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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 4 (setup 1, season 29)
Walsall
v.
Oxford United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Darren KEET71Marco SPORTIELLO
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Adam MATTHEWS2SERGI GÓMEZ Solá
Adam HENLEY38Eric Bertrand BAILLY
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA747Joshua BRENET
Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE75Mitchell DIJKS
Ravel MORRISON767RODRIGO CAIO Coquette Russo
Frederico Rodrigues Santos, FRED7Quincy PROMES
Jake FORSTER-CASKEY8Marco BENASSI
Will GRIGG696Manuel LANZINI
PHILIPPE COUTINHO Correia106Arkadiusz MILIK
Maxime LESTIENNE11Keita BALDÉ Diao
Heath D BrownManagerDavid Spears-Gellar
WELLINGTON Aparecido Martins12Oliver BURKE
Jordan PICKFORD13Hidde JURJUS
Pietro PERDICHIZZI14Tom ROGIC
Nabil BENTALEB15Ben CHILWELL
Alejandro POZUELO Melero16Jonathan BAMBA

Walsall 2 Oxford United 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 29,917, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Steve BRATT 7½)
31 Philippe Coutinho, 43 LestienneScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners3
7Fouls16
7Offsides8
9Shots on2
5Shots off7
14Total shots9
5Shots saved1
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Eric Bertrand BAILLY
2A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
4RODRIGO CAIO beat two Walsall players and thundered a great chance wide.
6A shot from MORRISON was smothered by the Oxford United 'keeper.
12PROMES's shot beat KEET but rebounded off the Walsall woodwork.
15LESTIENNE's header was well saved by SPORTIELLO.
20The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from LESTIENNE.
20A free-kick from MILIK went over.
27LANZINI made space on the right and pulled the ball to MILIK who rasped the ball wide.
28SPORTIELLO managed to block a fierce shot.
31GOAL!! A weak drive from PHILIPPE COUTINHO seemed to hold little difficulty for the 'keeper but the ball somehow squeezed over the line. (1-0 Walsall)
33Uncertainty in the Oxford United defence enabled LESTIENNE to volley the ball wide.
43GOAL!! A patient Walsall side were rewarded with a fierce shot from LESTIENNE. (2-0 Walsall)
45+1PROMES nodded the ball wide from the edge of the box.
45+2The bemused 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from HENLEY dropped just wide.
 
50MILIK's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
59A good effort from PHILIPPE COUTINHO scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
62The 'keeper dived to his left to stop an accurate drive from Walsall's LESTIENNE.
70GRIGG shot wide.
74The Oxford United 'keeper blocked a lovely strike from LESTIENNE.
79LESTIENNE beat BRENET and placed the ball to GRIGG who fumbled his shot wide.
83PROMES headed over the bar.
83MILIK fluffed a simple chance.
85LESTIENNE was put clear by MATTHEWS and he nutmegged SPORTIELLO but thrust his shot over the bar.