Salford City vs Tranmere Rovers

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 5 Oct 2021, 18:00
Salford City
Salford City
0–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
🏟 The Peninsula Stadium (Salford, Greater Manchester) 👤 O. Yates Round 6

Match report

Tranmere Rovers beat Salford City 2-0 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 5 October 2021.

Tranmere Rovers dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 12 shots to Salford City's 8.

The match was played at The Peninsula Stadium (Salford, Greater Manchester), with O. Yates in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 37% - 63% Shots 8 - 12 On target 1 - 5 Corners 3 - 6 Fouls 18 - 12 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Ryan Watson
Tranmere Rovers · 1 goal
8 Calum MacDonald 60 passes (90% accurate)
8 Tom Davies 82 passes (88% accurate)
8 Nathaniel Knight-Percival 88 passes (73% accurate)
8 Joseph Maguire 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–6 5–6
Shots On Goal 0–3 1–2
Ball Possession 28–72 —
Corners 2–3 1–3
Attacks 44–47 50–41
Match statistics
2 Substitution 3
94 Attacks 88
44 Dangerous Attacks 32
0 On Target 5
7 Off Target 7
8 Shots Total 12
1 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 2
4 Shots Inside Box 9
4 Shots Outside Box 3
18 Fouls 12
3 Corners 6
1 Offsides 2
37% Ball Possession 63%
1 Yellow Cards 4
3 Saves 1
334 Passes Total 569
249 Passes Accurate 480
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-5-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Salford City · 4-4-2
12 Z. Jeacock
38 B. Rydel 24 A. Smith 16 J. Turnbull 22 T. Golden
33 L. Loughlin 2 D. Love 29 M. Sargent 30 K. N'Mai
37 B. Thomas-Asante 20 A. Oteh
Tranmere Rovers · 4-5-1
13 J. Murphy
3 C. MacDonald 5 T. Davies 4 N. Knight-Percival 23 J. Maguire
16 P. Glatzel 21 M. Duffy 6 C. Merrie 10 R. Watson 11 L. Feeney
18 N. Maynard
Salford City
Coach
G. Bowyer
Substitutes
  • 31 Joel Torrance
  • 6 Corrie Ndaba
  • 28 Alexander Denny
  • 32 Liam Shephard
  • 10 Ashley Hunter
Tranmere Rovers
Coach
M. Mellon
Substitutes
  • 25 Ross Doohan
  • 2 Josh Dacres-Cogley
  • 7 Kieron Morris
  • 15 Josh Hawkes
  • 20 Elliott Nevitt
  • 19 Stephen Walker
  • 9 Emmanuel Dieseruvwe
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ C. Ndaba ↓ J. Turnbull Salford City
  • 61' ↑ A. Denny ↓ D. Love Salford City
  • 64' ↑ E. Dieseruvwe ↓ N. Maynard Tranmere Rovers
  • 66' ↑ S. Walker ↓ P. Glatzel Tranmere Rovers
  • 88' ↑ E. Nevitt ↓ M. Duffy Tranmere Rovers
Cards
  • 56' D. Love Salford City
  • 68' E. Dieseruvwe Tranmere Rovers
  • 70' C. MacDonald Tranmere Rovers
  • 76' N. Knight-Percival Tranmere Rovers
  • 82' C. Merrie Tranmere Rovers
Head-to-head
Salford City 4 4 draws 3 Tranmere Rovers
2026-01-31 Tranmere vs Salford 0 - 2
2025-09-06 Salford vs Tranmere 3 - 1
2025-02-08 Salford City vs Tranmere Rovers 2 - 0
2024-09-27 Tranmere Rovers vs Salford City 0 - 0
2023-12-26 Salford City vs Tranmere Rovers 1 - 5
2023-08-19 Tranmere Rovers vs Salford City 3 - 4
Recent form
Salford City D D W W W
Tranmere Rovers D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Salford City vs Tranmere Rovers?
Salford City lost 0-2 against Tranmere Rovers on 5 October 2021.
Who won Salford City vs Tranmere Rovers?
Tranmere Rovers won the match 2-0.
Where was Salford City vs Tranmere Rovers played?
The match was played at The Peninsula Stadium (Salford, Greater Manchester).
Who had more possession in Salford City vs Tranmere Rovers?
Tranmere Rovers had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.