Salford City 1-2 Shrewsbury — League Two, 24 Feb 2026
Shrewsbury beat Salford City 2-1 in the League Two on 24 February 2026 at Peninsula Stadium, Salford. Thomas Sang, William Boyle got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 4 meetings, Salford City have won 2 and Shrewsbury 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-145'Own Goal
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 0-251'
- 63'
- 63'out: R. Longelo-Mbule
- 63'
- 69'
- 0-376'
- 78'H. Mnogaout: F. Borini
- 87'Foul
- 90+4'Malvind BenningFoul
- 90+6'out: T. Anderson
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Salford City
- 7.5Kelly N’MaiM
- 7.3Ossama AshleyM
- 7.0Ben WoodburnM
- 6.9Adebola OluwoD
- 6.9Alfie DorringtonD
- 6.9Matthew YoungG
- 6.6Haji MnogaM
- 6.6Zach AweD
- 6.5Cole StocktonF
- 6.5Joshua AusterfieldM
- 6.5Jorge GrantM
- 6.5Fabio BoriniF
- 6.3Rosaire LongeloM
- 6.3Ryan GraydonF
- 6.2Brandon CooperD
Shrewsbury
- 7.9Matthew CoxG
- 7.9William BoyleD
- 7.6Thomas SangM
- 7.2Luca HooleD
- 6.9Iwan MorganF
- 6.9Nicholas FreemanM
- 6.7Joshua RuffelsD
- 6.6Malvind BenningM
- 6.6Kevin BerkoeM
- 6.6Sam ClucasM
- 6.5Tommy McDermottM
- 6.5Trey Samuel OgunsuyiF
- 6.3George LloydF
- 6.3Taylor PerryM
Line-ups
Shrewsbury3-1-4-2
Salford City3-1-4-2
Substitutes
Salford CityKarl Robinson
Substitutes
- 7B. Woodburn63'M7.0
- 16F. Borini78'F6.5
- 18Matthew ButcherM
- 33M. HowardG
- 45R. Longelo-Mbule63'M6.3
- 22Adebola Oluwo63'D6.9
- 25P. EhibhatiomhanF
ShrewsburyMichael Appleton
Substitutes
- 26Sam StubbsD
- 6S. Clucas69'M6.6
- 4T. Anderson90+6'D
- 16Nicholas Freeman46'M6.9
- 12W. BrookG
- 21T. Samuel-Ogunsuyi46'F6.5
- 22T. Ojinnaka
Team statistics
58%Possession42%
13Total shots12
4Shots on target6
7Shots off target5
2Blocked shots1
2Corners2
2Offsides2
14Fouls15
1Yellow cards1
3Goalkeeper saves3
327Total passes238
194Accurate passes106
59%Pass accuracy45%
Salford City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly N’Mai | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Ossama Ashley | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Ben Woodburn | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Adebola Oluwo | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Alfie Dorrington | 63 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Matthew Young | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Haji Mnoga | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Zach Awe | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Cole Stockton | 63 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Joshua Austerfield | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Jorge Grant | 63 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Fabio Borini | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Rosaire Longelo | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Ryan Graydon | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Brandon Cooper | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Shrewsbury
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Cox | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| William Boyle | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Thomas Sang | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Luca Hoole | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Iwan Morgan | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Nicholas Freeman | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Joshua Ruffels | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Malvind Benning | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Kevin Berkoe | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Sam Clucas | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Tommy McDermott | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Trey Samuel Ogunsuyi | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| George Lloyd | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Taylor Perry | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
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