Tranmere Rovers vs Accrington Stanley, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, First Round
· English Carabao Cup
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Dara Costelloe (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Henderson with a headed pass.
- 3': Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1, Accrington Stanley 0. Harvey Saunders (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omari Patrick with a through ball.
- 5': Foul by Farrend Rawson (Accrington Stanley).
- 5': Harvey Saunders (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Omari Patrick (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Attempt missed. Harvey Saunders (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Connor Wood with a cross.
- 15': Foul by Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley).
- 15': Regan Hendry (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Brad Walker (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Foul by Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley).
- 18': Regan Hendry (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Dara Costelloe (Accrington Stanley).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Tyler Walton replaces Dara Costelloe because of an injury.
- 26': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Zak Bradshaw.
- 26': Attempt saved. Zach Awe (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dan Martin with a cross.
- 26': Delay in match (Accrington Stanley).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Foul by Michael Kelly (Accrington Stanley).
- 29': Harvey Saunders (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Michael Kelly (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Cameron Norman is caught offside.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Brad Walker (Tranmere Rovers).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Hand ball by Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley).
- 37': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Cameron Norman.
- 39': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Alex Henderson is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley).
- 43': Josh Williams (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Shaun Whalley.
- 44': Foul by Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley).
- 44': Regan Hendry (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Brad Walker (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 45': Goal! Tranmere Rovers 2, Accrington Stanley 0. Josh Williams (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Kelsey Mooney (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Walton.
- 45'+4': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Cameron Norman.
- 45'+6': Cameron Norman (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Foul by Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley).
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 2, Accrington Stanley 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tranmere Rovers 2, Accrington Stanley 0.
- 45': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Ash Hunter replaces Kelsey Mooney.
- 45': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Josh Woods replaces Alex Henderson.
- 47': Attempt missed. Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Coyle.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Attempt missed. Omari Patrick (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Saunders.
- 50': Foul by Cameron Norman (Tranmere Rovers).
- 50': Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt missed. Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Connor O'Brien with a cross.
- 53': Ash Hunter (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Josh Williams (Tranmere Rovers).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Harvey Saunders (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Wood.
- 59': Attempt missed. Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 61': Foul by Josh Williams (Tranmere Rovers).
- 61': Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Connor Jennings replaces Kristian Dennis.
- 61': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Josh Davison replaces Harvey Saunders.
- 62': Hand ball by Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley).
- 64': Foul by Josh Davison (Tranmere Rovers).
- 64': Zach Awe (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Penalty Tranmere Rovers. Omari Patrick draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 67': Penalty conceded by Zach Awe (Accrington Stanley) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 68': Penalty saved. Brad Walker (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 69': Foul by Connor O'Brien (Accrington Stanley).
- 69': Omari Patrick (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Connor O'Brien (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Foul by Omari Patrick (Tranmere Rovers).
- 70': Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Seb Quirk (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Goal! Tranmere Rovers 3, Accrington Stanley 0. Omari Patrick (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sol Solomon following a fast break.
- 72': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Zak Bradshaw.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Zach Awe (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor O'Brien with a cross.
- 74': Foul by Sol Solomon (Tranmere Rovers).
- 74': Seb Quirk (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Tyler Walton.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Regan Hendry (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Williams.
- 76': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Farrend Rawson.
- 77': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Chris Merrie replaces Omari Patrick.
- 77': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Farrend Rawson.
- 80': Attempt missed. Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tyler Walton.
- 81': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Ben Woods replaces Liam Coyle.
- 82': Foul by Sol Solomon (Tranmere Rovers).
- 82': Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Attempt saved. Farrend Rawson (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dan Martin.
- 83': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Joe Murphy.
- 83': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Connor Jennings.
- 84': Foul by Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers).
- 84': Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Jimmy Knowles replaces Shaun Whalley.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Luke Norris replaces Regan Hendry.
- 86': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Lee O'Connor replaces Josh Williams.
- 86': Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley).
- 87': Attempt missed. Josh Davison (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee O'Connor.
- 88': Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt saved. Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ash Hunter.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Connor Wood (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Josh Davison (Tranmere Rovers).
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Ash Hunter (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Woods.
- 90'+3': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Joe Murphy.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 3, Accrington Stanley 0.
- 0': Match ends, Tranmere Rovers 3, Accrington Stanley 0.
Statistics
 ACC |
TRN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 51.2 | Possession | 48.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 289 | Accurate Passes | 263 |
| 393 | Passes | 384 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 25 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 97 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 22 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 18 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: Prenton Park
Location: Birkenhead, England
Attendance: 2,288
Venue: Prenton Park
Location: Birkenhead, England
Attendance: 2,288
Line-Ups
Tranmere Rovers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Joe Murphy (GK) |
| 3 | Zak Bradshaw |
| 4 | Brad Walker |
| 23 | Connor Wood  |
| 2 | Cameron Norman |
| 8 | Regan Hendry |
| 24 | Josh Williams |
| 30 | Omari Patrick |
| 21 | Sol Solomon |
| 14 | Kristian Dennis |
| 19 | Harvey Saunders |
Accrington Stanley (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Kelly (GK) |
| 4 | Zach Awe |
| 5 | Farrend Rawson |
| 12 | Sebastian Quirk |
| 38 | Connor O'Brien |
| 10 | Alex Henderson |
| 22 | Dan Martin |
| 6 | Liam Coyle |
| 9 | Kelsey Mooney |
| 17 | Dara Costelloe |
| 7 | Shaun Whalley |
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