Walsall vs Fulham U21, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· English EFL Trophy

Walsall

25': Tai Sodje
30': Tai Sodje
44': James Furlong

FT
3 - 2

Fulham U21

54': Jonah Kusi-Asare
71': Dan Casey

About

Walsall are hosting Fulham U21 at Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

25': Tai Sodje (Walsall) Goal at 25'
30': Tai Sodje (Walsall) Goal at 30'
44': James Furlong (Walsall) Goal at 44'
45': Jose Badara Mbong Epie Sani (Fulham U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Archie Taylor (Fulham U21) Substitution at 45'
54': Jonah Kusi-Asare (Fulham U21) Goal at 54'
57': Lewis Kondau-Wall (Fulham U21) Substitution at 57'
60': Sven Sprangler (Walsall) Substitution at 60'
61': Jaden Kandemiri (Walsall) Substitution at 61'
61': Lewis Simper (Walsall) Substitution at 61'
71': Dan Casey (Fulham U21) Goal at 71'
74': Aaron Pressley (Walsall) Substitution at 74'
74': Andrew Harris (Walsall) Substitution at 74'
78': Bradley Slade (Fulham U21) Yellow Card at 78'
81': Logan Cooke (Fulham U21) Yellow Card at 81'
84': Thomas Olyott (Fulham U21) Substitution at 84'
85': Maddox Zaidan-Jones (Fulham U21) Substitution at 85'

Statistics

FUL		WAL
9	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	4
56.9	Possession	43.1
13	SHOTS	17
6	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
530	Accurate Passes	384
612	Passes	457
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	4
16	Effective Tackles	17
24	Tackles	24
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
24	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Bescot Stadium
Location: Walsall, England

EFL Trophy Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Stevenage	2	+6	6
2	Leicester City	2	+4	3
3	Walsall	2	-4	3
4	Fulham U21	2	-6	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Walsall (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
31	Tom Wooster (GK)
2	Rico Browne
5	Harrison Burke
8	Charlie Crew
29	James Furlong
22	Elicha Ahui
33	Will Etheridge
17	Courtney Clarke
37	Albert Adomah
57	Ryan Sjoerdsma
7	Tai Sodje

Walsall Substitutes:

Sven Sprangler, Aaron Pressley, Lewis Simper, Andrew Harris, Declan Skura, Jaden Kandemiri, Jed Ward.

Fulham U21 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
39	Michael Allen (GK)
41	Markuss Gomins
42	Logan Cooke
40	Bradley Slade
43	Nazim Benchaita
45	Seth Chingwaro
34	Chibuzo Nwoko
49	Alfie White
18	Jonah Kusi-Asare
47	Dan Casey
35	Macauley Zepa

Fulham U21 Substitutes:

Archie Taylor, Thomas Olyott, Zack Brief, Maddox Zaidan-Jones, Kymarley Morrison, Jose Badara Mbong Epie Sani, Lewis Kondau-Wall.

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