AFC Wimbledon vs Walsall, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

AFC Wimbledon

9': Omar Chaaban
34': Omar Chaaban
52': Omar Chaaban
55': Ronan Curtis
62': Mo Faal (OG)

FT
5 - 1

Walsall

25': Isaac Hutchinson (P)

About

AFC Wimbledon are hosting Walsall at The Cherry Red Records Stadium, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Josh Kelly (AFC Wimbledon).
1': Tom Knowles (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Offside, Walsall. Mo Faal is caught offside.
3': Foul by Jamille Matt (Walsall).
3': Kofi Balmer (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Goal! AFC Wimbledon 1, Walsall 0. Omar Bugiel (AFC Wimbledon) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lee Brown with a cross.
12': Attempt blocked. Donervon Daniels (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Stirk.
20': Attempt missed. Jamille Matt (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Taylor Allen with a cross.
22': Brandon Comley (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Aron Sasu (AFC Wimbledon).
23': Penalty Walsall. Mo Faal draws a foul in the penalty area.
23': Penalty conceded by Kofi Balmer (AFC Wimbledon) after a foul in the penalty area.
25': Goal! AFC Wimbledon 1, Walsall 1. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
28': Foul by Mo Faal (Walsall).
28': Lee Brown (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt missed. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
30': Foul by Mo Faal (Walsall).
30': Kofi Balmer (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt saved. Jamille Matt (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Priestley Farquharson.
34': Goal! AFC Wimbledon 2, Walsall 1. Omar Bugiel (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Brown with a cross.
35': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by James Ball.
38': Foul by Priestley Farquharson (Walsall).
38': Omar Bugiel (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Foul by Donervon Daniels (Walsall).
39': Josh Kelly (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Donervon Daniels (Walsall).
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42': Offside, AFC Wimbledon. Josh Kelly is caught offside.
43': Attempt missed. Priestley Farquharson (Walsall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Knowles.
44': Attempt missed. Mo Faal (Walsall) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Priestley Farquharson.
44': Attempt missed. Priestley Farquharson (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Knowles.
45': Foul by Jake Reeves (AFC Wimbledon).
45': Taylor Allen (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Tom Knowles (Walsall) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Donervon Daniels.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Jamille Matt (Walsall) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Knowles.
45'+3': Offside, AFC Wimbledon. Josh Kelly is caught offside.
45'+6': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by James Ball.
45'+7': Foul by Mo Faal (Walsall).
45'+7': Kofi Balmer (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+7': Mo Faal (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+8': First Half ends, AFC Wimbledon 2, Walsall 1.
45': Second Half begins AFC Wimbledon 2, Walsall 1.
47': Offside, AFC Wimbledon. Josh Kelly is caught offside.
52': Goal! AFC Wimbledon 3, Walsall 1. Omar Bugiel (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kofi Balmer.
53': Donervon Daniels (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Foul by Ronan Curtis (AFC Wimbledon).
54': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Ryan Johnson.
54': Attempt missed. Ryan Stirk (Walsall) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Taylor Allen with a cross following a corner.
55': Attempt missed. Omar Bugiel (AFC Wimbledon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Currie with a cross.
55': Goal! AFC Wimbledon 4, Walsall 1. Ronan Curtis (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Omar Bugiel.
57': Brandon Comley (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Ronan Curtis (AFC Wimbledon).
59': Substitution, Walsall. Jamie Jellis replaces Ryan Stirk.
59': Foul by Jamie Jellis (Walsall).
59': Kofi Balmer (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt blocked. Ronan Curtis (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
61': Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
62': Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Jamie Jellis.
62': Own Goal by Mo Faal, Walsall. AFC Wimbledon 5, Walsall 1.
63': Delay in match because of an injury Jackson Smith (Walsall).
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Harry Pell replaces James Ball.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Priestley Farquharson (Walsall).
70': Substitution, Walsall. Josh Gordon replaces Mo Faal.
70': Substitution, Walsall. Douglas James-Taylor replaces Jamille Matt.
70': Substitution, Walsall. Emmanuel Adegboyega replaces Priestley Farquharson because of an injury.
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Foul by Harry Pell (AFC Wimbledon).
75': Liam Gordon (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Attempt blocked. Tom Knowles (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77': Attempt missed. Douglas James-Taylor (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
79': Offside, AFC Wimbledon. Josh Kelly is caught offside.
79': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Knowles (Walsall).
80': Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Josh Davison replaces Omar Bugiel.
81': Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Josh Neufville replaces Aron Sasu.
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Substitution, Walsall. Danny Johnson replaces Tom Knowles because of an injury.
82': Foul by Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall).
82': Ronan Curtis (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Foul by Danny Johnson (Walsall).
83': Kofi Balmer (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt missed. Josh Gordon (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jamie Jellis.
89': Offside, Walsall. Josh Gordon is caught offside.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Danny Johnson (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Adegboyega.
90'+3': Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Isaac Ogundere replaces Kofi Balmer.
90'+3': Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. John-Kymani Gordon replaces Josh Kelly.
90'+6': Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Foul by Josh Davison (AFC Wimbledon).
90'+7': Foul by Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall).
90'+7': Jack Currie (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+9': Offside, Walsall. Emmanuel Adegboyega is caught offside.
90'+10': Second Half ends, AFC Wimbledon 5, Walsall 1.
0': Match ends, AFC Wimbledon 5, Walsall 1.
90'+10': Second Half ends, AFC Wimbledon 5, Walsall 1.
0': Match ends, AFC Wimbledon 5, Walsall 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: The Cherry Red Records Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 8,623

EFL League Two Standings

#	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 Standings

Line-Ups

AFC Wimbledon (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Nik Tzanev (GK)
6	Ryan Johnson
3	Lee Brown
5	Kofi Balmer
24	Ronan Curtis
16	James Ball
4	Jake Reeves
26	Jack Currie
29	Aron Sasu
10	Josh Kelly
18	Omar Chaaban

AFC Wimbledon Substitutes:

Huseyin Biler, Max Foulkes, Harry Pell, Isaac Ogundere, John-Kymani Gordon, Josh Davison, Josh Neufville.

Walsall (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Jackson Smith (GK)
6	Priestley Farquharson
21	Taylor Allen
5	Donervon Daniels
14	Brandon Comley
25	Ryan Stirk
8	Isaac Hutchinson
3	Liam Gordon
10	Tom Knowles
23	Mo Faal
9	Jamille Matt

Walsall Substitutes:

Jamie Jellis, Ross Tierney, Owen Evans, Josh Gordon, Danny Johnson, Douglas James-Taylor, Emmanuel Adegboyega.

EFL League Two News

English football regulator bill to be introduced to parliament

An independent football regulator (IFR) for the English game is a step closer to becoming reality, with the Football Governance Bill set to be introduced to parliament on Thursday in the House of Lords.

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas arrested for alleged £600k drug smuggling

British footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged in connection with trying to smuggle cannabis worth £600,000 ($800,000) through a British airport.

Rob McElhenney reveals plans with Tom Brady for Wrexham vs. Birmingham

Rob McElhenney reveals he is hoping to watch Wrexham play Birmingham in League One with Tom Brady.

Captain Luke Young among eight players released by Wrexham

Midfielder Luke Young, goalkeeper Rob Lainton and defender Ben Tozer are among several players released by Wrexham in a flurry of moves announced by the club on Friday.

McElhenney wants to increase Wrexham stadium capacity to 55K

Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney has long-held ambitions of taking the Welsh club to the Premier League, and he has now revealed a plan for the club to grow their stadium capacity to match.