
Accrington Stanley vs Tranmere Rovers, 2022-23 English Carabao Cup, First Round
· Tranmere Rovers advance 12-11 on penalties
FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Tranmere Rovers advance 12-11 on penalties
2 - 2
Tranmere Rovers advance 12-11 on penalties
About
Accrington Stanley are hosting Tranmere Rovers
at Wham Stadium, Accrington, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley).
- 2': Lee O'Connor (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Korede Adedoyin.
- 7': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Neill Byrne.
- 8': Foul by Lee O'Connor (Tranmere Rovers).
- 8': Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt saved. Lee O'Connor (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Hawkes with a cross.
- 12': Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Paul Lewis (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 12': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Dan Martin.
- 16': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Jordan Turnbull.
- 17': Attempt missed. Ryan Astley (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sean McConville with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt missed. Harvey Rodgers (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tommy Leigh.
- 23': Foul by Paul Lewis (Tranmere Rovers).
- 23': Korede Adedoyin (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley).
- 23': Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Luke Robinson (Tranmere Rovers).
- 25': Korede Adedoyin (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean McConville.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Korede Adedoyin (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Rodgers.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Ryan Astley (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Leigh with a cross.
- 32': Attempt missed. Korede Adedoyin (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Pritchard.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean McConville with a headed pass.
- 34': Attempt missed. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sean McConville.
- 35': Attempt missed. Mitchell Clark (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harvey Rodgers.
- 36': Foul by Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley).
- 36': Josh Dacres-Cogley (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Goal! Accrington Stanley 1, Tranmere Rovers 0. Korede Adedoyin (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Pritchard.
- 38': Foul by Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers).
- 38': Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2, Tranmere Rovers 0. Ryan Astley (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tommy Leigh with a cross.
- 41': Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley).
- 42': Attempt missed. Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Pritchard.
- 44': Foul by Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers).
- 44': Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ryan Astley (Accrington Stanley) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sean McConville following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Dacres-Cogley.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Accrington Stanley 2, Tranmere Rovers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Accrington Stanley 2, Tranmere Rovers 0.
- 45': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Harry Pell replaces Tommy Leigh.
- 45': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Mohammed Sangare replaces Rosaire Longelo.
- 45': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Reece McAlear replaces Jordan Turnbull.
- 46': Foul by Neill Byrne (Tranmere Rovers).
- 46': Korede Adedoyin (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Paul Lewis (Tranmere Rovers).
- 50': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Ryan Astley tries a through ball, but Mitchell Clark is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Ryan Astley (Accrington Stanley).
- 53': Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Attempt missed. Reece McAlear (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kane Hemmings.
- 54': Attempt missed. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Lowe with a cross.
- 56': Foul by Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers).
- 56': Harvey Rodgers (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2, Tranmere Rovers 1. Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece McAlear.
- 63': Foul by Ethan Bristow (Tranmere Rovers).
- 63': Matt Lowe (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Sean McConville.
- 66': Attempt missed. Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harry Pell.
- 67': Ethan Bristow (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Matt Lowe (Accrington Stanley).
- 68': Foul by Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers).
- 68': Harry Pell (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Joel Mumbongo replaces Chris Merrie.
- 72': Foul by Joel Mumbongo (Tranmere Rovers).
- 72': Harvey Rodgers (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Ethan Bristow (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Korede Adedoyin (Accrington Stanley).
- 75': Foul by Joel Mumbongo (Tranmere Rovers).
- 75': Mohammed Sangare (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Korede Adedoyin (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Lowe.
- 77': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Lee O'Connor.
- 77': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Shaun Whalley replaces Matt Lowe.
- 78': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Liam Coyle replaces Dan Martin.
- 80': Foul by Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers).
- 80': Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Shaun Whalley tries a through ball, but Joe Pritchard is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Rhys Hughes replaces Lee O'Connor.
- 83': Foul by Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers).
- 83': Harvey Rodgers (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley).
- 85': Josh Dacres-Cogley (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Rhys Hughes (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 87': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Josh Woods replaces Korede Adedoyin.
- 89': Foul by Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley).
- 89': Paul Lewis (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Shaun Whalley.
- 90'+2': Ethan Bristow (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mitchell Clark (Accrington Stanley).
- 90'+2': Mitchell Clark (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Joel Mumbongo (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Hawkes with a cross.
- 90'+3': Own Goal by Ryan Astley, Accrington Stanley. Accrington Stanley 2, Tranmere Rovers 2.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 2, Tranmere Rovers 2.
- 90': Penalty Shootout begins Accrington Stanley 2, Tranmere Rovers 2.
- 91': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(1), Tranmere Rovers 2(1). Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 91': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2, Tranmere Rovers 2(1). Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 91': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(1), Tranmere Rovers 2(2). Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 92': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(2), Tranmere Rovers 2(2). Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 92': Penalty saved! Rhys Hughes (Tranmere Rovers) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 93': Penalty saved! Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 93': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(2), Tranmere Rovers 2(3). Paul Lewis (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 94': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(3), Tranmere Rovers 2(3). Ryan Astley (Accrington Stanley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 95': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(3), Tranmere Rovers 2(4). Luke Robinson (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 95': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(4), Tranmere Rovers 2(4). Harry Pell (Accrington Stanley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 96': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(4), Tranmere Rovers 2(5). Reece McAlear (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 97': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(5), Tranmere Rovers 2(5). Mitchell Clark (Accrington Stanley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 97': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(5), Tranmere Rovers 2(6). Neill Byrne (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 98': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(6), Tranmere Rovers 2(6). Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 98': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(6), Tranmere Rovers 2(7). Josh Dacres-Cogley (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 99': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(7), Tranmere Rovers 2(7). Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 100': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(7), Tranmere Rovers 2(8). Ethan Bristow (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 100': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(8), Tranmere Rovers 2(8). Mohammed Sangare (Accrington Stanley) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 101': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(8), Tranmere Rovers 2(9). Joel Mumbongo (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 102': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(9), Tranmere Rovers 2(9). Harvey Rodgers (Accrington Stanley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 102': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(9), Tranmere Rovers 2(10). Mateusz Hewelt (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 103': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(10), Tranmere Rovers 2(10). Lukas Jensen (Accrington Stanley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 104': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(10), Tranmere Rovers 2(11). Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 105': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(11), Tranmere Rovers 2(11). Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 106': Goal! Accrington Stanley 2(11), Tranmere Rovers 2(12). Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 106': Penalty saved! Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 108': Penalty Shootout ends, Accrington Stanley 2(11), Tranmere Rovers 2(12).
- 0': Match ends, Accrington Stanley 2(11), Tranmere Rovers 2(12).
Statistics
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14 | Fouls | 11 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
0 | Saves | 2 |
47.2 | Possession | 52.8 |
7 | SHOTS | 18 |
3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
239 | Accurate Passes | 303 |
361 | Passes | 406 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
16 | Crosses | 22 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
84 | Long Balls | 81 |
30 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
17 | Tackles | 10 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
3 | Interceptions | 7 |
29 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
29 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: Wham Stadium
Location: Accrington, England
Attendance: 1,035
Venue: Wham Stadium
Location: Accrington, England
Attendance: 1,035
Line-Ups
Accrington Stanley (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lukas Jensen (GK) |
5 | Ryan Astley |
16 | Harvey Rodgers |
14 | Rosaire Longelo |
2 | Mitchell Clark ![]() |
8 | Tommy Leigh |
22 | Dan Martin |
11 | Sean Mcconville |
9 | Matt Lowe |
19 | Korede Adedoyin |
10 | Joe Pritchard |
Tranmere Rovers (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | Mateusz Hewelt (GK) |
14 | Jordan Turnbull |
21 | Luke Robinson |
19 | Neill Byrne |
3 | Ethan Bristow |
2 | Joshua Dacres-Cogley |
4 | Lee O'Connor |
6 | Christopher Merrie |
22 | Paul Lewis |
10 | Kane Hemmings |
11 | Josh Hawkes |
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