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Commentary
GOAL!! The creative TUTA neatly headed on a cross for NKETIAH to thump the ball in. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
UGARTE worked the ball to BUSQUETS, KONÉ gathered his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
A good ball from TOMIYASU on the left bobbled toward FORSBERG who sliced his shot wide.
NKETIAH made space on the left and pulled the ball to HLOZEK who rasped the ball wide.
10¹GOAL!! A weak shot from PLÉA seemed to hold no problem for the 'keeper but the ball somehow squeezed into the net. (1-1)
14¹A cross from TRAORÉ left KONÉ in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
18¹A lovely effort from CASEMIRO scraped the upright.
19¹A pin-point pass found SMALLING and his deadly shot floated narrowly wide.
22¹NKETIAH was put clear by EMERSON PALMIERI and he nutmegged PASVEER but glanced his shot just beyond the near post.
31¹FORSBERG ran onto a delightful ball from PLÉA but pulled his shot wide of the righthand post.
35¹GIOVANI knocked the ball to SARABIA who headed it inches over.
36¹PLÉA shot over.
40¹PLÉA headed just beyond the far post.
41¹TOMIYASU beat four Middlesbrough players and stroked a shot wide.
47¹GOAL!! SARABIA dribbled forward, looked up and thundered a shot into the Middlesbrough net. (2-1 Walsall)
The Walsall 'keeper blocked a clever strike from UGARTE.
A thirty yard drive from SARABIA caused the Middlesbrough 'keeper no problem.
A drive from KONÉ seemed a certain goal but the Walsall 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
15²A penalty box scramble resulted in PLÉA knocking the ball over.
20²PLÉA brought the ball past SARR and stabbed a weak shot well wide.
24²Uncertainty in the Walsall defence enabled HLOZEK to volley an effort over the bar.
28²NKETIAH kicked the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
32²The motionless GAZZANIGA was a mere bystander as a backpass from SARR fell just over.
34²HLOZEK drilled a looping shot just beyond the far post from close range.
40²NKETIAH fluffed an easy chance.

 
Walsall
 
League position: 12
Home league form: XWWX
Overall league form: XLLWWX--
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Remko PASVEER1Paulo GAZZANIGA
Takehiro TOMIYASU2Axel TUANZEBE
(c)Loubadhe SYLLA3EMERSON PALMIERI dos Santos
Bryan CRISTANTE4Manuel UGARTE
Chris SMALLING5TUTA
Perr SCHUURS6Naby SARR
Alassane PLÉA7Bertrand TRAORÉ
Emil FORSBERG8Kouadio KONÉ
(p)Pablo SARABIA9Eddie NKETIAH(p)
(f)Carlos CASEMIRO10Sergio BUSQUETS(c,f)
GIOVANI Henrique11Adam HLOZEK
Manager
Nico GORDON  12  Adama TRAORÉ
Jonas HOFMANN  13  Marcus BETTINELLI
JOSÉ Manuel FONTÁN  14  Darragh LENIHAN
Jack CLARKE15  Jonny HOWSON
Carl JOHNSTON  16  Ché ADAMS
 
Middlesbrough
 
League position: 5
Away league form: LXWW
Overall league form: LWOXWW--
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Walsall 2 Middlesbrough 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 10,726, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Mark Haywood 7½)

Pléa 10¹, Sarabia 47¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Nketiah 1¹
SmallingóClarke 2² 
  
  
104
420
21
34
117
1411
12
58%42%
Man of the match: Jack Clarke