Shrewsbury Town vs Salford City

29 August 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee I Searle

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • William Boyle 74’

Match summary

Shrewsbury Town won 1-0 at home to Salford City. It was goalless at half-time.

William Boyle put Shrewsbury Town ahead from a corner in the 74th minute.

Shots finished 13-9 to Salford City, with 2 on target for Shrewsbury Town and 1 for Salford City.

Match stats

38% Possession 62%
9 Shots 13
2 Shots on target 1
5 Corners 3
72 Attacks 91
30 Dangerous attacks 47
296 Passes 492
65.2% Pass accuracy 82.7%
21 Tackles 19
13 Fouls 11
1 Yellow cards 0
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Shrewsbury Town Salford City
Kick-off
Luca HooleShot on target
6’
Corner
6’
Corner
45+4’
Half-time0-0
48’
Macaulay LangstaffShot on target
48’
Corner
Second half underway
53’
Corner
Corner
57’
61’
Ryan GraydonDaniel Udoh
61’
Kallum CesayJoe Powell
61’
Taylor AllenZach Awe
Joe GbodeJay Turner-Cooke
69’
William BoyleLeft foot shot1-0 (Shrewsbury Town)
74’
Corner
74’
78’
Kelly N'MaiLuke Garbutt
78’
Jorge GrantBrendan Sarpong-Wiredu
79’
Corner
George LloydJosh Davison
84’
Tom AndersonTime wasting
86’
Corner
88’
Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Salford City attacking Shrewsbury Town attacking 
2’ Isaac Fletcher (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, off target 5’ Kevin Berkoe (Shrewsbury Town), open play, blocked 6’ Luca Hoole (Shrewsbury Town), open play, saved 11’ Daniel Udoh (Salford City), set piece, off target 11’ Daniel Udoh (Salford City), set piece, blocked 11’ Luke Garbutt (Salford City), direct free kick, blocked 15’ Will Aimson (Salford City), open play, off target 20’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, off target 48’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, saved 49’ Tom Anderson (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, blocked 49’ William Boyle (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, blocked 49’ Josh Davison (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, blocked 51’ Joe Powell (Salford City), open play, off target 62’ Taylor Allen (Salford City), open play, off target 65’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), open play, off target 72’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, off target 74’ William Boyle (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, goal 77’ Josh Davison (Shrewsbury Town), open play, off target 80’ Adebola Oluwo (Salford City), from a corner, off target 86’ Kevin Berkoe (Shrewsbury Town), open play, blocked 90+2’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, off target 90+2’ Will Aimson (Salford City), open play, blocked 2’ Isaac Fletcher (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, off target 5’ Kevin Berkoe (Shrewsbury Town), open play, blocked 6’ Luca Hoole (Shrewsbury Town), open play, saved 11’ Daniel Udoh (Salford City), set piece, off target 11’ Daniel Udoh (Salford City), set piece, blocked 11’ Luke Garbutt (Salford City), direct free kick, blocked 15’ Will Aimson (Salford City), open play, off target 20’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, off target 48’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, saved 49’ Tom Anderson (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, blocked 49’ William Boyle (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, blocked 49’ Josh Davison (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, blocked 51’ Joe Powell (Salford City), open play, off target 62’ Taylor Allen (Salford City), open play, off target 65’ Ryan Graydon (Salford City), open play, off target 72’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, off target 74’ William Boyle (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, goal 77’ Josh Davison (Shrewsbury Town), open play, off target 80’ Adebola Oluwo (Salford City), from a corner, off target 86’ Kevin Berkoe (Shrewsbury Town), open play, blocked 90+2’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, off target 90+2’ Will Aimson (Salford City), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Shrewsbury Town 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Brook
Ruffels
Anderson
Boyle
Berkoe
Gray
Sang
Hoole
Turner-Cooke 69’
Fletcher
Davison 84’
Salford City 4-4-2 Starting XI
Norris
Awe 61’
Oluwo
Aimson
Garbutt 78’
Bonds
Sarpong-Wiredu 78’
Powell 61’
Molyneux
Udoh 61’
Langstaff

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Will Brook
90′ 0 0 30 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Tom Anderson
90′ 1 – – 7 6 29 1 – –
William Boyle
90′ 2 – 2 10 6 17 2 1 – –
Josh Ruffels
90′ 3 2 – 6 2 41 1 – – –
Luca Hoole
90′ 5 2 1 6 – 14 2 – – –
Midfielders5 players
Thomas Sang
90′ – – 36 2 – 1 3 4 – 1 –
Will Gray
90′ – – 26 – – – – 5 – 3 –
Kevin Berkoe
90′ – – 31 1 – 4 3 8 – – –
Jay Turner-Cooke Taken off
69′ – – 19 – – 2 – 4 1 2 –
Isaac Fletcher
90′ – – 25 – – 2 – 4 2 1 –
Forwards3 players
Josh Davison Taken off
84′ – – 2 – – – – 6 1 23 –
Joe Gbode Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – – 1 – 4 –
George Lloyd Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – – 1 – 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

Shrewsbury Town win 26% Avg odds 3.57
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.44
Salford City win 47% Avg odds 1.98

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

Form going into the game

Shrewsbury Town DDLLL
Salford City WWDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Salford City 1-2 Shrewsbury Town, 24 Feb 26 Next meeting: Salford City vs Shrewsbury Town, 06 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Shrewsbury Town vs Salford City 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.