Walsall vs Chelsea U21Live Score, Lineups & H2H

EFL Trophy

2025/2026

Walsall

-FT

Oct 28, 2025

Poundland Bescot Stadium

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Match Timeline

90'+7Yellow Card

Kaiden Wilson

Chelsea U21

85'Substitution

Andrew Pennie· In

Kobe Barbour· Out

Chelsea U21

85'Substitution

Gabriel Sambou· In

Lewis Richards· Out

Chelsea U21

74'Substitution

McLloyd Oben· In

Charlie Lakin· Out

Walsall

74'Substitution

Stan Straw· In

Rico Browne· Out

Walsall

73'Substitution

Paul Makavore· In

Jamille Matt· Out

Walsall

73'Substitution

Isaac Silva· In

Chelsea U21

63'Yellow Card

Justin Osagie

Chelsea U21

62'Substitution

Courtney Clarke· In

Rico Richards· Out

Walsall

62'Substitution

Jamie Jellis· In

Ryan Finnigan· Out

Walsall

61'Substitution

Sol Gordon· In

Deivid Washington· Out

Chelsea U21

61'Substitution

Reggie Walsh· In

Ollie Harrison· Out

Chelsea U21

45'Yellow Card

V. Harper

Walsall

20'Yellow Card

Frankie Runham

Chelsea U21

VAR

6'VAR Decision

Andrew Pennie

Chelsea U21

VAR

4'VAR Decision

Reggie Walsh

Chelsea U21

VAR

1'VAR Decision

Albert Adomah

Walsall

Statistics of the Game

Walsall

Chelsea U21

24%Ball Possession76%

12Shots Total7

4Shots On Target3

3Corners1

19Fouls12

1Yellow Cards3

1Offsides2

3Saves4

209Passes710

5Shots Off Target3

100Attacks131

43Dangerous Attacks28

8Shots Inside Box4

4Shots Outside Box3

12Free Kicks19

3Shots Blocked1

5Substitutions5

1Hit Woodwork0

17Tackles19

154Accurate Passes634

14Total Crosses6

5Accurate Crosses1

11Interceptions6

49Duels Won54

2Big Chances Created2

2Big Chances Missed2

Walsall

Manager: M. Sadler

Starting XI

Sam Hornby

Jid Okeke

Rico Browne

Priestley Farquharson

Substitutes

Paul Makavore

McLloyd Oben

Stan Straw

Chelsea U21

Manager: Jack Mesure

Starting XI

Justin Osagie

Frankie Runham

Substitutes

Reggie Walsh

Harrison Murray-Campbell

Max Merrick

Sol Gordon

Isaac Silva

Gabriel Sambou

Andrew Pennie

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Priestley Farquharson DF	-	120'	0	0	2/2	20(86%)	3	5/6
Charlie Lakin MF	-	74'	0	0	-	22(78%)	2	6/11
Jamille Matt FW	-	74'	0	0	0/4	18(78%)	2	9/18
Sam Hornby GK	-	120'	0	0	-	35(49%)	-	-
V. Harper DF	-	120'	0	0	1/1	23(78%)	3	4/8
Daniel Cox DF	-	120'	0	0	-	27(85%)	-	1/3
Jid Okeke DF	-	120'	0	0	1/2	12(58%)	-	4/6
Ryan Finnigan MF	-	62'	0	0	0/1	7(100%)	2	5/12
Rico Richards MF	-	62'	0	0	-	9(100%)	1	2/5
Rico Browne DF	-	74'	0	0	-	19(89%)	2	5/7
Albert Adomah FW	-	120'	0	0	0/1	8(38%)	-	1/6
Courtney Clarke MF	-	58'	0	0	-	3(67%)	2	4/7
Jamie Jellis MF	-	58'	0	0	0/1	2(50%)	-	0/5
Paul Makavore DF	-	17'	0	0	-	-	-	1/7
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total0 Accurate0 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls0 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions1 Clearances0 Ball Recovery1 Duels Total7 Won1 Lost6 Won %14% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches3 Dribbles0/1 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls3 Fouls Drawn1 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0
McLloyd Oben MF	-	16'	0	0	-	1	-	2/2
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total1 Accurate0 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls0 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances0 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total2 Won2 Lost0 Won %100% Aerials Won2 Ground Won0 Possession Touches2 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0
Stan Straw DF	-	16'	0	0	-	3(67%)	-	-
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total3 Accurate2 Accuracy67% Key Passes0 Long Balls1 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances1 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total0 Won0 Lost0 Won %0% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches4 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0

Walsall vs Chelsea U21 — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Walsall	15	L2	0	4	0	8	4/15	4-6
Chelsea U21	15	W1	1	0	4	2	6/15	5-8

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Walsall — last 5 games

W2-1 vs Bristol Rovers2025-10-04
L0-1 vs Northampton Town2025-10-07
D1-1 @ Crawley Town2025-10-11
L1-2 vs Barrow2025-10-18
L0-1 @ Cheltenham Town2025-10-25

Chelsea U21 — last 5 games

L0-3 @ Northampton Town2025-09-23
L1-2 vs Stoke City U212025-09-27
W1-0 @ Burnley U212025-10-05
L1-2 vs Dinamo Zagreb U212025-10-18
W2-1 vs Arsenal U212025-10-25

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Walsall	2	3	6	1	WLW	15	-13
Chelsea U21	4	3	0	-5	LLD	53	-49

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 6 ptsWalsall 6 · Chelsea U21 0
Positions: #2 vs #4
Goals per game: 1/0.67 vs 0.33/2scored/conceded per game · league average 1.9

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-10-28

Previous Meetings

Last match

Won 0%

(0/1)

Draw 100%

(1/1)

Won 0%

(0/1)

Goals

1-1

Total matches

Recent matches

EFL Trophy•Sep 29, 2020

Walsall

1-1

Chelsea U21

Head to Head

Last match

Walsall wins

Draws

Chelsea U21 wins

Goals Scored

1 - 1

Sep 29, 2020 • EFL Trophy

Walsall

1-1

Chelsea U21

Matchday 5 — EFL Trophy

Match Report

In the standings it was Walsall 2nd on 6 points, Chelsea U21 4th on 0 — separated by 6. Recent form told a different story for Chelsea U21: only 53rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Walsall were scoring 1 and conceding 0.67, Chelsea U21 0.33 and 2, against a competition average of 1.9 goals per team per game.

The match was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium (capacity 11,300). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.

Key stats

Possession: Walsall 24% · Chelsea U21 76% · Total shots: 12-7 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 3-1

More details:

Walsall — live results and schedule Chelsea U21 — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Walsall vs Chelsea U21?

Walsall 0-0 Chelsea U21. Walsall won 4-2 on penalties. EFL Trophy match.

What league is Walsall vs Chelsea U21 in?

This match is part of the EFL Trophy. The match was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

Where was Walsall vs Chelsea U21 played?

The match was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium.

Walsall vs Chelsea U21Live Score, Lineups & H2H

Walsall

Chelsea U21