Tranmere’s run of poor form continues unabated

Tranmere visited a chilly Grimsby Town today for a 3pm kick-off in their latest fixture in the 2022/23 League Two season.

Ahead of the game, Micky Mellon said, “Getting an early goal is always a good thing. We need to concentrate on ourselves. If we go to Grimsby being the best version of ourselves, and what we’re trying to do, keep building on it, keep the confidence going, keep the development going, and add some goals in, then we’ll be doing well. We proved this at Northampton – we just need to show consistency.

“We’re creating some really good chances – ones which we’re disappointed not to be taking – so now it’s about the composure and confidence to go and score these chances, and to keep us moving again.”

Match Report: Grimsby Town v Tranmere Rovers

Grimsby Town 2	v	1 Tranmere Rovers
Kiernan (7′) Maher (58′)	Goals	Burton (66′)
McAtee (7′) Khan (58′)	Assists
	HT 1-0

Tranmere notched up their tenth game in a row without a win across all competitions with this afternoon’s 2-1 defeat at Grimsby Town.

Grimsby, on the other hand, ended their six-match winless streak in League Two with goals from Brendan Kiernan and Niall Maher at Blundell Park.

As a forewarning of what could be, Grimbsy’s Harry Clifton had an attempt at goal within the first 60 seconds and just 60 seconds later, Luke Waterfall’s header forced Ross Doohan into an early save.

With seven minutes on the clock, the Mariners took the lead through a Kiernan header from the centre of the box into the bottom right corner of Doohan’s net.

Tranmere’s Paul Lewis tried a right footed shot from the centre of the box at 36 minutes, but his effort went wide to the right of Max Crocombe’s goal.

Both teams had a couple of stabs at goal before the half time whistle, but they all came to nothing.

Just before the hour mark, another Grimsby headed goal looked to seal the victory for the hosts. From the left side of the six yard box, Maher placed his header into the bottom right corner of Rovers’ net following a set piece.

Jake Burton drew one back with a shot from the centre of the Grimsby box that found its target in the bottom right corner of the net.

Whilst the remaining 25 minutes were nervy for each side, the score remained at 2-1 as the final whistle blew, leaving the travelling fans even more disappointed with Tranmere’s continuing run of poor form.

Tranmere host Crawley Town for a 3pm kick off on Saturday 17 December in their next game of the 2022/23 League Two season.

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