Walsall 2–4 Salford City

EFL League Two 2026/27 Matchweek 13 · 26 Oct 2026

Walsall vs Salford City in the EFL League Two 2026/27.

At Bescot Stadium, Walsall.

Salford City beat Walsall 4–2. Macaulay Langstaff opened the scoring for Salford City after 45 minutes. Kallum Cesay made it 2–3 after 67 minutes, and that was the winner.

What the result changed

Walsall stayed 6th, on 19 points. Salford City stayed 1st, on 28 points.

Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.

Goalscorers

Walsall: Aaron Pressley 58', Lewis Simper 66'
Salford City: Macaulay Langstaff 45', Jorge Grant 54', Kallum Cesay 67', adebola oluwo 82'

Walsall starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

Salford City starting lineup (3-4-2-1)

1 W. Norris (G)
4 W. Aimson (D)
17 D. Scarr (D)
24 T. Allen (D)
43 L. Molyneux (M)
16 E. Bonds (M)
44 B. Sarpong-Wiredu (M)
14 A. Odoh (M)
8 J. Grant (M)
10 K. N’Mai (M)
9 M. Langstaff (F)

Match events

45′ Salford City: Normal Goal, Macaulay Langstaff, Luke Molyneux
54′ Salford City: Normal Goal, Jorge Grant, Brendan Sarpeng-Wiredu
58′ Walsall: Substitution, Charlie Crew, Sven Sprangler
58′ Walsall: Substitution, Lewis Simper, Courtney Alphonso Clarke
58′ Walsall: Normal Goal, Aaron Pressley, Taione Richard Evumena Sodje
60′ Salford City: Substitution, Kallum Cesay, Kelly N'Mai
60′ Salford City: Substitution, Nathan Asiimwe, Jorge Grant
66′ Walsall: Normal Goal, Lewis Simper, Mason·Hancock
67′ Salford City: Normal Goal, Kallum Cesay, Macaulay Langstaff
70′ Walsall: Yellow Card, Isaac Moore
71′ Walsall: Substitution, Andrew Dallas, Taione Richard Evumena Sodje
71′ Walsall: Substitution, James Furlong, Ryan Leak
73′ Salford City: Substitution, adebola oluwo, Brendan Sarpeng-Wiredu
73′ Salford City: Substitution, Matt·Butcher, Abraham Odoh
82′ Salford City: Normal Goal, adebola oluwo, Luke Molyneux
89′ Salford City: Substitution, Daniel Udoh, Macaulay Langstaff

Match statistics

Statistic	Walsall	Salford City
Total Shots	9	21
Shots on Goal	4	8
Ball Possession	54%	46%
Expected goals	1.76	2.37
Corner Kicks	6	6
Fouls	15	8
Passes accurate	337	290
Goalkeeper Saves	4	2

The table as it stood on 26 Oct 2026

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Salford City	13	+9	28
2	Barnet	11	+8	22
3	Cheltenham	13	0	21
4	Crewe	13	0	21
5	York	12	+8	20
6	Walsall	12	+7	19
7	Chesterfield	13	+6	19
8	Exeter City	13	+3	19
9	Accrington ST	13	+6	18
10	Shrewsbury	13	-4	18
11	Grimsby	13	+3	17
12	Gillingham	13	0	17
13	Tranmere	13	0	16
14	Swindon Town	13	-3	16
15	Bristol Rovers	13	-4	16
16	Newport County	13	0	15
17	Rochdale	13	-7	15
18	Fleetwood Town	13	-2	14
19	Northampton	11	0	13
20	Oldham	12	-4	12
21	Colchester	12	-5	12
22	Rotherham	13	-6	12
23	Port Vale	11	-6	12
24	Crawley Town	11	-9	6

Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.

Walsall before this match

vs Oldham 3–0 (Oldham) · Matchweek 12, 20 Oct 2026
at Swindon Town 1–1 (Swindon Town) · Matchweek 11, 17 Oct 2026
at Fleetwood Town 1–1 (Fleetwood Town) · Matchweek 10, 10 Oct 2026
at Tranmere 1–1 (Tranmere) · Matchweek 8, 26 Sep 2026
vs Port Vale 2–0 (Port Vale) · Matchweek 7, 19 Sep 2026

Salford City before this match

at Bristol Rovers 2–1 (Bristol Rovers) · Matchweek 12, 20 Oct 2026
vs Crawley Town 2–1 (Crawley Town) · Matchweek 11, 17 Oct 2026
at Cheltenham 2–0 (Cheltenham) · Matchweek 10, 10 Oct 2026
vs Fleetwood Town 1–0 (Fleetwood Town) · Matchweek 9, 3 Oct 2026
at Oldham 4–1 (Oldham) · Matchweek 8, 26 Sep 2026