Fleetwood Town vs Tranmere Rovers

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 5 Sep 2023, 18:00
Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town
2–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
🏟 Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood, Lancashire) 👤 S. Simpson Round 2

Match report

Fleetwood Town beat Tranmere Rovers 2-0 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 5 September 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Fleetwood Town had 19 shots to Tranmere Rovers' 9.

D. Pike was sent off in the 72th minute.

The match was played at Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood, Lancashire), with S. Simpson in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 19 - 9 On target 8 - 4 Corners 9 - 2 Fouls 14 - 6 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 9
8
Player of the match
Jayden Stockley
Fleetwood Town · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Jay Lynch 4 saves
8 Harrison Holgate 81 passes (95% accurate)
8 Josh Vela captained the side
8 Ryan Graydon captained the side
First half vs second half
Tranmere Rovers came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–3 9–6
Shots On Goal 3–2 5–2
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 3–2 6–0
Match statistics
19 Shots Total 9
8 Shots On Goal 4
7 Shots Off Goal 1
4 Shots Blocked 4
13 Shots Inside Box 6
6 Shots Outside Box 3
14 Fouls 6
9 Corners 2
0 Offsides 2
55% Ball Possession 45%
5 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
4 Saves 6
495 Passes Total 418
411 Passes Accurate 328
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Fleetwood Town · 4-2-3-1
13 J. Lynch
26 S. Rooney 22 A. Nsiala 18 H. Holgate 3 A. Montgomery
8 J. Vela 17 X. Simons
19 R. Graydon 10 D. Mayor 15 J. Quitirna
7 K. Tshimanga
Tranmere Rovers · 4-3-3
1 L. McGee
24 D. Pike 4 B. Walker 6 J. Turnbull 26 J. Norris
22 P. Lewis 16 C. Merrie 8 R. Hendry
25 R. Apter 18 C. Jennings 20 S. Taylor
Fleetwood Town
Coach
S. Brown
Substitutes
  • 50 Finlay Armstrong
  • 11 Ryan Broom
  • 9 Jayden Stockley
  • 25 Connor Teale
  • 44 Phoenix Patterson
  • 23 David Harrington
  • 21 Cian Hayes
Tranmere Rovers
Coach
I. Dawes
Substitutes
  • 23 Reece McAlear
  • 7 Kieron Morris
  • 11 Josh Hawkes
  • 12 Charlie Jolley
  • 13 Joe Murphy
  • 17 Rhys Hughes
  • 14 Kristian Dennis
Substitutions
  • 10' ↑ R. McAlear ↓ P. Lewis Tranmere Rovers
  • 35' ↑ F. Armstrong ↓ A. Montgomery Fleetwood Town
  • 42' ↑ K. Morris ↓ J. Norris Tranmere Rovers
  • 63' ↑ J. Stockley ↓ K. Tshimanga Fleetwood Town
  • 63' ↑ R. Broom ↓ X. Simons Fleetwood Town
  • 77' ↑ C. Jolley ↓ S. Taylor Tranmere Rovers
  • 77' ↑ J. Hawkes ↓ R. Apter Tranmere Rovers
  • 78' ↑ C. Teale ↓ A. Nsiala Fleetwood Town
  • 78' ↑ P. Patterson ↓ Junior Quitirna Fleetwood Town
Cards
  • 72' D. Pike Tranmere Rovers
  • 23' D. Pike Tranmere Rovers
  • 31' R. Graydon Fleetwood Town
  • 44' D. Mayor Fleetwood Town
  • 58' J. Vela Fleetwood Town
  • 72' D. Pike Tranmere Rovers
  • 83' S. Rooney Fleetwood Town
  • 83' C. Jolley Tranmere Rovers
  • 84' J. Turnbull Tranmere Rovers
  • 90+5' C. Teale Fleetwood Town
Head-to-head
Fleetwood Town 1 5 draws 2 Tranmere Rovers
2026-03-14 Fleetwood vs Tranmere 0 - 0
2025-12-26 Tranmere vs Fleetwood 1 - 0
2025-03-22 Fleetwood Town vs Tranmere Rovers 0 - 0
2025-02-11 Tranmere Rovers vs Fleetwood Town 0 - 0
2023-09-05 Fleetwood Town vs Tranmere Rovers 2 - 0
2023-07-15 Tranmere Rovers vs Fleetwood Town 4 - 1
Recent form
Fleetwood Town D D L W D
Tranmere Rovers D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Fleetwood Town vs Tranmere Rovers?
Fleetwood Town won 2-0 against Tranmere Rovers on 5 September 2023.
Who won Fleetwood Town vs Tranmere Rovers?
Fleetwood Town won the match 2-0.
Where was Fleetwood Town vs Tranmere Rovers played?
The match was played at Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Fleetwood Town vs Tranmere Rovers?
Fleetwood Town had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.