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FT: Fleetwood Town 1-1 Accrington Stanley Sonny Aljofree gives Stanley lead after swinging ball into the box beats the Fleetwood back line to bounce in Fleetwood make three changes for second half, including Ryan Broom who heads them level soon after the restart Fleetwood miss chance to move to within six points of a play-off spot but move up two places to 15th Stanley without a win in five games and remain in 21st but extend cushion to the relegation zone to five points Kate Holloway Fleetwood 0-1 Accrington Alan Kelly Former Preston keeper on BBC Radio Lancashire When Tyler Walton looks back on that chance. .. we're still in disbelief about the first one, the miss of the century. This time he's run in behind, gone round the Fleetwood goalkeeper and, with the whole goal to hit, passed it wide. Accrington should be 3-0 up. These are gilt-edged chances. Fleetwood 0-1 Accrington The Fleetwood defence are in shambles. They switch off and are unable to stop Tyler Walton getting into a threatening position from the right with a clear shot at goal. Lucky for them, his effort is a poor one. He gets his angles all wrong and it ripples the side netting. Fleetwood 0-1 Accrington Alan Kelly Former Preston keeper on BBC Radio Lancashire Accrington deserve that, after their miss. It's a bit of a freak goal but it's a great ball that he puts in. It shows how Accrington have influenced the game in an attacking sense. When you put the ball between the goalkeeper and the defensive line, you cause problems. That ball caused mayhem and it's gone in. Accrington have been playing better football and fashioning chances. Fleetwood 0-1 Accrington A goal quickly followed by a yellow card for Sonny Aljofree as he puts in a cynical challenge. Busy boy. Fleetwood 0-1 Accrington Dan Jewell BBC Radio Lancashire Sport The Fleetwood defence was left floundering. Nobody could get a touch, including David Harrington. It's a fabulous delivery. There aren't really questions about Accrington's goal threat. They've only failed to score once in their last 17 games. They certainly ask questions. Sonny Aljofree It's been coming is an understatement. Just moments before, Dara Costelloe found himself with the advantage and saw his shot stopped by the feet of Fleetwood keeper David Harrington. But then the resulting throw-in gives Sonny Aljofree the chance to loop in what might have been meant as a cross but is so powerful, it ends up in the back of the net. Fleetwood 0-0 Accrington Scrappy stuff, this. A series of misplaced passes see possession swing between both teams until it finally reaches a Fleetwood player on the left. The sense of danger starts to rise up but before you know it, the ball is buried into the side netting and the attack is over. Fleetwood 0-0 Accrington Alan Kelly Former Preston keeper on BBC Radio Lancashire What a passage of play that was. How it's not gone in defies physics. Dynamo the magician couldn't have conjured that up. I don't know how Tyler Walton's not scored. It hit his thigh, I think. If it had hit any other part of his body, it would have gone in. It could have hit his backside, the back of his heel, the back of his head. It hits him and just spirals upward, hits the crossbar and still, somehow, doesn't go in. That sums up Fleetwood's season, not to have scored from there. Fleetwood 0-0 Accrington Dan Jewell BBC Radio Lancashire Sport I'm not exaggerating when I say I think we've had six replays of that opportunity. Absolutely remarkable stuff. Somehow, Tyler Walton hasn't scored. He will not believe that hasn't gone in. It deflected up off Walton and hit the frame of the goal when it was under the crossbar. Such a bizarre one. Fleetwood 0-0 Accrington Incredible. Accrington's Dara Costelloe steals possession in the box and cuts the ball to Tyler Walton. The ball takes the smallest of deflections off a defender's knee and though it shouldn't affect Walton's shot, he scuffs it. It comes off his body, onto the bottom of the cross bar and the Fleetwood defenders do well to clear it away in a panicked scuffle right in front of the net. Cods defender Rhys Bennett is on the floor, taking a breath after saving his side from going a goal down. Fleetwood 0-0 Accrington Fleetwood's turn to attack. Phoenix Patterson can see his teammate in red cutting across the box and tries to outsmart the defenders by sending the ball forward. His pass is misjudged though and it goes sailing out for a goal kick. Fleetwood 0-0 Accrington Accrington are notching up the pressure now. Forward Tyler Walton runs around to the right of the penalty area and snaps in a strike from a tight angle. Cods keeper David Harrington has to be light on his feet as he once again denies an opener. The visitors have now had four shots on target. Is it a question of when they will make it count rather than if? Fleetwood 0-0 Accrington Alan Kelly Former Preston keeper on BBC Radio Lancashire That should be a yellow card. Dara Costelloe is combative, wins the ball, breaks free and gets in front. He's brought down and it's a yellow card - I don't think that's a red. Costelloe has had a good start. He got his shot off earlier and it was a great save. That's what you want in the first five or 10 minutes - your centre-forwards getting on the ball and creating chances. He's leading from the front. Fleetwood 0-0 Accrington Accrington swarm the referee after Fleetwood's James Bolton wraps his arms around Dara Costelloe just outside the box and pulls the forward to the floor. The visitors want a red. They feel it was a clear opportunity to score but the ref deems there were enough defenders in position to warrant just a yellow. Fleetwood 0-0 Accrington Alan Kelly Former Preston keeper on BBC Radio Lancashire Fleetwood lost possession in the middle of the pitch, 35 yards from goal. Dara Costelloe broke through on the right and Dave Harrington tipped it over. That all came from Fleetwood being nervous in possession. They want to really play out from the back and play through the thirds. Accrington are more direct in terms of going forward. They're putting three up front to apply pressure. Fleetwood 0-0 Accrington The home side have seen the most of the ball but it's Accrington who have had the most deadly of chances. Forward Dara Costelloe weaves through a flurry of defenders to move into space in the box and pummel the ball towards the net. It's got pace, it's clinical but it's not a goal. Cods keeper David Harrington makes use of his gloves to put in a big save. Fleetwood 0-0 Accrington Alan Kelly Former Preston keeper on BBC Radio Lancashire We've had a rock show, we've had a light show. Now we just want to see the show. You forget how to win a game and deal with the pressure. It's something these teams haven't done for a while. By keeping the ball and using it wisely, they can grow into the game. Fleetwood 0-0 Accrington A lively start to this one. Too lively, perhaps, as Fleetwood's Ryan Graydon is down on the ground holding his face. His jaw has took some impact but he's okay and play continues. Both teams look like they've got some energy early on. Fleetwood 0-0 Accrington Alan Kelly Former Preston keeper on BBC Radio Lancashire The first goal, especially in terms of their home form, is critical for Fleetwood. Charlie Adam will be looking for a front-foot start. Fleetwood 0-0 Accrington Right then, all eyes on Highbury. It's time to get started. .. Ryan Broom scored his first goal of the season for Fleetwood Town Fleetwood and Accrington fought out a 1-1 draw in Monday night's League Two fixture at Highbury Stadium. The visitors, who have won just once away from home in league action so far this season, looked the brighter in the opening period and took a deserved lead just after the half-hour mark. Manchester United loanee Sonny Aljofree put Stanley ahead with a rather fortuitous cross-shot that floated over the home defence and over the head of keeper David Harrington. Cod Army boss Charlie Adam, clearly unhappy with his side's first-half display, made a triple change at half-time and it had an instant impact on proceedings as it brought them level. Former Cheltenham winger Ryan Broom nodded home Phoenix Patterson's neat cross with his first meaningful touch to even the score. The hosts then came closest to a winner as Irish striker Ronan Coughlan rattled the bar from an acrobatic overhead kick before firing the rebound straight at Billy Crellin. The draw ends both teams' respective two-match losing runs but does little to pull them up the table and away from danger below. Report supplied by PA Media. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 16th December 2024 at 21: 50 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Charlie Adam Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Manager: John Doolan Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Charlie Adam Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Manager: John Doolan Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 League Two All competitions All competitions All competitions Fleetwood Town have won their last two Football League games against Accrington Stanley and will be looking to win three in succession against Stanley for the first time in the EFL. Accrington Stanley have won just one of their last six away Football League games against Fleetwood Town (D2 L3) and have never kept an away clean sheet against the Cod Army in the EFL. Fleetwood have lost each of their last two league games and will be looking to avoid losing three in succession for the third time in 2024. No side in League Two this season has picked up fewer points away from home than Accrington (7), whilst they’ve also conceded the most goals on their travels (21) in the division. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.