Walsall vs Accrington Stanley

27 February 2024 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee Farai Hallam

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • David Okagbue 60’
  • Emmanuel Adegboyega 85’
  • Jack Nolan 56’ (pen)

Match summary

Walsall came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Accrington Stanley, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Jack Nolan put Accrington Stanley ahead from the penalty spot in the 56th minute, David Okagbue equalised with a header in the 60th minute, and Emmanuel Adegboyega won it from a corner in the 85th minute.

Shots finished 26-9 to Walsall, with 5 on target for Walsall and 2 for Accrington Stanley.

Match stats

Walsall Accrington Stanley
26 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Walsall Accrington Stanley
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
56’
Jack Nolan
Penalty
0-1 (Accrington Stanley)
David Okagbue1-1 (Walsall)
60’
Emmanuel Adegboyega2-1 (Walsall)
85’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Walsall
  • Liam Gordon
  • Mo Faal
Accrington Stanley
  • Dan Martin
  • Jack Nolan

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Accrington Stanley attacking Walsall attacking 
3’ Jamille Matt (Walsall), open play, off target 4’ Korede Adedoyin (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 7’ Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 10’ Jamille Matt (Walsall), open play, off target 10’ Josh Gordon (Walsall), open play, blocked 13’ Jake Bickerstaff (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 19’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, off target 25’ Korede Adedoyin (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 33’ Josh Gordon (Walsall), open play, off target 33’ Jamille Matt (Walsall), open play, blocked 34’ Josh Gordon (Walsall), open play, off target 36’ David Okagbue (Walsall), set piece, off target 37’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, blocked 40’ Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 44’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, blocked 49’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), set piece, off target 51’ Korede Adedoyin (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 54’ Liam Gordon (Walsall), open play, off target 56’ Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley), penalty, goal 60’ David Okagbue (Walsall), from a corner, goal 63’ Benjamin Woods (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 67’ Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall), set piece, off target 70’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, off target 70’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, blocked 76’ David Okagbue (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 81’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, blocked 83’ Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 84’ David Okagbue (Walsall), set piece, blocked 84’ Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall), set piece, blocked 85’ Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall), from a corner, goal 85’ Mo Faal (Walsall), from a corner, off target 85’ David Okagbue (Walsall), from a corner, off target 85’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), from a corner, saved 90+5’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, blocked 3’ Jamille Matt (Walsall), open play, off target 4’ Korede Adedoyin (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 7’ Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 10’ Jamille Matt (Walsall), open play, off target 10’ Josh Gordon (Walsall), open play, blocked 13’ Jake Bickerstaff (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 19’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, off target 25’ Korede Adedoyin (Accrington Stanley), open play, off target 33’ Josh Gordon (Walsall), open play, off target 33’ Jamille Matt (Walsall), open play, blocked 34’ Josh Gordon (Walsall), open play, off target 36’ David Okagbue (Walsall), set piece, off target 37’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, blocked 40’ Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 44’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, blocked 49’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), set piece, off target 51’ Korede Adedoyin (Accrington Stanley), open play, blocked 54’ Liam Gordon (Walsall), open play, off target 56’ Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley), penalty, goal 60’ David Okagbue (Walsall), from a corner, goal 63’ Benjamin Woods (Accrington Stanley), from a corner, blocked 67’ Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall), set piece, off target 70’ Jack Earing (Walsall), open play, off target 70’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, blocked 76’ David Okagbue (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 81’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, blocked 83’ Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley), open play, saved 84’ David Okagbue (Walsall), set piece, blocked 84’ Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall), set piece, blocked 85’ Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall), from a corner, goal 85’ Mo Faal (Walsall), from a corner, off target 85’ David Okagbue (Walsall), from a corner, off target 85’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), from a corner, saved 90+5’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
90′ 1 – 5 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 4 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jack Earing Taken off
89′ – – 3 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – –
Josh Gordon Taken off
64′ – – 3 – – – –
Jamille Matt Taken off
90′ – – 3 – – – –
Mo Faal Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 1 – – –
Ross Tierney Came on as a substitute
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

Walsall win 52% Avg odds 1.82
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.60
Accrington Stanley win 22% Avg odds 4.19

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.