Match ends, Shrewsbury Town 4, Accrington Stanley 0.
ShrewsburyShrewsbury Town4AccringtonAccrington Stanley0
Shrewsbury picked up their second home win in four days to go third as a third straight defeat plunged 10-man Stanley to the bottom of the League Two table.
The hosts were ahead when Accrington goalkeeper Luke Simpson's clearance rebounded in off Andy Mangan.
Simpson was then sent off for fouling Mangan and Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro scored the subsequent penalty.
Connor Goldson smashed home a third on the stroke of half-time before Mangan headed home Akpa Akpro's cross.
Shrewsbury manager Micky Mellon told BBC Radio Shropshire:
"Goals, three points, a clean sheet - to win the way we did is obviously very pleasing.
"Two goals for Andy Mangan. That's why I brought him here. He wanted his hat-trick, and he wants to score all the time.
"We've not had a penalty for about 17 months, and Akpa Akpro was confident enough to pick up the ball and stroke it into the back of the net - and a goal from Connor Goldson too from a set play, which is pleasing.
"It could've been more than four, but I'm not going to be greedy because at the end of the day we wanted the result."
Accrington manager James Beattie told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"If we want to win football matches, we can't give goals away like that. We'll all sit down on Thursday and watch the video, which will be interesting.
"The lads are devastated but the only thing we can do is keep working hard and get ready for Saturday."
Line-ups
Shrewsbury
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Leutwiler
- 12Gayle
- 6Goldson
- 20Knight-Percival
- 3Demetriou
- 7VincentSubstituted forCatonat 70'minutes
- 14WesolowskiSubstituted forWoodsat 75'minutes
- 11Lawrence
- 22ClarkSubstituted forRobinsonat 63'minutes
- 26Akpa-Akpro
- 19Mangan
Substitutes
- 2Grandison
- 4Woods
- 9Collins
- 10Vernon
- 17Caton
- 18Robinson
- 21Halstead
Accrington
Formation 4-4-2
- 12SimpsonBooked at 43mins
- 16Hunt
- 5Aldred
- 6Winnard
- 28Mustoe
- 15Mingoia
- 4Joyce
- 8Windass
- 10HatfieldSubstituted forNaismithat 80'minutes
- 44BowermanSubstituted forLynchat 43'minutes
- 9GraySubstituted forCarverat 75'minutesBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 7McCartan
- 11Naismith
- 14Carver
- 19Lynch
- 20Goulding
- 23Alabi
- 25Atkinson
- Referee:
- Chris Sarginson
- Attendance:
- 4,298
Match Stats
Home TeamShrewsburyAway TeamAccrington
- Possession
- Home65%
- Away35%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away1
- Corners
- Home10
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home6
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Shrewsbury Town 4, Accrington Stanley 0.
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Foul by Ryan Woods (Shrewsbury Town).
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Piero Mingoia (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Marcus Carver (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card.
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Ryan Woods (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Marcus Carver (Accrington Stanley).
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Attempt missed. James Caton (Shrewsbury Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
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Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Tom Aldred.
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Andy Robinson (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Piero Mingoia (Accrington Stanley).
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Nathaniel Knight-Percival (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Marcus Carver (Accrington Stanley).
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Andy Robinson (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Josh Windass (Accrington Stanley).
Substitution
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Kal Naismith replaces Will Hatfield.
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Attempt missed. Marcus Carver (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
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Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Josh Windass.
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Attempt missed. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Foul by James Caton (Shrewsbury Town).
