Shrewsbury vs Walsall

EFL Trophy - Regular season 2 Sep 2025, 18:00
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
1–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Walsall
Walsall
🏟 The Croud Meadow

Match report

Walsall beat Shrewsbury 3-1 in the EFL Trophy - Regular season on 2 September 2025.

Shrewsbury had 16 shots to Walsall's 15.

The match was played at The Croud Meadow.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 16 - 15 On target 5 - 6 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 13 - 11 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Bradley Ihionvien
Shrewsbury · 1 goal
8 Ryan Finnigan 1 goal
8 Albert Adomah 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Jid Okeke 1 goal
8 Rico Browne captained the side
First half vs second half
Walsall came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–5 5–10
Shots On Goal 5–1 0–5
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 3–1 3–2
Attacks 50–42 49–46
Match statistics
6 Corners 3
5 Substitution 4
99 Attacks 88
45 Dangerous Attacks 37
4 On Target 6
12 Off Target 9
16 Shots Total 15
5 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 5
5 Shots Inside Box 11
11 Shots Outside Box 4
13 Fouls 11
6 Corners 3
1 Offsides 2
58% Ball Possession 42%
2 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 4
391 Passes Total 277
283 Passes Accurate 196
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Shrewsbury · 3-5-2
12 W. Brook
4 T. Anderson 22 T. Nsiala 5 W. Boyle
2 L. Hoole 7 T. McDermott 8 H. Biggins 38 I. England 3 M. Benning
20 I. Kabia 48 B. Ihionvien
Walsall · 3-1-4-2
12 S. Hornby
33 R. Browne 6 P. Farquharson 20 D. Cox
14 B. Comley
17 C. Clarke 29 R. Finnigan 32 J. Hollman 16 R. Maher
37 A. Adomah 9 J. Matt
Shrewsbury
Coach
Michael Antony Appleton
Substitutes
  • 24 Callum Stewart
  • 14 Taylor Perry
  • 27 John Marquis
  • 43 Will Gray
  • 10 Thomas Sang
  • 26 Sam Stubbs
  • 6 Sam Clucas
Walsall
Coach
Mathew John Sadler
Substitutes
  • 59 Stan Straw
  • 25 Jid Okeke
  • 56 McLloyd Oben
  • 34 Charlie Wragg
  • 1 Myles Roberts
  • 5 Harrison Burke
  • 55 Paul Makavore
Substitutions
  • 45+2' ↑ S. Straw ↓ P. Farquharson Walsall
  • 63' ↑ J. Okeke ↓ R. Finnigan Walsall
  • 63' ↑ O. McLloyd ↓ B. Comley Walsall
  • 73' ↑ T. Perry ↓ I. England Shrewsbury
  • 73' ↑ J. Marquis ↓ B. Ihionvien Shrewsbury
  • 73' ↑ C. Stewart ↓ I. Kabia Shrewsbury
  • 84' ↑ W. Gray ↓ H. Biggins Shrewsbury
  • 84' ↑ T. Sang ↓ A. Nsiala Shrewsbury
  • 87' ↑ C. Wragg ↓ A. Adomah Walsall
Cards
  • 27' R. Finnigan Walsall
  • 31' B. Comley Walsall
  • 67' R. Maher Walsall
  • 75' W. Boyle Shrewsbury
  • 90+1' W. Gray Shrewsbury
Head-to-head
Shrewsbury 1 1 draws 4 Walsall
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2024-11-12 Walsall vs Shrewsbury Town 3 - 0
2023-11-14 Shrewsbury Town vs Walsall 3 - 2
2020-08-21 Shrewsbury Town vs Walsall 0 - 1
Recent form
Shrewsbury D D W W L
Walsall D D L D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Shrewsbury vs Walsall?
Shrewsbury lost 1-3 against Walsall on 2 September 2025.
Who won Shrewsbury vs Walsall?
Walsall won the match 3-1.
Where was Shrewsbury vs Walsall played?
The match was played at The Croud Meadow.
Who had more possession in Shrewsbury vs Walsall?
Shrewsbury had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.