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Walsall 3-2 Accrington Stanley · League Two

Walsall beat Accrington Stanley 3-2 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Walsall and Accrington Stanley met in the League Two at Bescot Stadium in Walsall on Saturday, 29 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Walsall: R. Smith 8'; H. Burke 45'; A. Pressley 53'. Accrington Stanley: J. Woods 12'; S. Mols 57'.

How the match went

Walsall saw more of the ball, 62% of it. Walsall had 16 shots with 5 on target, Accrington Stanley 22 with 6 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 4 to Walsall and 4 to Accrington Stanley. Walsall conceded 8 fouls, Accrington Stanley 18. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (4 for Walsall, 3 for Accrington Stanley).

Line-ups

Walsall started in a 4-2-3-1: Jed Ward, Rico Browne, Harrison Burke, Declan Skura, Mason Hancock, Isaac Moore, Sven Sprangler, Courtney Clarke, Tai Sodje, Reece Smith, Aaron Pressley.

Accrington Stanley started in a 3-4-1-2: Louie Moulden, Tom Moore, Farrend Rawson, Devon Matthews, Donald Love, Seamus Conneely, Alex Henderson, Joseph Anderson, Shaun Whalley, Josh Woods, Charlie Caton.

More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 8'Goal! Walsall 1-0 Accrington Stanley. R. Smith (Walsall) scores.
  2. 12'Goal! Walsall 1-1 Accrington Stanley. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley) scores.
  3. 45+6'Goal! Walsall 2-1 Accrington Stanley. H. Burke (Walsall) scores, assisted by M. Hancock.
  4. 45'Half-time. Walsall 2-1 Accrington Stanley.
  5. 53'Goal! Walsall 3-1 Accrington Stanley. A. Pressley (Walsall) scores, assisted by R. Smith.
  6. 57'Goal! Walsall 3-2 Accrington Stanley. S. Mols (Accrington Stanley) scores, assisted by T. Walton.
  7. 90'Full-time. Walsall 3-2 Accrington Stanley.
Full commentary (69 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Walsall vs Accrington Stanley.
  2. 2'Attempt missed. D. Matthews (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
  3. 4'Attempt saved. T. Sodje (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.46.
  4. 6'Attempt missed. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  5. 7'Attempt missed. A. Henderson (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  6. 8'Goal! Walsall 1-0 Accrington Stanley. R. Smith (Walsall) scores.
  7. 8'Attempt saved. A. Pressley (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.46.
  8. 12'Attempt saved. A. Henderson (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  9. 12'Goal! Walsall 1-1 Accrington Stanley. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley) scores.
  10. 15'Attempt missed. M. Hancock (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  11. 16'Attempt missed. R. Smith (Walsall), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
  12. 22'Attempt blocked. C. Caton (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  13. 28'Corner, Walsall.
  14. 30'Attempt missed. R. Smith (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  15. 32'Attempt missed. C. Caton (Accrington Stanley), header. xG 0.02.
  16. 36'Attempt missed. S. Whalley (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  17. 37'Attempt missed. T. Sodje (Walsall), header. xG 0.12.
  18. 40'Attempt missed. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), header. xG 0.15.
  19. 42'Offside, Accrington Stanley.
  20. 45'Corner, Walsall.
  21. 45'Attempt missed. D. Skura (Walsall), header from a corner. xG 0.43.
  22. 45'Attempt blocked. S. Sprangler (Walsall), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.11.
  23. 45'6 minutes of added time.
  24. 45+5'Corner, Walsall.
  25. 45+5'Attempt missed. M. Hancock (Walsall), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.13.
  26. 45+5'Attempt blocked. D. Skura (Walsall), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  27. 45+6'Goal! Walsall 2-1 Accrington Stanley. H. Burke (Walsall) scores, assisted by M. Hancock.
  28. 45'Half-time. Walsall 2-1 Accrington Stanley.
  29. 46'The second half is under way.
  30. 46'Substitution, Walsall: E. Ahui comes on for R. Browne.
  31. 46'Attempt blocked. C. Caton (Accrington Stanley), header. xG 0.05.
  32. 47'Attempt missed. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  33. 47'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
  34. 49'Yellow card for S. Sprangler (Walsall) for foul.
  35. 50'Attempt blocked. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  36. 52'Attempt missed. A. Henderson (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  37. 53'Goal! Walsall 3-1 Accrington Stanley. A. Pressley (Walsall) scores, assisted by R. Smith.
  38. 55'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: T. Walton comes on for S. Whalley.
  39. 55'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: S. Mols comes on for A. Henderson.
  40. 55'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: L. Coyle comes on for S. Conneely.
  41. 57'Attempt blocked. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
  42. 57'Goal! Walsall 3-2 Accrington Stanley. S. Mols (Accrington Stanley) scores, assisted by T. Walton.
  43. 60'Yellow card for L. Coyle (Accrington Stanley) for argument.
  44. 70'Corner, Walsall.
  45. 70'Attempt blocked. T. Sodje (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  46. 73'Substitution, Walsall: A. Dallas comes on for T. Sodje.
  47. 73'Substitution, Walsall: L. Simper comes on for C. Clarke.
  48. 75'Yellow card for T. Walton (Accrington Stanley) for foul.
  49. 75'Yellow card for I. Moore (Walsall) for argument.
  50. 78'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: D. Tutonda comes on for T. Moore.
  51. 79'Yellow card for D. Skura (Walsall) for foul.
  52. 80'Attempt saved. J. Anderson (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  53. 80'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
  54. 81'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
  55. 82'Attempt blocked. I. Moore (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  56. 83'Attempt saved. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  57. 83'Attempt blocked. A. Dallas (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  58. 86'Substitution, Walsall: A. Adomah comes on for R. Smith.
  59. 87'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
  60. 90'Yellow card for S. Conneely (Accrington Stanley) for argument.
  61. 90'Attempt blocked. C. Caton (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
  62. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  63. 90+1'Yellow card for E. Ahui (Walsall) for foul.
  64. 90+3'Substitution, Walsall: C. Crew comes on for I. Moore.
  65. 90+3'Attempt missed. C. Caton (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  66. 90+4'Attempt blocked. D. Tutonda (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  67. 90+6'Attempt missed. C. Caton (Accrington Stanley), header from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
  68. 90+9'Attempt saved. C. Caton (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.27.
  69. 90'Full-time. Walsall 3-2 Accrington Stanley.
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