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Tranmere Rovers 1-3 Walsall · League Two

Tranmere Rovers lost to Walsall 1-3 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, 17 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Tranmere Rovers: J. Ironside 90'. Walsall: P. Farquharson 38'; D. Kanu 45'; J. Matt 65'.

How the match went

Tranmere Rovers saw more of the ball, 65% of it. Tranmere Rovers had 11 shots with 2 on target, Walsall 8 with 4 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 3 to Tranmere Rovers and 10 to Walsall. Tranmere Rovers conceded 12 fouls, Walsall 11. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Tranmere Rovers, 2 for Walsall).

Line-ups

Tranmere Rovers started in a 3-4-1-2: Jack Barrett, Nathan James Smith, William Tamen, Aaron McGowan, Jayden Joseph, Sam Finley, Richard Smallwood, Ethan Bristow, Charlie Whitaker, Dylan Jones, Connor Jennings.

Walsall started in a 3-1-4-2: Myles Roberts, Priestley Farquharson, Aden Flint, Evan Weir, Brandon Comley, Connor Barrett, Jamie Jellis, Alex Pattison, Vincent Harper, Jamille Matt, Daniel Kanu.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 38'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Walsall. P. Farquharson (Walsall) scores, assisted by E. Weir.
  2. 45'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Walsall. D. Kanu (Walsall) scores, assisted by A. Pattison.
  3. 45'Half-time. Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Walsall.
  4. 65'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 0-3 Walsall. J. Matt (Walsall) scores, assisted by A. Flint.
  5. 90'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1-3 Walsall. J. Ironside (Tranmere Rovers) scores, assisted by C. Jennings.
  6. 90'Full-time. Tranmere Rovers 1-3 Walsall.
Full commentary (36 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Tranmere Rovers vs Walsall.
  2. 2'Attempt saved. J. Matt (Walsall), header from a throw-in. xG 0.11.
  3. 4'Attempt missed. J. Jellis (Walsall), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  4. 19'Attempt blocked. C. Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  5. 26'Attempt blocked. E. Weir (Walsall), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  6. 29'Attempt missed. E. Bristow (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
  7. 30'Attempt blocked. D. Kanu (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 36'Attempt missed. C. Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  9. 38'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Walsall. P. Farquharson (Walsall) scores, assisted by E. Weir.
  10. 42'Attempt missed. S. Finley (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  11. 43'Yellow card for C. Barrett (Walsall) for foul.
  12. 45'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Walsall. D. Kanu (Walsall) scores, assisted by A. Pattison.
  13. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  14. 45'Half-time. Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Walsall.
  15. 46'The second half is under way.
  16. 49'Attempt blocked. C. Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  17. 65'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 0-3 Walsall. J. Matt (Walsall) scores, assisted by A. Flint.
  18. 67'Attempt missed. D. Kanu (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.19.
  19. 76'Substitution, Walsall: C. Lakin comes on for A. Pattison.
  20. 76'Substitution, Walsall: A. Loupalo-Bi comes on for J. Matt.
  21. 77'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: J. Ironside comes on for J. Joseph.
  22. 77'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: K. Dennis comes on for R. Smallwood.
  23. 77'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: C. Norman comes on for D. Jones.
  24. 77'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: P. Brough comes on for E. Bristow.
  25. 81'Yellow card for S. Finley (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.
  26. 87'Substitution, Walsall: K. Łopata comes on for E. Weir.
  27. 87'Substitution, Walsall: A. Adomah comes on for D. Kanu.
  28. 88'Attempt missed. C. Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  29. 90'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1-3 Walsall. J. Ironside (Tranmere Rovers) scores, assisted by C. Jennings.
  30. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  31. 90+3'Attempt missed. K. Dennis (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  32. 90+4'Yellow card for K. Łopata (Walsall) for time wasting.
  33. 90+4'Attempt blocked. C. Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
  34. 90+5'Attempt missed. W. Tamen (Tranmere Rovers), header. xG 0.04.
  35. 90+7'Attempt saved. C. Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  36. 90'Full-time. Tranmere Rovers 1-3 Walsall.
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