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Commentary
GOAL!! A terrible goal-kick was intercepted by BAKER who setup BALLO with a simple chance. (1-0 Reading)
DOBSON flicked a right foot shot inches wide from just outside the area.
16¹GOAL!! Showing plenty of skill BELA dribbled past McINTYRE and lashed the ball past the Reading 'keeper. (1-1)
25¹INCE shot wide.
31¹A late challenge gets DYBALA a yellow card.
33¹GINNELLY made space on the left and pulled the ball to EKUBAN who clipped the ball wide.
43¹A corner bobbled toward BALLO who nodded the ball inches wide.
The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from SINANI fell just over.
GOAL!! A long ball from GUTHRIE had the Reading defence back-pedalling and DA COSTA made the most of the opportunity with a great goal. (2-1 Walsall)
A fine ball from O'RILEY on the right fell to BAKER who sliced his shot over.
10²RICHARDS beat three Reading players and blasted a great chance wide.
11²A cross from BAKER left BALLO in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
12²SINANI headed wide.
13²A free-kick from BAKER flew over.
16²MASUAKU was put clear by SARR and he stepped inside the Walsall 'keeper but thrust his shot wide.
18²DYBALA beat BELA and placed the ball to MASUAKU who hit his shot wide.
24²A accurate pass fell to SINANI and his deadly shot went narrowly over.
32²A great effort from DACOSTA scraped the woodwork.
33²Uncertainty in the Reading defence enabled DOBSON to hit an effort just beyond the near post.
39²DOBSON nodded the ball wide from just inside the area.
40²SINANI stroked a simple chance past the far post.
43²SINANI brought the ball round HENDRICK and flicked a weak shot past the post.

 
Walsall
 
League position: 21
Home league form: LLLW
Overall league form: LLLLLWLW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Aynsley PEARS1Andrei LUNEV
Darryl WESTLAKE2Malo GUSTO
Omar RICHARDS3Arthur MASUAKU
George DOBSON4Matt O'RILEY
Jon GUTHRIE5Malang SARR
Anthony O'CONNOR6Tom McINTYRE
Jérémie BELA7Tom INCE
Danel SINANI8Lewis BAKER
(p)Caleb EKUBAN9Thierno BALLO(p)
(f)Josh GINNELLY10Jeff HENDRICK(f)
(c)Nuno DA COSTA11Paulo DYBALA(c)
Manager
Luke LEAHY  12  Max AARONS
Nicolas SCHMID  13  Cican STANKOVIC
Julien DACOSTA14  Tyler BLACKETT
Hayden WHITE  15  Michael MORRISON
Ben GORDON  16  Nesta GUINNESS-WALKER
 
Reading
 
League position: 4
Away league form: LWXL
Overall league form: LLWWXOXW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Walsall 2 Reading 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 11,133, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Thomas Troupkos 6)

Bela 16¹, da Costa 4²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Ballo 7¹
O'ConnoróDacosta 27² 
  
 Dybala 31¹
23
164
13
41
1612
2013
20
49%51%
Man of the match: Matt O'Riley