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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 6 (setup 4, season 27)
Walsall
v.
Burton Albion
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Donovan RICKETTS717Simon THOMAS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Richard KEOGH2John BRAYFORD
Steven SMITH3Damien McCRORY
Morten Gamst PEDERSEN4Tom NAYLOR
Damien DELANEY757Jake BUXTON
Tommy SMITH66Kyle McFADZEAN
Craig GARDNER7Jamie ALLEN
Daniel JOHNSON8Will MILLER
Francisco Jiménez Tejada, XISCO89Liam BOYCE
Ashley FLETCHER10Matthew LUND
Simeon JACKSON116Lucas AKINS
Manager
Abdoulaye MÉITÉ12Tom FLANAGAN
Andreas VAIKLA13Connor RIPLEY
James WESOLOWSKI14Matt PALMER
Sergio PETER15Hope AKPAN
Stuart NICHOLSON16Ben FOX

Walsall 3 Burton Albion 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 19,441, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Neil SWARBRICK 5½)
32 Xisco, 59 Xisco, 66 JohnsonScorers56 Akins
Substitutions76 Boyce <=> Akpan
Sendings off
31 Keogh, 44 DelaneyBookings
3Corners1
17Fouls12
2Offsides3
10Shots on3
5Shots off3
15Total shots6
7Shots saved2
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Francisco Jiménez Tejada, XISCO
5JOHNSON headed over.
9JOHNSON fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
11GARDNER's shot was well held by THOMAS.
15The Burton Albion 'keeper blocked a clever strike from JOHNSON.
29A left foot shot from MCCRORY was pushed round the post by the 'keeper.
29PEDERSEN ran onto a wonderful ball from JOHNSON but pulled his effort wide of the goal.
31KEOGH booked for gamesmanship.
32GOAL!! The Burton Albion 'keeper got into a muddle with a backpass from BUXTON and XISCO was able to poke the ball home. (1-0 Walsall)
37A great strike from FLETCHER was dealt with by a fine parry from the 'keeper.
40A drive from JOHNSON seemed a certain goal but THOMAS managed to punch the ball away.
44AKINS knocked the ball to BOYCE who forced it just beyond the far post.
44DELANEY booked for a bad foul on BRAYFORD.
 
51The stunned RICKETTS stared in disbelief as a backpass from SMITH fell just over.
53LUND waltzed past PEDERSEN and poked a weak shot over the bar.
56GOAL!! A twenty-five yard free-kick was expertly slammed into the net by AKINS. (1-1)
57FLETCHER rifled an easy chance past the righthand post.
59GOAL!! A mishit goal-kick was intercepted by JOHNSON who setup XISCO with a simple chance. (2-1 Walsall)
63A shot from MCCRORY was smothered by RICKETTS.
66GOAL!! JOHNSON dribbled forward, looked up and slammed a shot into the Burton Albion net. (3-1 Walsall)
68A penalty box scramble resulted in FLETCHER tapping a low shot wide.
73A free-kick from JOHNSON raced just beyond the near post.
74An inswinging corner was forced into the arms of the Burton Albion 'keeper by JOHNSON.
88XISCO's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Burton Albion post.