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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 35 (setup 4, season 34)
Walsall
v.
Doncaster Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Adam LEGZDINS1Louis JONES
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Liam KINSELLA28Luke AYLING
Ben WILLIAMS37Tommy ROWE
Joss LABADIE48Ilias CHAIR
Emmanuel MONTHE65Darryl LACHMAN
Donervon DANIELS67Djed SPENCE
Luke BOLTON77Matty BLAIR
Hannibal MEJBRI78Robert SNODGRASS
Conor WILKINSON69Alfie MAY
Joe RANKIN-COSTELLO10Ben WHITEMAN
Josh GORDON117Chuba AKPOM
Manager
Joe WARD12Dan CROWLEY
Kyle LETHEREN13Nuno DA COSTA Joia
Brendan KIERNAN614Adam CLAYTON
Rory HOLDEN15Shane LOWRY
Rollin MENAYESE16Ro-Shaun WILLIAMS

Walsall 3 Doncaster Rovers 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 10,864, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Barry KNIGHT 5½)
9 Wilkinson, 14 Gordon, 55 GordonScorers18 Rowe
47 Labadie <=> Holden, 80 Bolton <=> KiernanSubstitutions63 Rowe <=> Lowry
Sendings off
Bookings
4Corners1
15Fouls9
1Offsides5
9Shots on6
5Shots off10
14Total shots16
6Shots saved5
40%Possession60%
Man of the match: Ilias CHAIR
6BLAIR hoofed the ball wide of the lefthand post from the edge of the box.
7LEGZDINS was able to claw away a tame header from SNODGRASS.
9GOAL!! Some useful work by KINSELLA on the right, left WILKINSON yards clear, and he beat JONES and thundered the ball home. (1-0 Walsall)
14The 'keeper dived to his left to block a lovely shot from Walsall's GORDON.
14GOAL!! MEJBRI made space for GORDON who, after an interchange of passes on the edge of the area, struck the ball past the 'keeper. (2-0 Walsall)
15MEJBRI raced past SPENCE but lashed the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
18GOAL!! MEJBRI tried to play the ball out of the Walsall penalty area but was tackled by BLAIR who turned the ball to ROWE for an easy tap in. (2-1 Walsall)
19A free-kick from WILKINSON went over.
24A lovely cross from MAY, was drove goalbound by WHITEMAN only for LEGZDINS to claw away.
26WILLIAMS poked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
37WHITEMAN beat LABADIE and drove the ball to SNODGRASS who blasted his shot wide.
44CHAIR made space on the right and knocked the ball to SPENCE who fired the ball over.
45+1The 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful shot from GORDON.
 
53The motionless Doncaster Rovers 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from ROWE dropped just over.
55GOAL!! A short corner was played out to GORDON who blasted the ball into the net. (3-1 Walsall)
56The 'keeper stopped a refined shot from MAY.
59AKPOM hit a right foot shot over from just outside the area.
69A great save prevented WILLIAMS from scoring an exceptional goal.
71AKPOM beat a number of Walsall players and blasted an effort just wide.
74WHITEMAN rushed an easy chance.
78SNODGRASS shot wide.
90An exceptional effort from BLAIR scraped the woodwork.