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Mat Sadler believes he is ready for Walsall job on permanent basis
Posted Monday, May 08, 2023 by PA20 hits
Interim Walsall boss Mat Sadler believes he is ready for the job full-time after the Saddlers handed him his first win in management with a final-day 2-1 victory over Doncaster.Goals from Conor Wilkinson and Isaac Hutchinson earned Sadler his maiden triumph at the third attempt after last month’s sacking of Michael Flynn.Sadler has been a coach at the club for the past four years under fou...Full Story »
Walsall end long winless run with final-day victory over Doncaster
Posted Monday, May 08, 2023 by PA25 hits
Walsall leapfrogged Doncaster on the final day with a 2-1 victory at the Poundland Bescot Stadium.Goals from Conor Wilkinson and Isaac Hutchinson earned Walsall a first win in 10 games as they rose to 16th – while an 11th loss in 16 pushed Rovers down to 18th despite Bobby Faulkner’s consolation.Walsall should have led inside seven minutes but Matty Stevens steered Tom Knowles’...Full Story »
Crawley preserve Football League status with goalless draw against Walsall
Posted Sunday, April 30, 2023 by PA19 hits
Crawley clinched the point they needed to ensure Sky Bet League Two survival with a goalless draw at home to Walsall.Hartlepool attempted to take matters into the final day of the season with a 3-1 home win over Barrow, but the Reds went into the game needing a point and obliged by taking their unbeaten run to four games.Crawley had all but secured their status with a 2-0 victory at Hartlepool l...Full Story »
Neil Wood salutes Salford character after dramatic victory at Walsall
Posted Sunday, April 23, 2023 by PA19 hits
Manager Neil Wood hailed Salford’s never-say-die attitude after the 10-man play-off chasers produced more late heroics with a last-gasp 3-2 win at Walsall.The visitors led through Callum Hendry’s early header but Louie Barry saw red for lashing out at Joe Low before Jamille Matt nodded Walsall level.Conor McAleny’s 88th-minute goal put Salford back ahead but Walsall equalised i...Full Story »
Simon Weaver salutes Sam Folarin and Kazeem Olaigbe after Harrogate beat Walsall
Posted Wednesday, April 19, 2023 by PA30 hits
Boss Simon Weaver hailed the match-winning efforts of young guns Sam Folarin and Kazeem Olaigbe as Harrogate pulled six points clear of the relegation zone following a 3-0 home win over Walsall.Ex-Middlesbrough winger Folarin, 22, opened the scoring early on before on-loan Southampton winger Olaigbe, 20, rifled a stunning edge-of-the-box effort into the top corner midway through the second half....Full Story »
Harrogate move big step towards survival after easing past Walsall
Posted Wednesday, April 19, 2023 by PA17 hits
Sam Folarin, Kazeem Olaigbe and Alex Pattison were all on target as Harrogate took a massive stride towards League Two safety following a 3-0 home triumph over Walsall.The Sulphurites made it six games without defeat – equalling their longest EFL unbeaten run – in comfortable fashion against a sorry Saddlers side, who have now won just one of their last 21 contests.Victory also moved...Full Story »
Crewe boss Lee Bell enjoys seeing his side ease past Walsall
Posted Sunday, April 16, 2023 by PA17 hits
Crewe boss Lee Bell praised his players for putting a heavy Easter defeat behind them with a professional display to see off 10-man Walsall 2-0.The Railwaymen nudged past the 50-point mark by completing their third win in the last four games and their third consecutive success at home.Bell made six changes to the side who were on the end of a 4-0 thumping at Colchester and two of the incoming pl...Full Story »
Crewe see off Walsall with first-half goals
Posted Sunday, April 16, 2023 by PA20 hits
First-half goals from Rod McDonald and Chris Long set Crewe on route to their third win in their last four games as they beat Walsall 2-0.McDonald powered home a header from Callum Ainley’s free-kick in the second minute.The Saddlers responded with Isaac Hutchinson firing a deflected effort just wide and Joe Low planting a header over.But some poor defending from the visitors – who a...Full Story »
Paul Simpson remaining positive despite being held at 10-man Walsall
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA17 hits
Carlisle boss Paul Simpson refused to be downhearted despite seeing his side slip out of the League Two automatic promotion after being held to a 0-0 draw at 10-man Walsall.The Cumbrians failed to score for a fourth away game running despite playing the final half hour with a man advantage following Hayden White’s dismissal for a studs-up challenge on Jack Armer.They slipped to fourth as a...Full Story »
Carlisle held to goalless draw by 10-man Walsall
Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA19 hits
Carlisle’s away goal drought stretched to four games as the promotion hopefuls were held to a 0-0 draw at 10-man Walsall.The Cumbrians slipped out of the automatic promotion spots into fourth place after failing to capitalise on Hayden White’s 61st-minute sending-off.It took 34 minutes for either side to register a shot on target, Carlisle keeper Tomas Holy producing a smart low stop...Full Story »
Jim McNulty delighted with Rochdale’s ‘real bravery’ in win over Walsall
Posted Saturday, April 08, 2023 by PA19 hits
Jim McNulty praised the bravery of his Rochdale side after they came from behind to beat Walsall 4-2 at the Crown Oil Arena.Bottom-of-the-table Dale fell behind to a Jamille Matt strike but goals in quick succession before half-time from Ian Henderson and Danny Lloyd turned the game around.Walsall equalised seven minutes into the second period through Tom Knowles but Max Taylor and Ethan Brierle...Full Story »
Rochdale keep survival hope alive with win against Walsall
Posted Saturday, April 08, 2023 by PA17 hits
Rock-bottom Rochdale made it back-to-back wins for the first time since October as they beat Walsall 4-2.Two wins in as many games under caretaker boss Jim McNulty has moved the club within six points of safety with six games to play in League Two.The visitors took the lead after 23 minutes when Jamille Matt prodded home Brandon Comley’s flick on at the back post.But Dale levelled three mi...Full Story »
Matt Gray feels Sutton in play-off mix despite dropped points at Walsall
Posted Sunday, April 02, 2023 by PA18 hits
Sutton boss Matt Gray insisted his side still have a great chance of making the League Two play-offs despite goalkeeper Jack Rose’s late howler costing them victory in a 1-1 draw at Walsall.Rose fumbled Tom Knowles’ straightforward free-kick in the fifth minute of time added on and Isaac Hutchinson swept home to cancel out Alistair Smith’s first-half opener.The keeper spent thr...Full Story »
Jack Rose injury-time error hands Walsall point against Sutton
Posted Sunday, April 02, 2023 by PA12 hits
Sutton goalkeeper Jack Rose endured a nightmare return to old club Walsall as his injury-time howler hindered the Yellows’ play-off push by gifting the Saddlers a 1-1 draw.Rose fumbled Tom Knowles’ straightforward free-kick in the fifth minute of time added on and Isaac Hutchinson swept home to cancel out Alistair Smith’s first-half opener.The draw leaves Sutton six points adri...Full Story »
AFC Wimbledon beat Walsall to end long wait for win
Posted Wednesday, March 29, 2023 by PA19 hits
Will Nightingale’s first goal of the season set AFC Wimbledon on their way to ending their long winless run in League Two with a 2-0 triumph over Walsall.It was a much-needed first win in 12 games for the Dons which lifted them up two places to 16th in the table and eased some of the tension around Plough Lane.A sweeping move almost led to Wimbledon taking the lead after seven minutes, wit...Full Story »
Paul Hurst believes Grimsby were better side against Walsall
Posted Sunday, March 26, 2023 by PA23 hits
Boss Paul Hurst felt Grimsby did enough to edge their League Two clash against Walsall after being held to a 1-1 draw at Blundell Park.Grimsby midfielder Bryn Morris opened the scoring inside 20 minutes with a long-range stunner before Donervon Daniels hit back to earn Walsall a share of the spoils.Further clear-cut opportunities were few and far between but Grimsby, in particular, did carve out...Full Story »
Boss Michael Flynn: Walsall are lacking a cutting edge in the final third
Posted Wednesday, March 15, 2023 by PA24 hits
Boss Michael Flynn called on shot-shy Walsall to risk pulling the trigger more after drawing another blank in a goalless draw with Swindon in Sky Bet League Two.The stalemate made it 418 minutes without a home goal and 12 league matches without a win for the Saddlers, despite showing more promise in attacking positions.Flynn’s charges certainly had the better chances, with Manny Monthe bom...Full Story »
Walsall draw a blank once again as they take a point against Swindon
Posted Wednesday, March 15, 2023 by PA21 hits
Walsall’s wait for a home goal stretched to 418 minutes despite showing promise in a 0-0 draw with Swindon in Sky Bet League Two.The home side’s best moments came either side of the interval, but the breakthrough proved elusive as Michael Flynn’s men chalked up a 12th league outing without victory.A routine Donervon Daniels header was almost fumbled into the net by Swindon goal...Full Story »
Josh March double earns Stevenage win over Walsall
Posted Sunday, March 12, 2023 by PA20 hits
Josh March’s first two goals for Stevenage helped get the League Two promotion-chasers back to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over out-of-form Walsall.Northampton’s draw at Hartlepool means third-placed Boro moved three points clear of them after the hosts extended the Saddlers’ miserable winless run to 12 matches in all competitions.Stevenage were ahead after just seven minut...Full Story »
Walsall held by Bradford for seventh draw in eight games
Posted Wednesday, March 08, 2023 by PA13 hits
Draw specialists Walsall could not capitalise despite having the bulk of the play in a 0-0 draw with promotion-chasing Bradford in League Two.The hosts shared the spoils for the seventh time in eight outings having failed to create clear chances from plenty of promising moments.Tom Knowles was influential on the right and from long throws early on but Bradford nearly struck first in the 25th min...Full Story »
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