Grimsby 1-2 Salford City — League Two, 10 May 2026
Salford City beat Grimsby 2-1 in the League Two Semi-finals on 10 May 2026 at Blundell Park, Cleethorpes. R. Staunton, Kallum Cesay, Adebola Oluwo got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Grimsby have won 4 and Salford City 1.
· kickoff·Blundell Park · Cleethorpes·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-01'R. Staunton
- 1-14'
- 19'Foul
- 1-240'assist: L. Garbutt
- Half-time1-2
- 58'Argument
- 58'
- 63'Foul
- 67'out: R. Longelo-Mbule
- 68'J. Amaluzorout: Darragh Burns
- 68'J. Kabiaout: Charles Vernam
- 72'
- 79'out: James Walker
- 88'
- 89'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Grimsby
- 7.3Cameron McJannetD
- 7.3Justin AmaluzorM
- 7.2Géza TuriM
- 6.9Kieran GreenM
- 6.9Darragh BurnsM
- 6.9Harvey RodgersD
- 6.9Reece StauntonD
- 6.7Clarke OduorM
- 6.7Jackson SmithG
- 6.6Maldini KacurriD
- 6.5Charles VernamF
- 6.3Jaze KabiaM
- 6.3James WalkerF
- 6.3Andrew CookF
Salford City
- 8.2Adebola OluwoD
- 6.9Haji MnogaD
- 6.9Matthew ButcherM
- 6.7Kelly N’MaiM
- 6.7Kallum CesayF
- 6.6Fabio BoriniF
- 6.5Cole StocktonF
- 6.3Brandon CooperD
- 6.3Luke GarbuttD
- 6.3Rosaire LongeloM
- 6.2Joshua AusterfieldM
- 6.2Ben WoodburnM
- 6.2Matthew YoungG
- 6.2Ryan GraydonM
- 5.9Dominic UdohF
Line-ups
Salford City4-4-2
Grimsby4-1-4-1
Substitutes
GrimsbyDavid Artell
Substitutes
- 1Christy PymG
- 30Charles Vernam68'F6.5
- 3Jayden SweeneyD
- 7James Walker79'F6.3
- 18Darragh Burns68'M6.9
- 21T. WarrenD
- 10J. Soonsup-BellF
Salford CityKarl Robinson
Substitutes
- 7B. Woodburn72'M6.2
- 16F. Borini89'F6.6
- 33M. HowardG
- 6Oliver TurtonD
- 9Cole Stockton88'F6.5
- 45R. Longelo-Mbule67'M6.3
- 24A. DorringtonD
Team statistics
54%Possession46%
0.78Expected goals (xG)0.56
12Total shots7
4Shots on target3
4Shots off target3
4Blocked shots1
4Corners4
5Offsides1
7Fouls14
1Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves3
287Total passes246
172Accurate passes131
60%Pass accuracy53%
Grimsby
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron McJannet | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Justin Amaluzor | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Géza Turi | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Kieran Green | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Darragh Burns | 22 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Harvey Rodgers | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Reece Staunton | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Clarke Oduor | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Jackson Smith | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Maldini Kacurri | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Charles Vernam | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jaze Kabia | 68 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| James Walker | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Andrew Cook | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Salford City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adebola Oluwo | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Haji Mnoga | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Matthew Butcher | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Kelly N’Mai | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Kallum Cesay | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Fabio Borini | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Cole Stockton | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Brandon Cooper | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Luke Garbutt | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Rosaire Longelo | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Joshua Austerfield | 72 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Ben Woodburn | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Matthew Young | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ryan Graydon | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Dominic Udoh | 88 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
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