Europa League
Sat 22 Aug, 12:30London
Bescot Stadium, Walsall
Matthew Russell
Timeline
- 64' Reece Smith for Andrew Dallas
- 68' Jayden Sweeney Yellow Card
- 70' Iwan Morgan for Andy Cook
- 74' James Connolly Yellow Card
- 80' Charlie Crew for Isaac Moore
- 80' Rico Browne for Elicha Ahui
- 80' Tai Sodje for Lewis Simper
- 80' Ryley Reynolds for Cian Doyle
- 90' Albert Adomah for Courtney Clarke
Match stats
52.4%
Possession
47.6%
16
Shots
13
2
On target
1
12
Fouls
15
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
2
1
Saves
2
292
Accurate passes
265
Lineups
Walsall
4-2-3-1
1
Ward
3
Hancock
4
Connolly
25
Skura
22
Ahui
6
Sprangler
15
Moore
9
Dallas
17
Clarke
10
Simper
19
Pressley
Grimsby Town
4-1-4-1
31
Pym
3
Sweeney
17
McJannett
2
Kacurri
5
Rodgers
15
Turi
30
Vernam
8
Doyle
4
Green
14
Amaluzor
39
Cook
Walsall
4-2-3-1
- 1 Jed Ward G
- 4 James Connolly CD-L
- 25 Declan Skura CD-R
- 3 Mason Hancock LB
- 22 Elicha Ahui ▼ RB
- 17 Courtney Clarke ▼ AM
- 6 Sven Sprangler LM
- 15 Isaac Moore ▼ RM
- 19 Aaron Pressley F
- 9 Andrew Dallas ▼ AM-L
- 10 Lewis Simper ▼ AM-R
Came on
- 2 Rico Browne ▲ SUB
- 11 Reece Smith ▲ SUB
- 7 Tai Sodje ▲ SUB
- 37 Albert Adomah ▲ SUB
- 8 Charlie Crew ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (2)
- 31 Tom Wooster SUB
- 5 Harrison Burke SUB
Grimsby Town
4-1-4-1
- 31 Christy Pym G
- 17 Cameron McJannett CD-L
- 2 Maldini Kacurri CD-R
- 15 Géza Dávid Turi DM
- 3 Jayden Sweeney LB
- 5 Harvey Rodgers RB
- 8 Cian Doyle ▼ CM-L
- 4 Kieran Green CM-R
- 30 Charles Vernam LM
- 14 Justin Amaluzor RM
- 39 Andy Cook ▼ F
Came on
- 11 Ryley Reynolds ▲ SUB
- 9 Iwan Morgan ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
- 12 Joe Foulkes SUB
- 18 Kristian Catchpole SUB
- 6 Sam Lavelle SUB
- 23 Henry Brown SUB
- 41 Sebastian Auton SUB
Commentary
- 90' Albert Adomah (Walsall) Substitution at 90'
- 80' Ryley Reynolds (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 80'
- 80' Tai Sodje (Walsall) Substitution at 80'
- 80' Rico Browne (Walsall) Substitution at 80'
- 80' Charlie Crew (Walsall) Substitution at 80'
- 74' James Connolly (Walsall) Yellow Card at 74'
- 70' Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 70'
- 68' Jayden Sweeney (Grimsby Town) Yellow Card at 68'
- 64' Reece Smith (Walsall) Substitution at 64'
Recent form
Walsall
W
W
L
L
W
- W at Barrow 3-1 EFL League Two
- L Harrogate Town 2-0 EFL League Two
- L at Bromley 3-1 EFL League Two
- W at Bristol City 1-0 Carabao Cup
- W at Gillingham 3-0 EFL League Two
Grimsby Town
W
L
W
L
D
- D at Tranmere Rovers 1-1 EFL League Two
- L Salford City 2-1 EFL League Two
- W at Salford City 2-2 EFL League Two
- L Blackpool 3-1 Carabao Cup
- W Exeter City 1-0 EFL League Two
Head to head
Series tied 2-2-1
- 18 Feb 2026 Grimsby Town 2–2 Walsall 2025-26 English League Two
- 19 Aug 2025 Walsall 0–1 Grimsby Town 2025-26 English League Two
- 8 Mar 2025 Walsall 1–3 Grimsby Town 2024-25 English League Two
- 19 Oct 2024 Grimsby Town 1–4 Walsall 2024-25 English League Two
- 1 Jan 2024 Grimsby Town 1–6 Walsall 2023-24 English League Two