Grimsby Town vs Walsall; Sky Bet League Two
Grimsby Town vs Walsall. Sky Bet League Two.
Blundell ParkAttendance5,138.
Grimsby Town 2
- A Cook (50th minute, 68th minute)
Walsall 2
- P Farquharson (32nd minute)
- M Roberts (sent off 46th minute)
- A Pressley (71st minute)
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Grimsby 2-2 Walsall: Visitors miss chance to go into play-off places after Myles Roberts red card
Walsall stay ninth and two points off play-offs after drawing at Grimsby; goalkeeper Myles Roberts sent off with Walsall ahead before hosts struck twice and Aaron Pressley salvaged a point; Grimsby 10th, a point further back
Thursday 19 February 2026 07:26, UK
Ten-man Walsall missed the chance to climb into the Sky Bet League Two play-off places after being held to a 2-2 by Grimsby at Blundell Park.
In a quiet first half, it was the visitors who edged in front from a set-piece, with Courtney Clarke's inviting corner being met at the back post by Priestley Farquharson in the 32nd minute.
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The home side had offered little going forward, but a straight red card for Walsall goalkeeper Myles Roberts for a late challenge on Andy Cook gave them a massive boost in the first minute of first half stoppage time.
Grimsby levelled in the 50th minute through Cook, who beat Walsall's substitute goalkeeper Sam Hornby to Jamie Walker's cross on the edge of the six-yard box.
Cook was the man of the moment for the Mariners as he prodded in his and his team's second in the 68th minute, set up once again by his former Bradford teammate Walker.
Walsall responded soon after, though with Aaron Pressley's header bringing them back level just three minutes later.
