Stevenage vs Walsall: 1–2

Walsall beat Stevenage 2–1 in the English EFL Trophy on Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at Lamex Stadium, Stevenage, England.

Competition: English EFL Trophy (2025-26 EFL Trophy, Round of 32)
Kick-off time: Tue, 2 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Lamex Stadium, Stevenage, England
Attendance: 633
Teams: Stevenage (home), Walsall (away)

Goals

57' — Carl Piergianni (Stevenage)
63' — Rico Richards (Walsall)
72' — Rico Richards (Walsall)

Starting line-ups

Stevenage (4-1-4-1): Taye Ashby-Hammond (G), Carl Piergianni (CD-L), Charlie Goode (CD-R), Ryan Doherty (DM), Lewis Freestone (LB), Jasper Pattenden (RB), Daniel Phillips (CM-L), Louis Thompson (CM-R), Phoenix Patterson (LM), Chem Campbell (RM), Beryly Lubula (F).

Walsall (3-5-2): Sam Hornby (G), Stan Straw (CD), Daniel Cox (CD-L), Rico Browne (CD-R), Rico Richards (CM-L), Courtney Clarke (CM-R), Brandon Comley (AM), Vincent Harper (LM), Connor Barrett (RM), Albert Adomah (CF-L), Kemar Roofe (CF-R).

Recent form

Stevenage: lost 1–0 vs Chesterfield (1 Nov); lost 1–0 away to Reading (6 Nov); drew 0–0 vs Doncaster Rovers (22 Nov); won 1–0 away to Peterborough United (25 Nov); drew 0–0 away to Wigan Athletic (29 Nov).

Walsall: won 3–0 away to Eastleigh (2 Nov); won 4–2 away to Newport County (8 Nov); lost 2–0 vs Colchester United (15 Nov); won 2–0 away to Harrogate Town (22 Nov); won 3–1 vs Bromley (29 Nov).