Rovers), from a corner, saved 71’ Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 83’ Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 86’ Matthew Lund (Salford City), open play, saved 87’ Matt Smith (Salford City), from a corner, off target 90+3’ Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 90+6’ Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 90+6’ Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Ethan Ingram Taken off
76′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Matthew Lund
90′ 1 – 4 – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Liam Humbles Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Matt Smith
90′ – – 3 – – –
Conor McAleny Sent off
72′ – – 3 – – –
Junior Luamba Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Kevin Berkoe Came on as a substitute
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

Salford City win 40% Avg odds 2.35
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Tranmere Rovers win 33% Avg odds 2.81

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.