Walsall 3-2 Accrington ST — League Two, 29 Aug 2026
Walsall beat Accrington ST 3-2 in the League Two on 29 August 2026 at Bescot Stadium, Walsall. Reece Smith, Josh Woods, Harrison burke, Aaron Pressley got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Walsall have won 2 and Accrington ST 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-08'
- 1-112'
- 45'
- 2-145+6'Harrison burkeassist: Mason Hancock
- Half-time2-1
- 49'Foul
- 3-153'assist: Reece Smith
- 55'
- 55'out: Stefan Mols
- 55'
- 3-257'Stefan Molsassist: Tyler Walton
- 60'Argument
- 73'
- 73'
- 75'Foul
- 75'Argument
- 78'Tom William Mooreout: David Tutonda
- 79'Foul
- 86'
- 90+1'Foul
- 90+3'
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Walsall
- 8.5Reece SmithM
- 7.8Aaron PressleyF
- 7.5H. BurkeD
- 7.4Mason HancockD
- 6.5Lewis SimperM
- 6.4Andrew DallasF
- 6.4Albert AdomahF
- 6.3Sven SpranglerM
- 6.2Isaac MooreM
- 6.1Rico BrowneD
- 6.1Jed WardG
- 6.0Courtney ClarkeM
- 6.0Charlie CrewM
- 5.9Declan SkuraD
- 5.8Elicha AhuiD
- 5.7Taione Richard Evumena SodjeM
- 6.6J. FurlongD
Accrington ST
- 7.9Josh WoodsF
- 6.7Donald LoveM
- 6.5Charlie CatonF
- 6.4J. AndersonM
- 6.2T. WaltonF
- 6.2David TutondaD
- 6.1Alex HendersonM
- 6.0Séamus ConneelyM
- 5.9S. WhalleyM
- 5.8Farrend RawsonD
- 5.8L. CoyleM
- 5.6Louie MouldenG
- 5.5D. MatthewsD
- 6.6J. RogersonG
- 6.6Charlie BrownF
- 6.6C. GrantM
Line-ups
Accrington ST3-4-1-2
Walsall4-2-3-1
Substitutes
WalsallLee Grant
Substitutes
- 37Albert Adomah86'F6.4
- 9Andrew Dallas73'F6.4
- 29J. FurlongD6.6
- 10Lewis Simper73'M6.5
- 8Charlie Crew90+3'M6.0
- 22Elicha Ahui90+1'45'D5.8
Accrington STJohn Doolan
Substitutes
- 33David Tutonda78'D6.2
- 8C. GrantM6.6
- 23T. WaltonF6.2
- 20Charlie BrownF6.6
- 6L. CoyleM5.8
- 21J. RogersonG6.6
Team statistics
62%Possession38%
15Total shots20
5Shots on target5
6Shots off target10
4Blocked shots5
4Corners5
0Offsides1
8Fouls19
4Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves2
485Total passes282
360Accurate passes174
Walsall
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reece Smith | 86 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Aaron Pressley | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| H. Burke | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Mason Hancock | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Lewis Simper | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Andrew Dallas | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Albert Adomah | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Sven Sprangler | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Isaac Moore | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Rico Browne | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Jed Ward | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Courtney Clarke | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Charlie Crew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Declan Skura | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Elicha Ahui | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Taione Richard Evumena Sodje | 73 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 |
| J. Furlong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Accrington ST
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Woods | 90 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| Donald Love | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Charlie Caton | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| J. Anderson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6.4 |
| T. Walton | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| David Tutonda | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Alex Henderson | 55 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Séamus Conneely | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| S. Whalley | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Farrend Rawson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
| L. Coyle | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Louie Moulden | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| D. Matthews | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| J. Rogerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Charlie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| C. Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Recent Form
WalsallDDWWL
- D25 Aug 26HLeyton Orient0-0
- D22 Aug 26HGrimsby0-0
- W15 Aug 26AGillingham3-0
- W06 Aug 26ABristol City1-0
- L02 May 26ABromley1-3
Accrington STLDLLD
- L22 Aug 26AExeter City0-2
- D15 Aug 26HColchester2-2
- L08 Aug 26ACrewe1-2
- L02 May 26AOldham0-3
- D25 Apr 26HCrawley Town3-3
Head-to-head
- 24 Jan 26Walsall0-0Accrington ST
- 27 Sept 25Accrington ST1-3Walsall
- 26 Apr 25Walsall0-1Accrington ST
- 26 Oct 24Accrington ST0-0Walsall
- 27 Feb 24Walsall2-1Accrington ST
- 23 Dec 23Accrington ST2-1Walsall
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