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Tranmere Rovers
FT
1–1
26 Sep 2026
Walsall
Europa League Sat 26 Sep, 15:00London Prenton Park, Birkenhead Stephen Parkinson 7,729 attendance

Timeline

  1. 18' Sven Sprangler Yellow Card
  2. 35' James Connolly Yellow Card
  3. 35' Joe Ironside Penalty - Missed
  4. 58' Tai Sodje for Sven Sprangler
  5. 61' Dylan Jones for Joe Ironside
  6. 71' Jordan Davies for Zane Okoro
  7. 73' Bobby Faulkner
  8. 76' Ryan Leak for Elicha Ahui
  9. 77' Albert Adomah for Andrew Dallas
  10. 82' Isaac Moore Yellow Card
  11. 87' Will Etheridge for Lewis Simper
  12. 89' Lee O'Connor for Charlie Whitaker
  13. 89' Sam Finley for Tom Conlon
  14. 90'+1' Reece Smith

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
21 Shots 7
11 On target 2
9 Fouls 11
0 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 2
1 Saves 10
286 Accurate passes 366

Lineups

Tranmere Rovers 4-2-3-1
12 Male
3 Slater 5 Smith 16 Faulkner 2 Senior
11 Conlon 6 Vaulks
7 Whitaker 10 Ince 17 Okoro
9 Ironside
Walsall 4-2-3-1
1 Ward
3 Hancock 4 Connolly 25 Skura 22 Ahui
6 Sprangler 15 Moore
11 Smith 9 Dallas 10 Simper
19 Pressley
Tranmere Rovers 4-2-3-1
  1. 12 Harrison Male G
  2. 5 Nathan Smith CD-L
  3. 16 Bobby Faulkner CD-R
  4. 3 Jacob Slater LB
  5. 2 Joel Senior RB
  6. 10 Tom Ince AM
  7. 11 Tom Conlon ▼ LM
  8. 6 Will Vaulks RM
  9. 9 Joe Ironside ▼ F
  10. 7 Charlie Whitaker ▼ AM-L
  11. 17 Zane Okoro ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 8 Sam Finley ▲ SUB
  2. 15 Jordan Davies ▲ SUB
  3. 29 Dylan Jones ▲ SUB
  4. 22 Lee O'Connor ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (3)
  1. 23 Patrick Brough SUB
  2. 24 David Kamara SUB
  3. 13 Coniah Boyce-Clarke SUB
Walsall 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Jed Ward G
  2. 4 James Connolly CD-L
  3. 25 Declan Skura CD-R
  4. 3 Mason Hancock LB
  5. 22 Elicha Ahui ▼ RB
  6. 9 Andrew Dallas ▼ AM
  7. 6 Sven Sprangler ▼ LM
  8. 15 Isaac Moore RM
  9. 19 Aaron Pressley F
  10. 11 Reece Smith AM-L
  11. 10 Lewis Simper ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 26 Ryan Leak ▲ SUB
  2. 37 Albert Adomah ▲ SUB
  3. 7 Tai Sodje ▲ SUB
  4. 33 Will Etheridge ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (3)
  1. 31 Tom Wooster SUB
  2. 57 Ryan Sjoerdsma SUB
  3. 29 James Furlong SUB

Commentary

  1. 90'+1' Reece Smith (Walsall) Goal at 90'+1'
  2. 89' Sam Finley (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 89'
  3. 89' Lee O'Connor (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 89'
  4. 87' Will Etheridge (Walsall) Substitution at 87'
  5. 82' Isaac Moore (Walsall) Yellow Card at 82'
  6. 77' Albert Adomah (Walsall) Substitution at 77'
  7. 76' Ryan Leak (Walsall) Substitution at 76'
  8. 73' Bobby Faulkner (Tranmere Rovers) Goal at 73'
  9. 71' Jordan Davies (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 71'
  10. 61' Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 61'
  11. 58' Tai Sodje (Walsall) Substitution at 58'
  12. 35' Jed Ward (Walsall) Penalty - Saved at 35'
3 earlier entries
  1. 35' Joe Ironside (Tranmere Rovers) Penalty - Missed at 35'
  2. 35' James Connolly (Walsall) Yellow Card at 35'
  3. 18' Sven Sprangler (Walsall) Yellow Card at 18'

Recent form

Tranmere Rovers W D L W D

  • D Rotherham United 2-2 EFL League Two
  • W Oldham Athletic 2-0 EFL League Two
  • L at Gillingham 2-0 EFL League Two
  • D at Exeter City 0-0 EFL League Two
  • W Shrewsbury Town 1-0 EFL Trophy

Walsall L W D D D

  • D at Crewe Alexandra 2-2 EFL League Two
  • D at Exeter City 0-0 EFL League Two
  • D Rochdale 0-0 EFL League Two
  • W Port Vale 2-0 EFL League Two
  • L Stevenage 6-1 EFL Trophy

Head to head

WAL leads series 4-1

  • 17 Jan 2026 Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Walsall 2025-26 English League Two
  • 20 Sep 2025 Walsall 4–2 Tranmere Rovers 2025-26 English League Two
  • 11 Jan 2025 Walsall 5–1 Tranmere Rovers 2024-25 English League Two
  • 24 Aug 2024 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Walsall 2024-25 English League Two
  • 6 Apr 2024 Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Walsall 2023-24 English League Two