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Salford City 3-1 Tranmere Rovers · League Two

Salford City beat Tranmere Rovers 3-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Salford City fixtures and results · Tranmere Rovers fixtures and results · League Two table

Match report

Salford City and Tranmere Rovers met in the League Two at Peninsula in Kersal on Saturday, 6 September 2025.

Goalscorers

Salford City: L. Garbutt 56'; C. Stockton 81'; O. Ashley 86'. Tranmere Rovers: O. Patrick 64'.

How the match went

The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Salford City, 0 for Tranmere Rovers).

Line-ups

Salford City started in a 3-1-4-2: Mark Howard, Brandon Cooper, Michael Rose, Luke Garbutt, Matt Butcher, Haji Mnoga, Kallum Cesay, Jorge Grant, Kadeem Harris, Daniel Udoh, Cole Stockton.

Tranmere Rovers started in a 5-3-2: Joe Murphy, Cameron Norman, Lee O'Connor, Nathan James Smith, Jordan Turnbull, Patrick Brough, Billy Blacker, Charlie Whitaker, Richard Smallwood, Omari Patrick, Joe Ironside.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Salford City 0-0 Tranmere Rovers.
  2. 56'Goal! Salford City 1-0 Tranmere Rovers. L. Garbutt (Salford City) converts the penalty.
  3. 64'Goal! Salford City 1-1 Tranmere Rovers. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers) scores.
  4. 81'Goal! Salford City 2-1 Tranmere Rovers. C. Stockton (Salford City) scores, assisted by D. Udoh.
  5. 86'Goal! Salford City 3-1 Tranmere Rovers. O. Ashley (Salford City) scores, assisted by D. Udoh.
  6. 90'Full-time. Salford City 3-1 Tranmere Rovers.
Full commentary (53 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Salford City vs Tranmere Rovers.
  2. 1'Attempt saved. D. Udoh (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  3. 6'Attempt saved. K. Cesay (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.31.
  4. 8'Attempt saved. J. Grant (Salford City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
  5. 15'Attempt blocked. C. Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  6. 22'Attempt blocked. C. Stockton (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  7. 22'Attempt blocked. K. Cesay (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  8. 23'Attempt missed. B. Cooper (Salford City), header from a corner. xG 0.34.
  9. 23'Attempt blocked. B. Cooper (Salford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.25.
  10. 24'Attempt blocked. K. Harris (Salford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  11. 24'Attempt saved. B. Cooper (Salford City), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  12. 25'Attempt missed. H. Mnoga (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  13. 28'Attempt missed. J. Grant (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  14. 31'Attempt blocked. C. Stockton (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  15. 32'Attempt missed. C. Stockton (Salford City), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  16. 33'Attempt blocked. D. Udoh (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  17. 37'Attempt saved. C. Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  18. 37'Attempt blocked. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  19. 39'Attempt missed. M. Rose (Salford City), header from a set piece. xG 0.09.
  20. 42'Attempt missed. K. Harris (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  21. 42'Attempt blocked. J. Grant (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  22. 42'Attempt blocked. D. Udoh (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  23. 45'Half-time. Salford City 0-0 Tranmere Rovers.
  24. 46'The second half is under way.
  25. 48'Yellow card for H. Mnoga (Salford City) for foul.
  26. 50'Attempt missed. D. Udoh (Salford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
  27. 52'Attempt missed. K. Harris (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  28. 56'Goal! Salford City 1-0 Tranmere Rovers. L. Garbutt (Salford City) converts the penalty.
  29. 57'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: J. Lowe comes on for B. Blacker.
  30. 57'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: J. Davison comes on for J. Ironside.
  31. 57'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: C. Jennings comes on for C. Norman.
  32. 57'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: J. Joseph comes on for C. Whitaker.
  33. 62'Attempt saved. D. Udoh (Salford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.28.
  34. 62'Attempt missed. M. Butcher (Salford City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  35. 64'Goal! Salford City 1-1 Tranmere Rovers. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers) scores.
  36. 67'Attempt missed. C. Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  37. 68'Attempt missed. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  38. 69'Attempt saved. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  39. 70'Attempt blocked. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  40. 71'Substitution, Salford City: O. Ashley comes on for H. Mnoga.
  41. 71'Substitution, Salford City: O. Turton comes on for B. Cooper.
  42. 75'Attempt saved. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  43. 77'Attempt missed. J. Joseph (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  44. 79'Substitution, Salford City: B. Woodburn comes on for M. Butcher.
  45. 81'Goal! Salford City 2-1 Tranmere Rovers. C. Stockton (Salford City) scores, assisted by D. Udoh.
  46. 83'Attempt missed. D. Udoh (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  47. 85'Attempt missed. C. Stockton (Salford City), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
  48. 86'Goal! Salford City 3-1 Tranmere Rovers. O. Ashley (Salford City) scores, assisted by D. Udoh.
  49. 86'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: T. Harris comes on for P. Brough.
  50. 89'Attempt blocked. C. Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  51. 90'9 minutes of added time.
  52. 90+5'Substitution, Salford City: J. Austerfield comes on for C. Stockton.
  53. 90'Full-time. Salford City 3-1 Tranmere Rovers.
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