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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 26 (setup 4, season 29)
Walsall
v.
Burton Albion
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Andreas VAIKLA1Simon THOMAS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Russell MARTIN2Mahlon ROMEO
Tommy SMITH637Jake BIDWELL
Romaine SAWYERS84Jamie ALLEN
Damien DELANEY857Tom NAYLOR
Kory ROBERTS76Tom FLANAGAN
Morten Gamst PEDERSEN67Lewis TRAVIS
Daniel JOHNSON8Brad SMITH
Ashley FLETCHER9Liam BOYCE
Andy COOK610Matthew LUND
Josh GORDON6116Marvin SORDELL
Manager
Liam KINSELLA12John BRAYFORD
Liam ROBERTS13Barry ROCHE
Morgan FERRIER14Hope AKPAN
George DOBSON15Lucas AKINS
Josh GINNELLY166Damien McCRORY

Walsall 2 Burton Albion 3
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 12,447, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Marcus MERK 7)
3 Fletcher, 58 JohnsonScorers35 Allen, 40 Smith, 72 Bidwell
50 Pedersen <=> GinnellySubstitutions79 Boyce <=> McCrory
Sendings off
Bookings
1Corners3
2Fouls1
8Offsides8
6Shots on13
14Shots off5
20Total shots18
4Shots saved9
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Brad SMITH
3GOAL!! A great dummy from GORDON allowed SAWYERS to lay a low ball off to FLETCHER who thrust the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Walsall)
4A lovely pass from LUND, was placed goalbound by BOYCE only for VAIKLA to palm clear.
6The Walsall 'keeper dived to his left to save a lovely shot from Burton Albion's LUND.
15SMITH booted the ball wide from just outside the area.
22A shot from SORDELL was hoofed off the line by DELANEY.
24THOMAS was able to claw away a poor shot from FLETCHER.
26VAIKLA saved a beautiful effort from SMITH.
35GOAL!! A free-kick was palmed away by the 'keeper, ROMEO was first to the loose ball and played the ball to ALLEN to tuck in. (1-1)
36FLETCHER blasted a looping shot wide from just outside the area.
37GORDON scuffed an easy chance.
40GOAL!! A poor drive from SMITH seemed to hold little difficulty for the Walsall 'keeper but the ball somehow bobbled into the net. (2-1 Burton Albion)
 
55A corner bobbled toward JOHNSON who forced the ball over.
58GOAL!! A tackle from SMITH gave Walsall a free-kick just outside the area which JOHNSON drove past the 'keeper. (2-2)
59Uncertainty in the Walsall defence enabled BOYCE to blast an effort wide.
61GORDON floated the ball to MARTIN who nodded it over the bar.
63TRAVIS ran onto a great ball from ALLEN but hit his shot wide of the righthand post.
66JOHNSON rifled a simple chance past the far post.
72GOAL!! A beautiful inswinging corner was forced in at the near post by BIDWELL. (3-2 Burton Albion)
73A cross from COOK left FLETCHER in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
79A shot from BIDWELL was smothered by the 'keeper.
83A tame strike from FLETCHER trickled agonisingly wide.
87JOHNSON headed wide.