Walsall vs Salford City

26 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee M Coy

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 0–1

  • Aaron Pressley 58’
  • Lewis Simper 66’
  • Macaulay Langstaff 45’
  • Jorge Grant 54’
  • Kallum Cesay 67’
  • Adebola Oluwo 82’

Match summary

Salford City won 4-2 away at Walsall. Salford City led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Macaulay Langstaff put Salford City ahead in the 45th minute. In the second half, Jorge Grant made it 0-2 in the 54th minute, Aaron Pressley pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 58th minute, Lewis Simper equalised with a header in the 66th minute, Kallum Cesay put Salford City back in front in the 67th minute, and Adebola Oluwo made it 2-4 with a header in the 82nd minute.

Shots finished 21-9 to Salford City, with 4 on target for Walsall and 8 for Salford City.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%
9 Shots 21
4 Shots on target 8
6 Corners 6
56 Attacks 65
36 Dangerous attacks 47
435 Passes 377
77.5% Pass accuracy 77.2%
11 Tackles 18
15 Fouls 8
1 Yellow cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Walsall Salford City
Kick-off
1’
Corner
4’
Elliot BondsShot on target
10’
Kelly N'MaiShot on target
11’
Luke MolyneuxShot on target
11’
Corner
14’
Corner
Aaron PressleyShot on target
19’
Corner
19’
Isaac MooreShot on target
20’
21’
Jorge GrantShot on target
36’
Corner
45’
Macaulay LangstaffRight foot shot0-1 (Salford City)
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
54’
Jorge GrantRight foot shot0-2 (Salford City)
Aaron PressleyRight foot shot1-2 (Walsall)
58’
Lewis SimperCourtney Clarke
58’
Charlie CrewSven Sprangler
58’
60’
Nathan AsiimweJorge Grant
60’
Kallum CesayKelly N'Mai
Lewis SimperHeader2-2 (Walsall)
66’
67’
Kallum CesayRight foot shot2-3 (Salford City)
Isaac MooreFoul
70’
James FurlongRyan Leak
71’
Andy DallasTai Sodje
71’
73’
Matt ButcherAbraham Odoh
73’
Adebola OluwoBrendan Sarpong-Wiredu
Corner
77’
81’
Corner
81’
Corner
82’
Adebola OluwoHeader2-4 (Salford City)
Corner
84’
89’
Daniel UdohMacaulay Langstaff
Corner
90+4’
Corner
90+5’
Corner
90+6’
Full-time2-4

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Salford City attacking Walsall attacking 
4’ Elliot Bonds (Salford City), open play, saved 4’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, blocked 7’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, off target 7’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, blocked 9’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, off target 10’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, saved 11’ Elliot Bonds (Salford City), from a corner, off target 11’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, saved 13’ Will Aimson (Salford City), set piece, off target 15’ Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City), from a corner, off target 19’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, saved 20’ Isaac Moore (Walsall), from a corner, saved 21’ Jorge Grant (Salford City), open play, saved 26’ Elliot Bonds (Salford City), open play, blocked 26’ Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City), open play, blocked 31’ Tai Sodje (Walsall), open play, off target 45’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, goal 51’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, off target 52’ Elliot Bonds (Salford City), open play, off target 54’ Jorge Grant (Salford City), open play, goal 57’ Elliot Bonds (Salford City), open play, off target 58’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, goal 66’ Lewis Simper (Walsall), open play, goal 67’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, goal 80’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), direct free kick, blocked 82’ Adebola Oluwo (Salford City), from a corner, goal 84’ James Connolly (Walsall), from a corner, off target 84’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, blocked 87’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, off target 90+6’ Charlie Crew (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 4’ Elliot Bonds (Salford City), open play, saved 4’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, blocked 7’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, off target 7’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, blocked 9’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, off target 10’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, saved 11’ Elliot Bonds (Salford City), from a corner, off target 11’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, saved 13’ Will Aimson (Salford City), set piece, off target 15’ Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City), from a corner, off target 19’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, saved 20’ Isaac Moore (Walsall), from a corner, saved 21’ Jorge Grant (Salford City), open play, saved 26’ Elliot Bonds (Salford City), open play, blocked 26’ Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Salford City), open play, blocked 31’ Tai Sodje (Walsall), open play, off target 45’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, goal 51’ Macaulay Langstaff (Salford City), open play, off target 52’ Elliot Bonds (Salford City), open play, off target 54’ Jorge Grant (Salford City), open play, goal 57’ Elliot Bonds (Salford City), open play, off target 58’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, goal 66’ Lewis Simper (Walsall), open play, goal 67’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, goal 80’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), direct free kick, blocked 82’ Adebola Oluwo (Salford City), from a corner, goal 84’ James Connolly (Walsall), from a corner, off target 84’ Aaron Pressley (Walsall), open play, blocked 87’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, off target 90+6’ Charlie Crew (Walsall), from a corner, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Walsall 4-3-3 Starting XI
Ward
Hancock
Skura
Connolly
Leak 71’
Clarke 58’
Moore
Sprangler 58’
Smith
Pressley
Sodje 71’
Salford City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Norris
Aimson
Scarr
Allen
Bonds
Sarpong-Wiredu 73’
Odoh 73’
Grant 60’
N'Mai 60’
Molyneux
Langstaff 89’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jed Ward
90′ 4 4 28 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Declan Skura
90′ 6 2 – 8 – 52 1 – – –
James Connolly
90′ – 2 – 4 3 48 1 – – –
Ryan Leak Taken off
71′ – – 4 1 – 36 – – – –
Mason Hancock
90′ 1 – – 3 1 60 – – 1 –
Midfielders7 players
Courtney Clarke Taken off
58′ – – 16 1 – 2 – 5 2 – –
Isaac Moore
90′ – – 39 – – – 1 2 3 1
Sven Sprangler Taken off
58′ – – 38 – – – 1 – 2 – –
Reece Smith
90′ – – 18 – – 1 1 3 – 2 –
Lewis Simper Came on as a substitute
32′ 1 – 15 2 – – – 2 1 1 –
Charlie Crew Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 29 – – – – – – – –
James Furlong Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 12 – – – 1 – – – –
Forwards3 players
Aaron Pressley
90′ 1 – 4 2 – – 1 8 – 30 –
Tai Sodje Taken off
71′ – 1 1 – – – 2 4 2 6 –
Andy Dallas Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – – – – 8 –
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 30% Avg odds 3.13
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.51
Salford City win 44% Avg odds 2.11

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

Form going into the game

Walsall WDDDW
Salford City WWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Salford City 1-0 Walsall, 10 Mar 26 Next meeting: Salford City vs Walsall, 23 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Walsall 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.