Harrogate Town vs Walsall, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

FT
0 - 2

48': Liam Gordon
84': Mo Faal

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Harrogate Town are hosting Walsall at Exercise Stadium, Harrogate, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Abraham Odoh (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
1': Foul by Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall).
6': Attempt missed. George Thomson (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Foulds with a cross.
11': Attempt blocked. Matty Daly (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Foulds.
14': Corner, Harrogate Town. Conceded by Tom Knowles.
16': Delay in match because of an injury Liam Gibson (Harrogate Town).
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Matthew Foulds.
19': Attempt blocked. Josh Gordon (Walsall) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Allen with a cross.
19': Attempt saved. David Okagbue (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
20': Corner, Harrogate Town. Conceded by Tom Knowles.
26': Corner, Harrogate Town. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
27': Offside, Harrogate Town. Abraham Odoh is caught offside.
28': Attempt blocked. Matty Daly (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Thomson.
29': Attempt blocked. George Thomson (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Dooley.
30': Attempt blocked. Tom Knowles (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Hutchinson.
31': Attempt blocked. Derrick Abu (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abraham Odoh.
39': Dean Cornelius (Harrogate Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jack Muldoon.
39': Offside, Harrogate Town. Matty Daly is caught offside.
45'+1': Abraham Odoh (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Josh Gordon (Walsall).
45'+3': First Half ends, Harrogate Town 0, Walsall 0.
45': Second Half begins Harrogate Town 0, Walsall 0.
47': Offside, Harrogate Town. George Thomson is caught offside.
48': Goal! Harrogate Town 0, Walsall 1. Liam Gordon (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Knowles with a cross.
50': Attempt blocked. Brandon Comley (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
50': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Stephen Dooley.
50': Attempt blocked. David Okagbue (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Allen with a cross.
52': Foul by Josh Gordon (Walsall).
52': Stephen Dooley (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Derrick Abu.
54': Attempt blocked. David Okagbue (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Hutchinson with a cross.
56': Attempt blocked. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Comley.
56': Attempt blocked. George Thomson (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abraham Odoh.
56': Corner, Harrogate Town. Conceded by Emmanuel Adegboyega.
58': Attempt missed. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brandon Comley.
62': Substitution, Harrogate Town. Josh March replaces George Thomson.
63': Attempt missed. Matty Daly (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Muldoon.
64': Substitution, Walsall. Mo Faal replaces Jamille Matt.
64': Substitution, Walsall. Jack Earing replaces Ross Tierney.
65': Foul by David Okagbue (Walsall).
65': Matty Daly (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Corner, Harrogate Town. Conceded by Brandon Comley.
67': Jack Earing (Walsall) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
67': Jack Earing (Walsall) is shown the yellow card.
68': Corner, Harrogate Town. Conceded by Emmanuel Adegboyega.
69': Attempt blocked. Anthony O'Connor (Harrogate Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Foulds with a cross.
69': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony O'Connor (Harrogate Town).
69': Delay in match because of an injury Jackson Smith (Walsall).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Attempt blocked. Josh Gordon (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mo Faal.
74': Attempt missed. Mo Faal (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Isaac Hutchinson with a cross.
74': Foul by David Okagbue (Walsall).
74': Josh March (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Substitution, Harrogate Town. Josh Falkingham replaces Dean Cornelius.
75': Substitution, Harrogate Town. Levi Sutton replaces Stephen Dooley.
77': Attempt blocked. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
77': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Anthony O'Connor.
78': Attempt saved. Tom Knowles (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon Comley.
79': Attempt missed. Matthew Foulds (Harrogate Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Derrick Abu with a cross.
80': Foul by Mo Faal (Walsall).
80': Liam Gibson (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Attempt missed. Abraham Odoh (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
83': Attempt saved. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mo Faal with a headed pass.
84': Attempt blocked. Jack Muldoon (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abraham Odoh.
84': Goal! Harrogate Town 0, Walsall 2. Mo Faal (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Isaac Hutchinson following a fast break.
85': Substitution, Walsall. Douglas James-Taylor replaces Josh Gordon.
85': Liam Gordon (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Harrogate Town. Tom Bloxham replaces Abraham Odoh.
87': Foul by Tom Bloxham (Harrogate Town).
87': Tom Knowles (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Corner, Harrogate Town. Conceded by Brandon Comley.
90'+2': Substitution, Walsall. Joe Foulkes replaces Tom Knowles.
90'+4': Douglas James-Taylor (Walsall) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mo Faal with a headed pass.
90'+6': Foul by Tom Bloxham (Harrogate Town).
90'+6': Joe Foulkes (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Harrogate Town 0, Walsall 2.
0': Match ends, Harrogate Town 0, Walsall 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Exercise Stadium
Location: Harrogate, England
Attendance: 3,167

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Port Vale	16	+8	33
2	Crewe Alexandra	15	+6	28
3	Doncaster Rovers	16	+4	28
4	Walsall	14	+12	27

Full Table

Line-Ups

Harrogate Town (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	James Belshaw (GK)
30	Liam Gibson
15	Anthony O'Connor
23	Matty Foulds
2	Derrick Abu
10	Matty Daly
22	Stephen Dooley
8	Dean Cornelius
18	Jack Muldoon
9	Abraham Odoh
7	George Thomson

Harrogate Town Substitutes:

Jeremy Sivi, Warren Burrell, Thomas Bloxham, Joshua Falkingham, Josh March, Mark Oxley, Levi Sutton.

Walsall (3-5-2)

No.	Name
22	Jackson Smith (GK)
2	David Okagbue
21	Taylor Allen
36	Emmanuel Adegboyega
26	Ross Tierney
8	Isaac Hutchinson
14	Brandon Comley
3	Liam Gordon
10	Tom Knowles
9	Jamille Matt
18	Josh Gordon

Walsall Substitutes:

Mo Faal, Ryan Stirk, Douglas James-Taylor, Owen Evans, Joe Foulkes, Joe Riley, Jack Earing.

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