League Cup·Round of 128

Salford City vs Shrewsbury — League Cup: stats, lineups & analysis

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08.08.26 14:001 – 1(3-4 pen)

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Match Events

-5′Shrewsbury, yellow card:Argument
13′Salford City, yellow card:Foul
Half-time
47′Shrewsbury, goal:0–1
60′Shrewsbury, yellow card:Foul
62′Salford City, substitution:off
63′Salford City, substitution:off
63′Salford City, substitution:off
68′Salford City, yellow card:Foul
71′Salford City, substitution:off
72′Shrewsbury, substitution:off
73′Shrewsbury, substitution:off
73′Shrewsbury, second yellow card:Foul
75′Shrewsbury, substitution:off
77′Salford City, goal:1–1
78′Shrewsbury, substitution:off
88′Salford City, substitution:off
90+1′Shrewsbury, yellow card:Foul
90+7′Salford City, red card:Violent conduct

Penalty shootout

Salford City3

Shrewsbury4

0–0

1–1

2–2

3–3

3–4

End of penalty shootoutShrewsbury win 4–3

Lineups

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Salford City

4-2-3-1

6.93

Average match ratingShrewsbury +0.03

6.96

Shrewsbury

3-4-1-2

1 33 4 22 20 6 18 10 21 43 9 1 3 5 6 11 21 10 17 8 9 13

sports

Manager

Karl Robinson

Referee

Oliver Mackey

Peninsula Stadium

Key Stats

72%Possession28%

–Expected Goals–

21Shots11

5Shots on Target3

8Corners2

88%Pass Accuracy64%

Top Performers

Best rated

Goals

Player Ratings

Salford City

Shrewsbury

Match report

Shrewsbury edge Salford City on penalties after 1-1 League Cup draw

Shrewsbury won 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Salford City in the League Cup round of 128 at Peninsula Stadium. The tie finished level at full time, with the scores also level at 0-0 at half-time, and it was Shrewsbury who advanced from the shootout.

AI-assisted match report written from official match data.

Joshua Davison put the visitors ahead two minutes after the restart, in the 47th minute. Shrewsbury's lead was cut short when Sam Stubbs was sent off in the 73rd minute, leaving them a man down with the score at 0-1. From that point Shrewsbury did not score again and conceded once.

Salford levelled in the 77th minute through Kyrell Malcolm, who made it 1-1. The home side then lost a player of their own deep into stoppage time, when William Aimson was shown a red card in the 90+7 minute, so both teams finished with ten men before the shootout settled the tie.

Joe Powell was the top-rated player on the pitch with an 8.3 rating for Salford City, ahead of team-mate William Aimson on 7.7 and Shrewsbury's Joshua Ruffels, also on 7.7.

Salford City had 72% of possession against Shrewsbury's 28%, yet still needed a shootout to separate the sides.

Salford City and Shrewsbury drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0). Shrewsbury won the penalty shootout 4–3.

Salford City met Shrewsbury in the League Cup (Round of 128). Kick-off was Saturday, 8 August 2026, 14:00 UTC at Peninsula Stadium. Referee: Oliver Mackey.

Team pages: Salford City · Shrewsbury · League Cup

Key moments

47' Goal: Josh Davison — 0–1
73' Red card: Sam Stubbs
77' Goal: Kyrell Malcolm — 1–1
90+7' Red card: William Aimson

Starting line-ups

Salford City (4-2-3-1)

Shrewsbury (3-4-1-2)

Pre-match read

Home rated 1449 vs 1407 — 0.65 expected score

Model-generated pre-match read. Not betting advice.

About this match

On this page: the Salford City vs Shrewsbury final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this League Cup fixture.

Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.

The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Salford City and Shrewsbury team pages or the League Cup page.