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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 2 (setup 5, season 17)
Walsall
v.
Burnley
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Alex McCARTHY17Luke STEELE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Marko JOVANOVIC627Phil BARDSLEY
Joel LYNCH3Stephen WARD
Astrit AJDAREVIC48Steven DEFOUR
Nikolay BODUROV57Ben MEE
Alejandro Damián FAURLIN667Jon FLANAGAN
Willo FLOOD67Ashley WESTWOOD
Ishmel DEMONTAGNAC687Mehdi CARCELA-GONZÁLEZ
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ797Kostas MITROGLOU
Dominique MALONGA610Ashley BARNES
Danijel SUBOTIC6116Raffaele PALLADINO
Manager
Paul CONNOLLY12Rouwen HENNINGS
Davino VERHULST13Tobias SIPPEL
Markus HEIKKINEN146Chris WOOD
Paul ANDERSON15Danny LAFFERTY
Ashley CHAMBERS16Chris LONG

Walsall 0 Burnley 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 11,112, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Howard WEBB 5)
Scorers12 Mitroglou
Substitutions76 Mitroglou <=> Wood
Sendings off
1 Bodurov, 52 DemontagnacBookings
15Corners6
13Fouls5
7Offsides13
7Shots on2
2Shots off11
9Total shots13
6Shots saved1
36%Possession64%
Man of the match: Steven DEFOUR
1BODUROV booked.
7SUBOTIC's header was well saved by the 'keeper.
10WARD placed a right foot shot over from twenty-five yards out.
12GOAL!! A tackle from LYNCH gave Burnley a free-kick just outside the area which MITROGLOU blasted past MCCARTHY. (1-0 Burnley)
13JUTKIEWICZ was put clear by FAURLIN and he pulled away from STEELE but drilled his shot over.
18BARNES played the ball to CARCELA-GONZÁLEZ who forced it over.
21The 'keeper managed to palm clear a wicked shot.
24The stunned Walsall 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from FLOOD fell just wide.
28MITROGLOU scuffed a simple chance.
29A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
31CARCELA-GONZÁLEZ hoofed the ball wide of the righthand post from just outside the area.
33FLANAGAN rattled an easy chance past the lefthand post.
38CARCELA-GONZÁLEZ brought the ball away from DEMONTAGNAC and rattled a poor shot over.
42A free-kick from WARD flew wide.
43STEELE saved a swerving shot from DEMONTAGNAC.
 
51A corner was collected by CARCELA-GONZÁLEZ who touched an effort over the bar.
52DEMONTAGNAC given a yellow card for a high tackle.
57A deadly shot from LYNCH was saved by STEELE.
57A header by JUTKIEWICZ at the far post was easily collected by the Burnley 'keeper.
63A useful ball from WARD on the left found CARCELA-GONZÁLEZ who mishit his effort just beyond the near post.
64The 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from JUTKIEWICZ.
67A cross from DEFOUR left PALLADINO in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
79A tame strike from FAURLIN bounced agonisingly wide.
82JUTKIEWICZ stepped inside WARD but nudged the ball into the arms of STEELE.