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Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall · League Two

Tranmere Rovers drew 1-1 with Walsall in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Tranmere Rovers fixtures and results · Walsall fixtures and results · League Two table

Match report

Tranmere Rovers and Walsall met in the League Two at Prenton Park in Wirral on Saturday, 26 September 2026.

Goalscorers

Tranmere Rovers: B. Faulkner 73'. Walsall: R. Smith 90'.

How the match went

Walsall saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Tranmere Rovers had 21 shots with 11 on target, Walsall 7 with 2 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 6 to Tranmere Rovers and 5 to Walsall. Tranmere Rovers conceded 9 fouls, Walsall 11. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (0 for Tranmere Rovers, 3 for Walsall).

Line-ups

Tranmere Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Harrison Male, Joel Senior, Bobby Faulkner, Nathan James Smith, Jacob Slater, Will Vaulks, Tom Conlon, Zane Okoro, Tom Ince, Charlie Whitaker, Joe Ironside.

Walsall started in a 4-2-3-1: Jed Ward, Elicha Ahui, Declan Skura, James Connolly, Mason Hancock, Isaac Moore, Sven Sprangler, Lewis Simper, Andy Dallas, Reece Smith, Aaron Pressley.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 35'Penalty missed! J. Ironside (Tranmere Rovers), saved.
  2. 45'Half-time. Tranmere Rovers 0-0 Walsall.
  3. 73'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Walsall. B. Faulkner (Tranmere Rovers) scores, assisted by W. Vaulks.
  4. 90+1'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall. R. Smith (Walsall) scores, assisted by W. Etheridge.
  5. 90'Full-time. Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall.
Full commentary (57 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Tranmere Rovers vs Walsall.
  2. 5'Attempt saved. W. Vaulks (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  3. 8'Corner, Walsall.
  4. 11'Corner, Walsall.
  5. 15'Attempt saved. J. Slater (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  6. 18'Yellow card for S. Sprangler (Walsall) for foul.
  7. 19'Attempt blocked. Z. Okoro (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 20'Attempt blocked. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  9. 20'Attempt saved. C. Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  10. 22'Attempt blocked. B. Faulkner (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  11. 22'Corner, Walsall.
  12. 25'Attempt saved. C. Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  13. 28'Attempt missed. A. Pressley (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.63.
  14. 31'Attempt saved. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  15. 31'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
  16. 33'Attempt saved. T. Conlon (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  17. 35'Yellow card for J. Connolly (Walsall) for argument.
  18. 35'Attempt saved. C. Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.
  19. 35'Penalty missed! J. Ironside (Tranmere Rovers), saved.
  20. 38'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
  21. 39'Attempt missed. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
  22. 41'Attempt missed. A. Dallas (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  23. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  24. 45'Half-time. Tranmere Rovers 0-0 Walsall.
  25. 46'The second half is under way.
  26. 46'Corner, Walsall.
  27. 46'Attempt missed. J. Connolly (Walsall), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  28. 49'Attempt missed. C. Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  29. 53'Offside, Walsall.
  30. 57'Attempt saved. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  31. 58'Substitution, Walsall: T. Sodje comes on for S. Sprangler.
  32. 59'Attempt blocked. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  33. 59'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
  34. 61'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: D. Jones comes on for J. Ironside.
  35. 63'Attempt saved. A. Dallas (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  36. 65'Attempt missed. T. Sodje (Walsall), header on the counter. xG 0.20.
  37. 66'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
  38. 66'Attempt blocked. D. Jones (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.30.
  39. 66'Attempt missed. Z. Okoro (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  40. 67'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
  41. 71'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: J. Davies comes on for Z. Okoro.
  42. 71'Attempt missed. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  43. 73'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
  44. 73'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Walsall. B. Faulkner (Tranmere Rovers) scores, assisted by W. Vaulks.
  45. 76'Substitution, Walsall: R. Leak comes on for E. Ahui.
  46. 77'Substitution, Walsall: A. Adomah comes on for A. Dallas.
  47. 79'Attempt saved. D. Jones (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
  48. 82'Yellow card for I. Moore (Walsall) for foul.
  49. 87'Substitution, Walsall: W. Etheridge comes on for L. Simper.
  50. 89'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: S. Finley comes on for T. Conlon.
  51. 89'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: L. O'Connor comes on for C. Whitaker.
  52. 89'Attempt missed. J. Davies (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  53. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  54. 90+1'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall. R. Smith (Walsall) scores, assisted by W. Etheridge.
  55. 90+4'Corner, Walsall.
  56. 90+5'Attempt blocked. T. Sodje (Walsall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.13.
  57. 90'Full-time. Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall.
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