Harrogate will be without Luke Armstrong for their home game against Walsall.Armstrong was controversially sent off for a second booking in the midweek defeat at Tranmere and serves a one-game ban.Midfield pair Josh Falkingham (foot) and Brahima Diarra are still out, while Lewis Page (foot) has been ruled out for the rest of the season.Defender Will Smith is hoping to return to contention after ...Full Story »

Oldham boss John Sheridan is worried his side’s habit of shooting themselves in the foot could cost them their Football League status after they again let a lead slip to lose 2-1 at Walsall.The visitors took the lead through Will Sutton’s header, only hours after Oldham had recalled the 19-year-old defender from a loan spell at National League North side Farsley Celtic.But Emmanuel O...Full Story »

Former Oldham loanee Conor Wilkinson’s winner deepened his old club’s relegation worries as Walsall came from behind to triumph 2-1 in League Two.Teenage defender Will Sutton headed Oldham ahead but they remain three points from safety after Emmanuel Osadebe drilled Walsall level and set up Wilkinson to prod home on the volley.Oldham led after 21 minutes as 19-year-old Sutton –...Full Story »

It remains to be seen whether Lee Tomlin has any involvement when Walsall host Sky Bet League Two strugglers Oldham on Tuesday.The 33-year-old forward was not part of the squad for Saturday’s 1-0 win over Sutton due to illness.Reece Devine and Zak Mills look set to still be unavailable, and Rory Holden is on the long-term casualty list.The 16th-placed Saddlers have secured 11 points from s...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn said his walking wounded Walsall players got their reward after edging out promotion hopefuls Sutton to continue their recent revival.The 1-0 victory, Walsall’s third in six since Flynn took over, came via Conor Wilkinson’s first-half penalty to lift the Saddlers 12 points above the League Two drop zone in 16th.Wilkinson slammed home from the spot after bei...Full Story »

Walsall striker Lee Tomlin will hope for another chance to show what he can do as promotion-chasing Sutton head for the Banks’s Stadium on Saturday.The 33-year-old made his first start for the club since his arrival last month in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Barrow and will be determined to nail down a place in the starting line-up.January signing Devante Rodney made a fifth appearance as ...Full Story »

Michael Flynn praised Donervon Daniels after the defender’s first Walsall goal secured a 1-1 draw at Barrow.Daniels headed in a 65th-minute free-kick to cancel out a first-half effort from John Rooney that big brother Wayne would have been proud of.Barrow are still fighting a relegation battle having not won in six Sky Bet League Two games.“He was superb in both halves,” said W...Full Story »

Donervon Daniels’ first goal for the club earned Walsall a 1-1 Sky Bet League Two draw with relegation-threatened Barrow.Daniels, who had not scored since netting for Luton in January 2020, headed in Emmanuel Osadebe’s 65th-minute free-kick.His equaliser denied Mark Cooper’s Cumbrians a first home league win since December 11.John Rooney, brother of Derby boss Wayne, gave the B...Full Story »

Barrow defender Niall Canavan will be available to face Walsall in League Two this weekend after his midweek dismissal was overturned on appeal.Canavan was shown a straight red card after 32 minutes of Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat to Bristol Rovers after bringing down Leon Clarke, but Barrow have had his ban overturned.Jordan Stevens is fit after more than a month on the sidelines to boost Mark Co...Full Story »

A stern half-time team talk from Michael Flynn helped his Walsall side fight back to a deserved point against Northampton on Tuesday.Walsall were second best before half-time and trailed to Mitch Pinnock’s fourth-minute opener.But the visitors turned things around and came away with a deserved draw thanks to Conor Wilkinson’s fine finish.“I thought we were very poor first half ...Full Story »

Louis Appere could come into contention to start when Northampton host Walsall in Tuesday’s League Two clash.The Scottish forward returned after a knock for Saturday’s 1-0 loss at Rochdale, joining the fray off the bench in the second half.And now the 22-year-old could be deemed fit enough to start when Walsall pitch up at Sixfields.Josh Eppiah is another forward building up his matc...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn claimed he has only “scratched the surface” of his new team’s quality after a 3-1 League Two win over Hartlepool further eased their relegation fears.Three wins in four – including two in three under Flynn – have lifted the Saddlers eight points clear of the bottom two after seven straight defeats cost predecessor Matt Taylor his job.On-lo...Full Story »

Walsall marked Michael Flynn’s first home game as Saddlers manager with an entertaining 3-1 win over Hartlepool.George Miller’s brace and a Conor Wilkinson strike ended an eight-game unbeaten run for Pools, who replied through Omar Bogle.Walsall led on 13 minutes as Emmanuel Osadebe ended a superb solo run by slipping in Miller and he took a touch before wrong-footing Pools keeper Be...Full Story »

Walsall head coach Michael Flynn could make changes in the wake of a midweek thrashing at Swindon as Hartlepool head for the Banks’s Stadium.Flynn fielded an unchanged team at the County Ground on Tuesday evening and saw it routed 5-0.Midfielder Joss Labadie was used only as a substitute on his return from a two-match ban and will hope for a start if Flynn opts for change.The Saddlers had ...Full Story »

Swindon head coach Ben Garner praised his side’s ability to kill games off as they secured a 5-0 thrashing over Walsall at the County Ground to boost their promotion hopes.Ricky Aguiar scored a debut double to help the Robins move up to fifth in the League Two table.Garner said: “I thought we finished the first half strongly and got a good goal. We posed a real threat but we didn&rsq...Full Story »

Ricky Aguiar scored a debut double as Swindon strengthened their promotion hopes by stunning Michael Flynn’s Walsall with a 5-0 thrashing at the County Ground.Josh Davison teed up Louie Barry to open the scoring with a powerful strike into the roof of the net in the 36th minute as Swindon deservedly took the lead.Davison grabbed his second assist 10 minutes later, setting up midfielder Agu...Full Story »

Swindon defender Dion Conroy is back in contention for the League Two clash with Walsall on Tuesday evening.Conroy has been out of action since limping out of the 1-1 draw with Crawley on February 1 with an Achilles injury, but has returned to training and is available.Jack Payne is also closing in on full fitness after stepping up his comeback from the knee problem which has sidelined him since...Full Story »

New Walsall boss Michael Flynn lauded his side as they toppled leaders Forest Green with a 1-0 win.George Miller’s first-half strike handed Flynn a winning start as the Saddlers ended Rovers’ 19-game unbeaten run in the process.Former Newport boss Flynn, who joined Walsall on Tuesday following the sacking of Matt Taylor, said:“I now want to get into a position where we’re...Full Story »

George Miller’s first-half strike handed new Walsall boss Michael Flynn a winning start as his side ended runaway leaders Forest Green’s 19-game unbeaten run.A high-octane opening saw Matty Stevens a whisker away from giving Forest Green the lead after four minutes as he stretched to toe over a Nicky Cadden cross.Walsall responded just two minutes later with Miller failing to get a d...Full Story »

Forest Green will be without midfielder Opi Edwards for the visit of Walsall on Saturday.The 22-year-old suffered an injury in training and boss Rob Edwards confirmed he will not be available for the league leaders this weekend.Dom Bernard returned to the starting line-up in last week’s 1-1 draw with Sutton and should start again.Udoka Godwin-Malife was re-introduced into the side in that ...Full Story »