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Commentary
A shot from LANG seemed a certain goal but PETROVIC managed to fist the ball clear.
WILKINSON blasted a looping shot wide from close range.
11¹A strike from LANG held no problem for PETROVIC.
13¹MORSY floated the ball to McCLEAN who nodded it wide.
14¹A header by McCLEAN at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
16¹A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing Wigan Athletic 'keeper.
20¹BENNETT nodded the ball wide of the lefthand post from just outside the area.
21¹A penalty box scramble resulted in MORSY cracking a low shot wide.
22¹GOAL!! Walsall were awarded a penalty after a foul on BROADHEAD and WILKINSON put it past PETROVIC. (1-0 Walsall)
25¹BROADHEAD's shot was well saved by PETROVIC.
28¹A neatly crafted cross from RILEY was fired goalbound by BROADHEAD only for PETROVIC to block.
31¹GOAL!! A goalmouth meleé culminated with GELHARDT striking the ball in off the post. (1-1)
36¹A shot from MEJBRI was headed off the line by HUGHES.
38¹McCLEAN galloped through the Walsall defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
39¹McCLEAN made space on the right and knocked the ball to WHATMOUGH who rasped the ball wide.
45¹An inswinging corner was headed into the arms of the 'keeper by BROADHEAD.
13²GOAL!! FLETCHER stabbed a penalty past the 'keeper after LANG had handled just inside the area. (2-1 Wigan Athletic)
19²GOAL!! A MORSY run down the left resulted in a nice cross for McCLEAN to drill in. (3-1 Wigan Athletic)
22²A free-kick from McCLEAN flew inches over.
38²EVANS beat LANG and drove the ball to FLETCHER who fumbled his shot wide.
41²GAYLE shot over.
43²GAYLE ran onto a wonderful ball from EVANS but dragged his effort wide of the goal.

 
Walsall
 
League position: 21
Home league form: LLXW
Overall league form: LLLLLXLW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Owen EVANS1DJordje PETROVIC
Josh KEY2JOĆO Diogo FERREIRA
Joe RANKIN-COSTELLO3Joe BENNETT
Isaac HUTCHINSON4Sam MORSY(c)
Emmanuel MONTHE5Charlie HUGHES
Donervon DANIELS6Jack WHATMOUGH
Joe RILEY7Thelo AASGAARD
Hannibal MEJBRI8James McCLEAN
(p)Conor WILKINSON9Ashley FLETCHER(p)
(f)Callum LANG10Ched EVANS(f)
(c)Nathan BROADHEAD11Joe GELHARDT
Manager
Joe WARD  12  Gavin MASSEY
Glenn MORRIS  13  Tim KRUL
Andy WILLIAMS  14Dwight GAYLE
Will RANDALL15  Tendayi DARIKWA
Brandon COMLEY  16  Max POWER
 
Wigan Athletic
 
League position: 5
Away league form: LWWW
Overall league form: WLOWWOWL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Walsall 1 Wigan Athletic 3
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 10,876, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Thomas Drage 7½)

Wilkinson 22¹ (pen)
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Gelhardt 31¹, Fletcher 13² (pen), McClean 19²
WilkinsonóRandall 5²BennettóGayle 17²
  
  
27
242
26
96
612
1518
72
44%56%
Man of the match: Joćo Diogo Ferreira