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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 18 (setup 1, season 31)
Tranmere Rovers
v.
FC Halifax
Formation:
3-5-2
Overall form:
Home form:
Etrit BERISHA716Rune Almenning JARSTEIN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
John Anthony BROOKS28Frederik SØRENSEN
Jonny EVANS36Riza DURMISI
Darren FLETCHER4Ole Kristian SELNÆS
Ashley WILLIAMS5Mathias Jørgensen, ZANKA
Wifred NDIDI6Jannik VESTERGAARD
Michail ANTONIO7Nicolai JØRGENSEN
Mark NOBLE78Per Ciljan SKJELBRED
Jermain DEFOE797Joshua KING
Christian PULISIC10Albin EKDAL
Nathan REDMOND7117Emil FORSBERG
Per MagnussonManagerPer Magnusson
Jamaal LASCELLES12Ludwig AUGUSTINSSON
Freddie WOODMAN13Lukás HRÁDECKÝ
Kieran TIERNEY14Oscar HILJEMARK
Tom DAVIES156Pione SISTO
Leon BAILEY16Yussuf POULSEN

Tranmere Rovers 5 FC Halifax 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 45,483, Stadium: Prenton Park, Referee: Howard WEBB 6)
13 Antonio, 46 Defoe, 54p Defoe, 61 Defoe, 82 PulisicScorers90+2 Poulsen
Substitutions66 Ekdal <=> Sisto, 66 King <=> Poulsen
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners10
18Fouls21
16Offsides19
11Shots on8
7Shots off6
18Total shots14
6Shots saved7
46%Possession54%
Man of the match: Frederik SØRENSEN
1REDMOND beat three FC Halifax players and thundered a great chance wide.
7The 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked strike from PULISIC.
7DEFOE was put clear by NOBLE and he pulled away from the 'keeper but struck his shot wide.
9The FC Halifax 'keeper saved a curling shot from PULISIC.
12A shot from JØRGENSEN was kicked off the line by BROOKS.
12FORSBERG scuffed an easy chance.
13GOAL!! A poor backpass by DURMISI enabled ANTONIO to nip in and nudge the ball past the 'keeper. (1-0 Tranmere Rovers)
15A lovely pass from SKJELBRED, was placed goalbound by FORSBERG only for BERISHA to palm clear.
19A good ball from JØRGENSEN on the left bobbled toward DURMISI who sliced his effort over.
25SKJELBRED beat NDIDI and blasted the ball to SELNÆS who dragged his shot wide.
27DURMISI headed the ball wide of the lefthand post from just outside the area.
30JØRGENSEN's shot was well held by the Tranmere Rovers 'keeper.
33REDMOND drilled a right foot shot wide from twenty-five yards out.
45+2FLETCHER made space on the left and knocked the ball to PULISIC who rasped the ball wide.
 
46GOAL!! A long ball from NDIDI had the FC Halifax defence back-pedalling and DEFOE made the most of the opportunity with a good goal. (2-0 Tranmere Rovers)
54GOAL!! DEFOE stroked a penalty beyond JARSTEIN after VESTERGAARD had handled just inside the area.
61GOAL!! An exceptional ball from EVANS left PULISIC in the clear, he made JARSTEIN commit himself before squaring the ball to DEFOE to score. (4-0 Tranmere Rovers)
63FORSBERG rushed through the Tranmere Rovers defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
77The motionless FC Halifax 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from SØRENSEN dropped just over.
82GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of PULISIC who blasted the ball past the helpless 'keeper. (5-0 Tranmere Rovers)
88DEFOE's shot beat the FC Halifax 'keeper but rebounded off the FC Halifax crossbar.
90+2GOAL!! An inswinging corner was headed clear only for POULSEN to volley the ball into the back of the net. (5-1 Tranmere Rovers)