Grimsby Town 1-2 Tranmere Rovers: Stats & xG – Nov 27, 2025

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90'

Full-time. Grimsby Town 1-2 Tranmere Rovers.

90+8'

K. Dennis

Yellow card for K. Dennis (Tranmere Rovers).

90+6'

K. Dennis

Goal! Grimsby Town 1-2 Tranmere Rovers. K. Dennis (Tranmere Rovers) scores.

90'

6 minutes of added time.

90'

J. Kabia

Attempt missed. J. Kabia (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

90'

C. Whitaker

Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: T. Harris comes on for C. Whitaker.

87'

N. Kenneh

Yellow card for N. Kenneh (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.

87'

D. Rose

Substitution, Grimsby Town: J. Amaluzor comes on for D. Rose.

87'

J. Walker

Substitution, Grimsby Town: C. Oduor comes on for J. Walker.

86'

J. Walker

Attempt missed. J. Walker (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

84'

C. Vernam

Attempt missed. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.

80'

B. Blacker

Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: R. Smallwood comes on for B. Blacker.

80'

J. Ironside

Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: N. Kenneh comes on for J. Ironside.

79'

C. Jennings

Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: K. Dennis comes on for C. Jennings.

78'

D. Burns

Attempt saved. D. Burns (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.81.

76'

C. McJannett

Attempt blocked. C. McJannett (Grimsby Town), header from a corner. xG 0.08.

73'

C. Jennings

Yellow card for C. Jennings (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.

67'

D. Burns

Goal! Grimsby Town 1-1 Tranmere Rovers. D. Burns (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by J. Walker.

66'

T. Warren

Substitution, Grimsby Town: J. Kabia comes on for T. Warren.

64'

J. Walker

Attempt saved. J. Walker (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.

63'

C. Vernam

Attempt saved. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.53.

56'

O. Patrick

Attempt blocked. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

54'

P. Brough

Yellow card for P. Brough (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.

51'

C. Vernam

Attempt saved. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Grimsby Town 0-1 Tranmere Rovers.

45'

1 minute of added time.

32'

C. Vernam

Attempt saved. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.

24'

C. Vernam

Attempt missed. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.

22'

C. Whitaker

Attempt blocked. C. Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.

22'

C. Whitaker

Attempt blocked. C. Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.

19'

C. Whitaker

Goal! Grimsby Town 0-1 Tranmere Rovers. C. Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers) scores, assisted by J. Ironside.

14'

J. Walker

Attempt blocked. J. Walker (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.

10'

D. Burns

Attempt missed. D. Burns (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.

4'

C. Jennings

Attempt missed. C. Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), header. xG 0.10.

1'

Kick-off: Grimsby Town vs Tranmere Rovers.

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Match events

19' ⚽ C. Whitaker · assist J. Ironside0–1

Half-time · 0–1

54' P. Brough · Foul

66' 🔁 J. Kabia ◂ T. Warren

67' ⚽ D. Burns · assist J. Walker1–1

73' C. Jennings · Foul

79' 🔁 K. Dennis ◂ C. Jennings

80' 🔁 N. Kenneh ◂ J. Ironside

80' 🔁 R. Smallwood ◂ B. Blacker

87' 🔁 C. Oduor ◂ J. Walker

87' 🔁 J. Amaluzor ◂ D. Rose

87' N. Kenneh · Foul

Full-time · 1–2

90' 🔁 T. Harris ◂ C. Whitaker

90'⁺⁶ ⚽ K. Dennis1–2

90'⁺⁸ K. Dennis

Coaches

David Artell

Darrell Clarke

Recent form

Grimsby Town

DASwindon Town2-2

LHChesterfield0-1

DABarrow AFC2-2

WHEbbsfleet United3-1

LHBrentford0-5

Tranmere Rovers

DHMilton Keynes Dons2-2

WHCheltenham Town3-2

LASwindon Town1-2

LHStockport County1-3

DAAccrington Stanley1-1

Match facts

Referee

Will Finnie

3.58 yellows/match · 48 matches

Kickoff

27 Nov, 20:00 UTC

Competition

League Two

Grimsby Town 4-1-4-1 · 5-3-2 Tranmere Rovers

1 C. Pym 6.1 5 H. Rodgers 6.5 9 J. Kabia 6.3 ↑ 66' 17 C. McJannett 7.5 16 R. Staunton 6.7 15 G. D. Turi 6.5 18 D. Burns 8.6 14 J. Amaluzor 6.3 ↑ 87' 8 E. Khouri 6.6 30 C. Vernam 6.5 29 C. Oduor 6.4 ↑ 87' 13 J. Murphy 7.6 14 J. Joseph 6.8 2 C. Norman 7.5 5 N. Smith 7.3 3 P. Brough 6.5 11 O. Patrick 6.4 6 R. Smallwood 6.6 ↑ 80' 8 S. Finley 6.5 25 T. Harris 6.4 ↑ 90' 9 K. Dennis 7.7 ↑ 79' 42 N. Kenneh 6.5 ↑ 80'

Substitutes

33GC. Casper 21DT. Warren↓ 66'6.4 12DN. Eccleston 7MJ. Walker↓ 87'7.1 19MZ. Gilsenan 32FD. Rose↓ 87'5.8 10FJ. Soonsup-Bell

Coach: David Artell

Substitutes

12GJ. Barrett 24MB. Blacker↓ 80'6.6 7FC. Whitaker↓ 90'7.2 29FJ. Ironside↓ 80'6.5 18FC. Jennings↓ 79'6.2 10FJ. Davison 17FS. Solomon

Coach: Darrell Clarke

Top stats

61%Possession39%

1.45Expected goals (xG)0.81

13Total shots6

6Shots on target2

2Big chances1

5Corners1

Shots

5Shots off target1

2Blocked shots3

6Shots inside box3

7Shots outside box3

1Hit woodwork0

0Big chances scored1

2Big chances missed0

Attack

24Touches in box13

68Final third entries76

2Offsides1

17Free kicks8

3Fouled in final third1

Passing

459Passes301

355Accurate passes189

27/69 (39%)Long balls30/87 (34%)

5/24 (21%)Crosses4/6 (67%)

29Throw-ins18

Duels

52Duels48

41/70 (59%)Ground duels29/70 (41%)

25/58 (43%)Aerial duels33/58 (57%)

10/21 (48%)Dribbles5/12 (42%)

6Dispossessed7

Defending

14Tackles17

57Tackles won65

3Interceptions3

34Clearances39

49Recoveries45

Discipline

8Fouls17

0Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

0Saves5

0Big saves1

4Goal kicks12

0Punches1

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Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

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