Walsall 1-0 Salford City: xG & Lineups – Aug 23, 2025

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League Two ·Sat 23 Aug

Walsall

1–0

HT 1–0

Full time

Salford City

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Walsall 1-0 Salford City.

90+3'

R. Longelo

Yellow card for R. Longelo (Salford City) for argument.

90+3'

B. Comley

Yellow card for B. Comley (Walsall) for argument.

90'

3 minutes of added time.

90'

C. Clarke

Attempt missed. C. Clarke (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.

88'

A. Flint

Attempt saved. A. Flint (Walsall), header from a corner. xG 0.17.

88'

H. Burke

Off the woodwork! H. Burke (Walsall), header from a corner. xG 0.33.

87'

D. Kanu

Attempt blocked. D. Kanu (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.

87'

A. Pressley

Substitution, Walsall: J. Matt comes on for A. Pressley.

87'

A. Oluwo

Substitution, Salford City: T. Edwards comes on for A. Oluwo.

87'

C. Barrett

Substitution, Walsall: C. Clarke comes on for C. Barrett.

85'

J. Bird

Attempt blocked. J. Bird (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.

84'

A. Flint

Attempt missed. A. Flint (Walsall), header from a corner. xG 0.13.

80'

A. Pressley

Attempt saved. A. Pressley (Walsall), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.19.

74'

C. Lakin

Attempt blocked. C. Lakin (Walsall), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.

74'

D. Kanu

Attempt saved. D. Kanu (Walsall), header. xG 0.12.

71'

D. Kanu

Attempt saved. D. Kanu (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.37.

70'

B. Woodburn

Substitution, Salford City: J. Bird comes on for B. Woodburn.

62'

M. Butcher

Attempt missed. M. Butcher (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

58'

A. Adomah

Substitution, Walsall: D. Kanu comes on for A. Adomah.

58'

L. Warrington

Substitution, Walsall: B. Comley comes on for L. Warrington.

58'

J. Jellis

Substitution, Walsall: R. Finnigan comes on for J. Jellis.

58'

J. Austerfield

Substitution, Salford City: M. Butcher comes on for J. Austerfield.

53'

B. Woodburn

Attempt blocked. B. Woodburn (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Walsall 1-0 Salford City.

45'

1 minute of added time.

45'

A. Adomah

Attempt saved. A. Adomah (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.

37'

V. Harper

Yellow card for V. Harper (Walsall) for foul.

35'

L. Warrington

Attempt missed. L. Warrington (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

35'

R. Longelo

Attempt saved. R. Longelo (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

34'

J. Austerfield

Attempt saved. J. Austerfield (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.

32'

H. Burke

Goal! Walsall 1-0 Salford City. H. Burke (Walsall) scores, assisted by J. Jellis.

15'

C. Stockton

Attempt saved. C. Stockton (Salford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.

14'

C. Barrett

Attempt missed. C. Barrett (Walsall), header. xG 0.07.

13'

E. Weir

Attempt missed. E. Weir (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

12'

A. Pressley

Attempt missed. A. Pressley (Walsall), header from a throw-in. xG 0.13.

A. Pressley

Attempt missed. A. Pressley (Walsall), header. xG 0.03.

A. Adomah

Attempt missed. A. Adomah (Walsall), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.

H. Burke

Attempt blocked. H. Burke (Walsall), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.49.

K. Robinson

Yellow card for K. Robinson (Salford City) for argument.

Kick-off: Walsall vs Salford City.

Player of the match

Match events

0' K. Robinson · Argument

32' ⚽ H. Burke · assist J. Jellis1–0

37' V. Harper · Foul

Half-time · 1–0

58' 🔁 M. Butcher ◂ J. Austerfield

58' 🔁 R. Finnigan ◂ J. Jellis

58' 🔁 B. Comley ◂ L. Warrington

58' 🔁 D. Kanu ◂ A. Adomah

70' 🔁 J. Bird ◂ B. Woodburn

87' 🔁 C. Clarke ◂ C. Barrett

87' 🔁 T. Edwards ◂ A. Oluwo

87' 🔁 J. Matt ◂ A. Pressley

Full-time · 1–0

90'⁺³ B. Comley · Argument

90'⁺³ R. Longelo · Argument

Coaches

Lee Grant

Peter Cklamovski

Recent form

Walsall

LHGrimsby Town0-1

WABarnet2-1

DAStoke City0-0

LAGillingham0-1

WHSwindon Town2-1

Salford City

WANewport County1-0

WHAccrington Stanley2-1

DHRotherham United0-0

WANotts County2-1

LHCrewe Alexandra1-3

Match facts

Referee

James Oldham

4.20 yellows/match · 35 matches

Kickoff

23 Aug, 11:30 UTC

Competition

League Two

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

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Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

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