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Walsall — Accrington ST: 3:2, League Two

League Two
Walsall W29 Aug · Home Accrington ST · 3:2D1 Sep · Away Crewe · 2:2D5 Sep · Away Exeter City · 0:0D12 Sep · Home Rochdale · 0:0W19 Sep · Home Port Vale · 2:0L22 Sep · Home Stevenage · 1:6
3:2
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Accrington ST L29 Aug · Away Walsall · 2:3D1 Sep · Home Grimsby · 2:2W5 Sep · Home Crawley Town · 3:2L12 Sep · Away Barnet · 1:2D19 Sep · Home Newport County AFC · 0:0D22 Sep · Home Sunderland U21 · 3:3
Venue: Bescot Stadium City: Walsall

In the League Two game on 29 August 2026, Walsall beat Accrington ST 3:2. Match numbers: shots on target 5:6, fouls 8:19.

Match report

Walsall saw off Accrington Stanley 3-2 in League Two's third round on Saturday evening. The hosts had built a two-goal cushion before the break but Accrington struck twice in quick succession to level matters. Stefan Mols then restored the advantage for Walsall, and despite a nervous finish, they held on for all three points.

Reece Smith opened the scoring in the eighth minute, and Josh Woods doubled the lead just four minutes later. By then Walsall had turned it on, and Accrington looked short of ideas. Harrison Burke pulled one back for the visitors on the stroke of half-time, but the hosts were not about to let the momentum slip.

Accrington came out with renewed purpose. Aaron Pressley equalised in the fifty-third minute, and for a moment it felt like the wheels might come off. But Mols responded almost immediately, and to be fair, Walsall had the discipline to see it through. The visitors threw men forward, but the home defence did not travel to make up the numbers — they stayed compact.

Walsall dominated possession at 62 per cent and registered five shots on target from twelve attempts inside the penalty area. Accrington managed six shots on target but struggled to convert, finishing with 27 per cent accuracy. The numbers tell a simple story: Walsall created more, and the visitors were left exposed when they pushed forward.

The result moves Walsall further clear in third place with eight points from four games, while Accrington remain rooted to twenty-third with just two points. The hosts had already shown resilience in recent fixtures — two goalless draws before their 3-0 victory over Gillingham — and this performance felt like a step forward.

Prepared from match data

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Match highlights Walsall — Accrington ST Walsall FC Official

Key numbers

Possession, % 62 – 38
Shots on target 5 – 6
Shots off target 6 – 10
Attacks 95 – 112

Match events

  1. · 0:0 Accrington ST Yellow card Seamus Conneely
  2. 8' 1:0 Walsall Goal Reece Smith
  3. 12' 1:1 Accrington ST Goal Josh Woods
  4. 45' 1:1 Walsall Substitution Rico Browne off: Elicha Ahui
  5. 45+6' 2:1 Walsall Goal Harrison Burke assist: Mason Hancock
  6. 46' 2:1 Walsall Substitution Rico Browne off: Elicha Ahui
  7. 49' 2:1 Walsall Yellow card Sven Sprangler
  8. 53' 3:1 Walsall Goal Aaron Pressley assist: Reece Smith
  9. 55' 3:1 Accrington ST Substitution Shaun Whalley off: Tyler Walton
  10. 55' 3:1 Accrington ST Substitution Alex Henderson off: Stefan Mols
  11. 55' 3:1 Accrington ST Substitution Seamus Conneely off: Liam Coyle
  12. 57' 3:2 Accrington ST Goal Stefan Mols assist: Tyler Walton
  13. 60' 3:2 Accrington ST Yellow card Liam Coyle
  14. 73' 3:2 Walsall Substitution Tai Sodje off: Andy Dallas
  15. 73' 3:2 Walsall Substitution Courtney Clarke off: Lewis Simper
  16. 75' 3:2 Accrington ST Yellow card Tyler Walton
  17. 75' 3:2 Walsall Yellow card Isaac Moore
  18. 78' 3:2 Accrington ST Substitution Tom Moore off: David Tutonda
  19. 79' 3:2 Walsall Yellow card Declan Skura
  20. 86' 3:2 Walsall Substitution Reece Smith off: Albert Adomah
  21. 90' 3:2 Walsall Substitution Isaac Moore off: Charlie Crew
  22. 90+1' 3:2 Walsall Yellow card Elicha Ahui
  23. 90+3' 3:2 Walsall Substitution Isaac Moore off: Charlie Crew

Statistics

62 Possession, % 38
5 Shots on target 6
6 Shots off target 10
95 Attacks 112
4 Corners 4
8 Fouls 19
18 Free kicks 8
0 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
13 Goal kicks 7
28 Throw-ins 22
All statistics
5 Blocked shots 6
125 Failed passes 108
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
0.31 Shot accuracy 0.27
3 Shots from outside the box 12
12 Shots inside the box 9
485 Total passes 282

The data source provides no per-player statistics for this match: only team totals are available.

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W29 Aug · Home Accrington ST · 3:2D1 Sep · Away Crewe · 2:2D5 Sep · Away Exeter City · 0:0D12 Sep · Home Rochdale · 0:0W19 Sep · Home Port Vale · 2:0L22 Sep · Home Stevenage · 1:6

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