Walsall vs Accrington Stanley

29 August 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee W Davis

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Reece Smith 8’
  • Harrison Burke 45+6’
  • Aaron Pressley 53’
  • Josh Woods 12’
  • Stefan Mols 57’

Match summary

Walsall saw off Accrington Stanley 3-2. Walsall led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Reece Smith put Walsall ahead in the 8th minute, Josh Woods equalised in the 12th minute, and Harrison Burke put Walsall back in front with a header in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Aaron Pressley made it 3-1 with a header in the 53rd minute and Stefan Mols pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 57th minute.

Shots finished 22-16 to Accrington Stanley, with 5 on target for Walsall and 6 for Accrington Stanley.

Match stats

62% Possession 38%
16 Shots 22
5 Shots on target 6
4 Corners 4
92 Attacks 84
31 Dangerous attacks 42
485 Passes 281
74.2% Pass accuracy 62.3%
8 Tackles 16
8 Fouls 18
4 Yellow cards 3
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Walsall Accrington Stanley
Kick-off
Tai SodjeShot on target
4’
Reece SmithLeft foot shot1-0 (Walsall)
8’
Aaron PressleyShot on target
8’
12’
Josh WoodsRight foot shot1-1 (Accrington Stanley)
12’
Alex HendersonShot on target
Corner
28’
Corner
45’
Corner
45+5’
Harrison BurkeHeader2-1 (Walsall)
45+6’
Half-time2-1
Elicha AhuiRico Browne
46’
47’
Corner
Sven SpranglerFoul
49’
Second half underway
Aaron PressleyHeader3-1 (Walsall)
53’
55’
Tyler WaltonShaun Whalley
55’
Stefan MolsAlex Henderson
55’
Liam CoyleSeamus Conneely
57’
Stefan MolsRight foot shot3-2 (Accrington Stanley)
60’
Liam CoyleArgument
Corner
70’
Andy DallasTai Sodje
73’
Lewis SimperCourtney Clarke
73’
Isaac MooreArgument
75’
75’
Tyler WaltonFoul
78’
David TutondaTom Moore
Declan SkuraFoul
79’
80’
Joseph AndersonShot on target
80’
Corner
81’
Corner
83’
Josh WoodsShot on target
Albert AdomahReece Smith
86’
87’
Corner
90’
Seamus ConneelyArgument
Elicha AhuiFoul
90+1’
Charlie CrewIsaac Moore
90+3’
90+9’
Charlie CatonShot on target
Full-time3-2

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Accrington Stanley attacking Walsall attacking 
2’ Devon Matthews (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 4’ Tai Sodje (Walsall), open play, saved 6’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 7’ Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 8’ Reece Smith (Walsall), open play, goal 8’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, saved 12’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, goal 12’ Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley), direct free kick, saved 15’ Mason Hancock (Walsall), open play, off target 16’ Reece Smith (Walsall), open play, off target 22’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 30’ Reece Smith (Walsall), open play, off target 32’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 36’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 37’ Tai Sodje (Walsall), open play, off target 40’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 45’ Declan Skura (Walsall), from a corner, off target 45’ Sven Sprangler (Walsall), set piece, blocked 50’ Mason Hancock (Walsall), from a corner, off target 50’ Declan Skura (Walsall), set piece, blocked 51’ Harrison Burke (Walsall), from a corner, goal 46’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 47’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 50’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 52’ Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 53’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, goal 57’ Stefan Mols (Accrington Stanley), open play, goal 57’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 70’ Tai Sodje (Walsall), open play, blocked 80’ Joseph Anderson (Accrington Stanley), set piece, saved 82’ Isaac Moore (Walsall), open play, blocked 83’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 83’ Andy Dallas (Walsall), open play, blocked 90’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 90+3’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 90+4’ David Tutonda (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 90+6’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 90+9’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), set piece, saved 2’ Devon Matthews (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 4’ Tai Sodje (Walsall), open play, saved 6’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 7’ Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 8’ Reece Smith (Walsall), open play, goal 8’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, saved 12’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, goal 12’ Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley), direct free kick, saved 15’ Mason Hancock (Walsall), open play, off target 16’ Reece Smith (Walsall), open play, off target 22’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 30’ Reece Smith (Walsall), open play, off target 32’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 36’ Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 37’ Tai Sodje (Walsall), open play, off target 40’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 45’ Declan Skura (Walsall), from a corner, off target 45’ Sven Sprangler (Walsall), set piece, blocked 50’ Mason Hancock (Walsall), from a corner, off target 50’ Declan Skura (Walsall), set piece, blocked 51’ Harrison Burke (Walsall), from a corner, goal 46’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 47’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 50’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), set piece, blocked 52’ Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 53’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, goal 57’ Stefan Mols (Accrington Stanley), open play, goal 57’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 70’ Tai Sodje (Walsall), open play, blocked 80’ Joseph Anderson (Accrington Stanley), set piece, saved 82’ Isaac Moore (Walsall), open play, blocked 83’ Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 83’ Andy Dallas (Walsall), open play, blocked 90’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 90+3’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 90+4’ David Tutonda (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 90+6’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), set piece, off target 90+9’ Charlie Caton (Accrington Stanley), set piece, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Walsall 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ward
Hancock
Browne 46’
Burke
Skura
Moore 90’
Sprangler
Smith 86’
Clarke 73’
Sodje 73’
Pressley
Accrington Stanley 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Moulden
Moore 78’
Rawson
Matthews
Love
Conneely 55’
Henderson 55’
Anderson
Whalley 55’
Woods
Caton

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jed Ward
90′ 3 2 48 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Rico Browne Taken off
45′ – – – 1 – 23 – – – –
Harrison Burke
90′ – – 2 7 5 45 – 1 – –
Declan Skura
90′ – 3 1 7 7 81 1 – –
Mason Hancock
90′ 1 – – 9 4 71 – – 1 –
Elicha Ahui Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 1 – 4 3 17 2 – –
Midfielders6 players
Isaac Moore Taken off
89′ – – 35 – – – – 7 1 4
Sven Sprangler
90′ – – 55 1 – 4 2 9 2 –
Courtney Clarke Taken off
73′ – – 36 2 – – 1 4 – 3 –
Tai Sodje Taken off
73′ – – 12 1 – – – 3 1 – –
Reece Smith Taken off
86′ 1 1 21 5 – 1 – 5 – 2 –
Lewis Simper Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 6 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Forwards3 players
Aaron Pressley
90′ 1 – 2 2 – – – 3 1 25 –
Andy Dallas Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – – 1 1 4 –
Albert Adomah Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – – 1 1 4 –
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

Walsall win 46% Avg odds 2.04
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.37
Accrington Stanley win 27% Avg odds 3.49

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

Form going into the game

Walsall WLLWD
Accrington Stanley DDLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Walsall 0-0 Accrington Stanley, 24 Jan 26 Next meeting: Accrington Stanley vs Walsall, 06 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Walsall vs Accrington Stanley meetings

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