Walsall 1-0 Salford City — League Two, 23 Aug 2025
Walsall beat Salford City 1-0 in the League Two on 23 August 2025 at Bescot Stadium, Walsall. H. Burke scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Walsall have won 3 and Salford City 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-032'H. Burkeassist: J. Jellis
- 37'Vincent HarperFoul
- Half-time1-0
- 58'
- 58'
- 58'
- 58'
- 70'out: J. Bird
- 87'out: J. Matt
- 87'
- 87'
- 90+3'Argument
- 90+3'Rosaire LongeloArgument
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Harrison Burke · Walsall
Walsall
- 8.2Harrison BurkeD
- 7.9Evan WeirD
- 7.3Myles RobertsG
- 7.2Ryan FinniganM
- 7.2Connor BarrettM
- 7.0Brandon ComleyM
- 7.0Aden FlintD
- 7.0Jamie JellisM
- 6.9Lewis WarringtonM
- 6.9Daniel KanuF
- 6.7Vincent HarperM
- 6.7Albert AdomahF
- 6.6Charlie LakinM
- 6.3Aaron PressleyF
Salford City
- 7.9Matthew YoungG
- 7.5Joshua AusterfieldM
- 7.5Luke GarbuttD
- 7.5Adebola OluwoD
- 7.2Jorge GrantM
- 6.7Rosaire LongeloM
- 6.6Matthew ButcherM
- 6.6Oliver TurtonD
- 6.6Kallum CesayF
- 6.6Kadeem HarrisM
- 6.5Ben WoodburnM
- 6.5Cole StocktonF
- 6.3Jay BirdF
Line-ups
Salford City3-5-2
Walsall3-1-4-2
Substitutes
WalsallJohn Sadler Mathew
Substitutes
- 14Brandon Comley90+3'58'M7.0
- 12S. HornbyG
- 6Priestley FarquharsonD
- 9J. Matt87'F
- 29Ryan Finnigan58'M7.2
- 15Daniel Kanu58'F6.9
- 17Courtney Clarke87'M
Salford CityKarl Robinson
Substitutes
- 18Matthew Butcher58'M6.6
- 12T. Edwards87'D
- 33M. HowardG
- 3Kevin BerkoeD
- 11J. Bird70'F6.3
- 30K. MalcolmM
- 34R. Butt
Team statistics
30%Possession70%
18Total shots6
6Shots on target3
9Shots off target1
3Blocked shots2
5Corners2
3Offsides4
12Fouls9
2Yellow cards1
4Goalkeeper saves5
192Total passes481
125Accurate passes375
65%Pass accuracy78%
Walsall
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Burke | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 8.2 |
| Evan Weir | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Myles Roberts | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ryan Finnigan | 33 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Connor Barrett | 87 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Brandon Comley | 33 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Aden Flint | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Jamie Jellis | 58 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Lewis Warrington | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Daniel Kanu | 33 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Vincent Harper | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Albert Adomah | 58 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Charlie Lakin | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Aaron Pressley | 87 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
Salford City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Young | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Joshua Austerfield | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Luke Garbutt | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Adebola Oluwo | 87 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Jorge Grant | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Rosaire Longelo | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Matthew Butcher | 33 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Oliver Turton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Kallum Cesay | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.6 |
| Kadeem Harris | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.6 |
| Ben Woodburn | 70 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Cole Stockton | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Jay Bird | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
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Head-to-head
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