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Commentary
A lovely effort from VLASIC scraped the woodwork.
11¹A clumsy challenge on SIERRALTA by WILKINSON results in a booking.
14¹A fine ball from MOWATT on the right found TAYLOR who mishit his shot wide.
15¹HIRST fluffed an easy chance.
22¹LUNDSTRAM's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
24¹A mix up in the Walsall defence enabled HIRST to hammer the ball over the bar.
25¹A wonderful save prevented TAYLOR from scoring an exceptional goal.
26¹The motionless OKOYE was a mere bystander as a backpass from ZEMURA fell just wide.
37¹GONÇALO GUEDES floated the ball to VLASIC who forced it over.
42¹ALLAN was put clear by WILSON and he dummied WICKENS but drilled his shot just wide.
43¹A cross from LUNDSTRAM left GONÇALO GUEDES in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
VLASIC fired a looping shot inches wide from close range.
A shot from VLASIC was smothered by the 'keeper.
KENNY stormed through the Portsmouth defence but shot straight at WICKENS.
11²GOAL!! After being forced wide HIRST was able to drive the ball in from the tightest of angles. (1-0 Portsmouth)
16²A corner bobbled toward TAYLOR who fired an effort inches over.
18²GOAL!! An imaginative ZEMURA played a delightful ball down the middle to BATTH who seemingly in an offside position went on to comfortably score. (1-1)
24²SCARLETT worked the ball to GONÇALO GUEDES, HIRST collected his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
26²A poor strike from ALLAN bounced agonisingly wide.
28²ALLAN given a yellow card by the ref for a clumsy tackle.
31²GOAL!! A thirty yard free-kick was expertly blasted into the net by VIGEN. (2-1 Walsall)
41²GOAL!! WILLIAMS hit a beautiful thirty yard shot past the hapless WICKENS. (3-1 Walsall)

 
Walsall
 
League position: 19
Home league form: OLWL
Overall league form: OXLLWLLX
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Maduka OKOYE1George WICKENS
Jonjoe KENNY2Zak SWANSON
Jordan ZEMURA3Julio SOLER
Alex MOWATT4John LUNDSTRAM(c)
(c)Danny BATTH5Francisco SIERRALTA
Danny WILSON6Tudor BALUTA
Lasse VIGEN7Abu KAMARA
Charlie TAYLOR8Nikola VLASIC
(p)Conor WILKINSON9George HIRST(p)
(f)Scott ALLAN10GONÇALO Manuel GUEDES(f)
Andy WILLIAMS11Dane SCARLETT
Manager
Josh GINNELLY  12  Hayden MATTHEWS
Angus GUNN  13  Alex BASS
Zach CLOUGH  14  Owen DODGSON
Freddie SEARS  15Sam GREENWOOD
Harry PICKERING  16  Ovie EJARIA
 
Portsmouth
 
League position: 16
Away league form: OLXX
Overall league form: OLWLWXWL
Formation: 4-3-3
Walsall go through to the next round
Statistics
Walsall 3 Portsmouth 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 12,143, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Mark Haywood 5½, TV: highlights)

Batth 18², Vigen 31², Williams 41²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Hirst 11²
 SierraltaóGreenwood 32²
  
Wilkinson 11¹, Allan 28² 
13
323
17
54
47
911
11
47%53%
Man of the match: Charlie Taylor