Morecambe 4-0 Eastleigh: Stats, xG & Lineups – Feb 21, 2026

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Morecambe 4-0 Eastleigh.

90+7'

L. Humphries

Attempt missed. L. Humphries (Eastleigh), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.00.

90+2'

C. Popov

Substitution, Morecambe: J. Nuttall comes on for C. Popov.

90+1'

A. Blair

Attempt missed. A. Blair (Eastleigh), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.

90'

6 minutes of added time.

90'

A. Blair

Attempt blocked. A. Blair (Eastleigh), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.

89'

B. Tollitt

Attempt blocked. B. Tollitt (Morecambe), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.

86'

Eastleigh

Attempt saved. A player (Eastleigh), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.

83'

J. Nolan

Substitution, Morecambe: B. Tollitt comes on for J. Nolan.

83'

Y. Songo'o

Substitution, Morecambe: M. Sangare comes on for Y. Songo'o.

81'

N. Maher

Substitution, Eastleigh: A. Pierre comes on for N. Maher.

78'

C. Popov

Goal! Morecambe 4-0 Eastleigh. C. Popov (Morecambe) scores, assisted by L. Payne.

73'

J. Cousins

Substitution, Eastleigh: L. Giles comes on for J. Cousins.

72'

J. Tabor

Substitution, Eastleigh: B. Stone comes on for J. Tabor.

72'

S. Pearson

Substitution, Eastleigh: C. Underhill comes on for S. Pearson.

71'

G. Edwards

Substitution, Morecambe: G. Thomas comes on for G. Edwards.

71'

M. Azeez

Substitution, Morecambe: B. Williams comes on for M. Azeez.

64'

M. Azeez

Attempt missed. M. Azeez (Morecambe), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.

63'

J. Waite

Attempt saved. J. Waite (Eastleigh), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.

62'

J. Waite

Attempt saved. J. Waite (Eastleigh), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

58'

L. Payne

Goal! Morecambe 3-0 Eastleigh. L. Payne (Morecambe) scores, assisted by C. Popov.

56'

P. Lewis

Off the woodwork! P. Lewis (Morecambe), header. xG 0.23.

56'

J. Nolan

Goal! Morecambe 2-0 Eastleigh. J. Nolan (Morecambe) scores.

55'

L. Humphries

Attempt missed. L. Humphries (Eastleigh), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.

54'

G. Edwards

Yellow card for G. Edwards (Morecambe) for foul.

53'

P. Lewis

Attempt saved. P. Lewis (Morecambe), header. xG 0.19.

52'

T. Akindileni

Attempt missed. T. Akindileni (Morecambe), header from a corner. xG 0.17.

51'

P. Lewis

Attempt blocked. P. Lewis (Morecambe), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.

48'

L. Payne

Attempt missed. L. Payne (Morecambe), right-footed shot. xG 0.26.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Morecambe 1-0 Eastleigh.

45'

L. Payne

Attempt blocked. L. Payne (Morecambe), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.

42'

C. Popov

Attempt missed. C. Popov (Morecambe), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.

29'

P. Lewis

Attempt blocked. P. Lewis (Morecambe), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

24'

Y. Songo'o

Attempt blocked. Y. Songo'o (Morecambe), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.00.

13'

M. Azeez

Goal! Morecambe 1-0 Eastleigh. M. Azeez (Morecambe) scores.

8'

T. Eweka

Attempt missed. T. Eweka (Eastleigh), header. xG 0.01.

1'

Kick-off: Morecambe vs Eastleigh.

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Match events

13' ⚽ M. Azeez1–0

Half-time · 1–0

54' G. Edwards · Foul

56' ⚽ J. Nolan2–0

58' ⚽ L. Payne · assist C. Popov3–0

71' 🔁 B. Williams ◂ M. Azeez

71' 🔁 G. Thomas ◂ G. Edwards

72' 🔁 C. Underhill ◂ S. Pearson

72' 🔁 B. Stone ◂ J. Tabor

73' 🔁 L. Giles ◂ J. Cousins

78' ⚽ C. Popov · assist L. Payne4–0

81' 🔁 A. Pierre ◂ N. Maher

83' 🔁 M. Sangare ◂ Y. Songo'o

83' 🔁 B. Tollitt ◂ J. Nolan

Full-time · 4–0

90'⁺² 🔁 J. Nuttall ◂ C. Popov

Coaches

Adam Lakeland

Matt Gray

Recent form

Morecambe

LASouthend United1-5

DHTamworth2-2

LHTruro City1-2

DAAltrincham FC1-1

LHSolihull Moors0-2

Eastleigh

DHBoreham Wood2-2

WASolihull Moors3-2

DHWealdstone2-2

LABraintree Town1-2

LHFC Halifax Town2-3

Match facts

Stadium

Mazuma Stadium

City

Morecambe

Referee

Craig Hicks

2.74 yellows/match · 31 matches

Kickoff

21 Feb, 15:00 UTC

Competition

National League

Morecambe 5-3-2 · 4-2-3-1 Eastleigh

40 J. Blackman 7.5 2 L. Payne 8.6 12 K. Jameson 7.0 5 H. Dean 6.7 33 T. Akindileni 7.1 15 B. Williams 6.4 ↑ 71' 17 P. Lewis 6.8 18 B. Tollitt 6.5 ↑ 83' 32 G. Thomas 6.5 ↑ 71' 20 M. Sangare 6.4 ↑ 83' 21 J. Nuttall ↑ 90' 1 N. Townsend 6.0 4 L. Humphries 6.2 16 A. Pierre 6.6 ↑ 81' 6 T. Eweka 5.9 27 A. Harris 5.9 26 L. Giles 6.6 ↑ 73' 7 K. Evans 6.9 30 C. Underhill 6.4 ↑ 72' 14 J. Waite 6.5 11 A. Blair 6.6 29 B. Stone 6.6 ↑ 72'

Substitutes

41GM. Boney 14DA. Sesay 36MJ. Nolan↓ 83'7.8 8MM. Azeez↓ 71'7.7 7MG. Edwards↓ 71'7.1 24MY. Songo'o↓ 83'7.0 42FC. Popov↓ 90'8.2

Coach: Adam Lakeland

Substitutes

31DN. Maher↓ 81'6.6 24MJ. Cousins↓ 73'6.9 20MS. Pearson↓ 72'6.5 3MJ. Vokins 17MJ. Lundstram 18MA. Waruih 10FJ. Tabor↓ 72'6.4

Coach: Matt Gray

Top stats

42%Possession58%

2.11Expected goals (xG)0.4

15Total shots8

5Shots on target3

6Corners4

Shots

4Shots off target4

5Blocked shots1

9Shots inside box2

6Shots outside box6

1Hit woodwork0

Attack

23Touches in box6

4Offsides1

4Free kicks3

Passing

268Passes450

185Accurate passes362

22/57 (38%)Long balls20/51 (39%)

7/17 (41%)Crosses3/10 (30%)

24Throw-ins22

Duels

41Duels38

31/90 (34%)Ground duels34/101 (34%)

29/54 (54%)Aerial duels30/65 (46%)

11/13 (85%)Dribbles8/12 (67%)

4Dispossessed4

Defending

2Tackles0

11Interceptions15

14Clearances19

Discipline

15Fouls12

1Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

3Saves2

12Goal kicks10

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

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