Walsall vs Tranmere Rovers

11 January 2025 · League Two · 2024/25 · Referee J Simpson

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

Jamille Matt 15’, 49’
Ryan Stirk 22’
Jamie Jellis 72’
Nathan Lowe 80’

Connor Jennings 44’

Match summary

Walsall won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Tranmere Rovers. Walsall led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jamille Matt put Walsall ahead with a header in the 15th minute, Ryan Stirk made it 2-0 in the 22nd minute, and Connor Jennings pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 44th minute. In the second half, Matt made it 3-1 in the 49th minute, Jamie Jellis made it 4-1 in the 72nd minute, and Nathan Lowe made it 5-1 in the 80th minute.

Shots finished 21-11 to Walsall, with 10 on target for Walsall and 1 for Tranmere Rovers. Tranmere Rovers had a player sent off.

Match stats

21 Shots 11

10 Shots on Target 1

4 Corners 2

2 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 1

Key events

Walsall Tranmere Rovers

Kick-off

Jamille Matt

1-0

15’

Ryan Stirk

2-0

22’

44’

Connor Jennings

2-1

Half-time2-1

Jamille Matt

3-1

49’

Jamie Jellis

4-1

72’

Nathan Lowe

5-1

80’

Full-time5-1

Bookings

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

Walsall

Oisin McEntee
Jamie Jellis

Tranmere Rovers

Sam Finley
Tom Davies
Jordan Turnbull
Kristian Dennis

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Tranmere Rovers attacking Walsall attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Player stats

Players16 players


Tommy Simkin	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
David Okagbue	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Harry Williams Taken off	85′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Taylor Allen	90′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–
Connor Barrett	90′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Oisin McEntee Taken off	68′	–	–	2	–	–	–
Ryan Stirk Taken off	85′	1	–	3	–	–	–	–
Jamie Jellis	90′	1	–	3	–	–	–
Liam Gordon	90′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
Jamille Matt Taken off	75′	2	–	3	–	–	–	–
Nathan Lowe Taken off	85′	1	–	3	–	–	–	–
Charlie Lakin Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Albert Adomah Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Donervon Daniels Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brandon Comley Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Danny Johnson Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Luke McGee	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lee O'Connor Taken off	69′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tom Davies	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jordan Turnbull	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cameron Norman	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sam Finley Sent off	38′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kieron Morris Taken off	85′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–
Zak Bradshaw Taken off	85′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Connor Jennings	90′	1	–	2	–	–	–	–
Kristian Dennis Taken off	69′	–	–	3	–	–	–
Harvey Saunders Taken off	69′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–
Saidou Khan Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Omari Patrick Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Josh Davison Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–
Connor Wood Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sol Solomon Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 64% Avg odds 1.46

Draw 22% Avg odds 4.27

Tranmere Rovers win 14% Avg odds 6.77

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

Form going into the game

Walsall W W W W W

Tranmere Rovers W L D L W

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Walsall, 24 Aug 24 Next meeting: Walsall 4-2 Tranmere Rovers, 20 Sep 25 All Walsall vs Tranmere Rovers 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.