Tranmere vs Nottingham U21

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 9 Sep 2025, 18:00
Tranmere
Tranmere
4–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Nottingham U21
Nottingham U21
🏟 Prenton Park

Match report

Tranmere beat Nottingham U21 4-2 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 9 September 2025. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Nottingham U21 had 15 shots to Tranmere's 12.

The match was played at Prenton Park.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 12 - 15 On target 7 - 2 Corners 10 - 4 Fouls 11 - 13 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Jordan Turnbull
Tranmere · 1 goal
8 Josh Davison 1 goal
8 Kalum Thompson 1 goal
7 Fuad Smith 1 goal
7 Jason Lowe captained the side
First half vs second half
Tranmere stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–6 8–9
Shots On Goal 3–1 4–1
Ball Possession 63–37 —
Corners 5–1 5–3
Attacks 65–39 0–0
Match statistics
10 Corners 4
5 Substitution 3
12 Shots Total 15
7 Shots On Goal 2
4 Shots Off Goal 8
1 Shots Blocked 5
10 Shots Inside Box 10
2 Shots Outside Box 5
11 Fouls 13
10 Corners 4
3 Offsides 1
55% Ball Possession 45%
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 5
465 Passes Total 384
355 Passes Accurate 280
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Tranmere · 3-4-2-1
12 J. Barrett
16 J. Lowe 4 J. Turnbull 3 P. Brough
14 J. Joseph 24 B. Blacker 17 S. Solomon 25 T. Harris
10 J. Davison 18 C. Jennings
29 J. Ironside
Nottingham U21 · 4-2-3-1
47 L. Campbell
58 J. Thompson 44 Z. Abbott 65 J. Hanks 60 J. Newton
64 B. Hammond 51 A. Whitehall
61 J. Sinclair 73 F. Smith 50 A. Berry
45 L. Sillah
Tranmere
Coach
Andrew Crosby
Substitutes
  • 2 Cameron Norman
  • 6 Richard Smallwood
  • 7 Charlie Whitaker
  • 5 Nathan Smith
  • 11 Omari Patrick
  • 13 Joe Murphy
  • 22 Lee O'Connor
Nottingham U21
Coach
Warren Garton Joyce
Substitutes
  • 57 Blaine Mcclure
  • 96 Kalum Thompson
  • 93 Chinaza Nwosu
  • 67 Keehan Willows
  • 76 Bubbacar Sanneh
  • 71 David Modupe
  • 46 Cherif Yaya
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ C. Norman ↓ B. Blacker Tranmere
  • 61' ↑ R. Smallwood ↓ J. Ironside Tranmere
  • 61' ↑ B. McClure ↓ A. Whitehall Nottingham U21
  • 72' ↑ K. Thompson ↓ A. Berry Nottingham U21
  • 78' ↑ C. Whitaker ↓ S. Solomon Tranmere
  • 80' ↑ N. Smith ↓ J. Turnbull Tranmere
  • 87' ↑ C. Nwosu ↓ B. Hammond Nottingham U21
  • 90+2' ↑ O. Patrick ↓ J. Joseph Tranmere
Cards
  • 18' S. Solomon Tranmere
  • 35' J. Thompson Nottingham U21
  • 89' C. Norman Tranmere
Head-to-head
Tranmere 1 0 draws 0 Nottingham U21
2025-09-09 Tranmere vs Nottingham U21 4 - 2
Recent form
Tranmere D D L L L
Nottingham U21 L W L L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Tranmere vs Nottingham U21?
Tranmere won 4-2 against Nottingham U21 on 9 September 2025.
Who won Tranmere vs Nottingham U21?
Tranmere won the match 4-2.
Where was Tranmere vs Nottingham U21 played?
The match was played at Prenton Park.
Who had more possession in Tranmere vs Nottingham U21?
Tranmere had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.