Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Grimsby Town result, stats and report

Blackpool progressed in the Carabao Cup with a 3-1 win at Blundell Park, a result that flattered the visitors given how much of the game Grimsby controlled. The stats tell a story of a match that the scoreline does not fully capture.

A 2-2 draw at Salford City on the final day of the League Two season saw both sides share the spoils, with the result doing little to shift the broader picture in a division that had already settled its most significant questions.

Salford City took all three points at Blundell Park, winning 2-1 in a League Two fixture that summed up Grimsby's frustrating campaign. The visitors showed the desire and basics that the home side simply could not match.

Milton Keynes Dons dismantled Tranmere Rovers 3-0 at Stadium MK, a result entirely consistent with the structural gap between a top-two side and a team in the bottom half of League Two. The interesting thing is what the final scoreline tells us about where both clubs actually are.

Grimsby Town delivered one of their most commanding performances of the League Two season, dismantling Swindon Town four goals to nil in a result that underlined everything that has made them such a formidable force in 2025/26.

Grimsby Town came to Prenton Park as the model's pick and left with a point rather than three, as Tranmere held firm for a 1-1 draw in a match that had genuine end-of-season significance for both clubs.