Swindon kept their unbeaten start to the season intact after a 2-0 home win against 10-man Walsall thanks to an early Charlie Austin goal and a late one from Rushian Hepburn-Murphy.Free-scoring Swindon took just two minutes to find the back of the net when Remeao Hutton found Austin in the middle and he headed beyond the dive of Owen Evans.With four minutes remaining in the half, Liam Gordon got...Full Story »

Delighted Walsall boss Mat Sadler praised a “monumental” effort from his team after they came from behind at half-time to triumph with a 2-1 League Two victory at Salford.The Saddlers were victorious in a true game of two halves at the Peninsula Stadium.Sadler, whose team are now unbeaten in four league matches, said: “We should have done better in that first half, there were t...Full Story »

Walsall came from behind to secure an impressive 2-1 League Two victory at stuttering Salford.Mat Sadler’s improving visitors deserved their second-straight win as they extended their unbeaten league run to four matches, while the Ammies have now lost four of their last five league games.Salford went ahead after 15 minutes when Matt Smith bundled the ball home from close range following Lu...Full Story »

Walsall boss Mat Sadler hailed Isaac Hutchinson’s “unrivalled engine” after the midfielder’s 25-yard thunderbolt gave the Saddlers a 1-0 victory over Colchester.Hutchinson found the top corner from outside the box to reward a dominant first hour from the hosts in the September sunshine.“Isaac just runs and runs – probably all of us got caught out by the weathe...Full Story »

Mat Sadler accused his Walsall players of giving Crewe a “leg up” to come back into the game after they let a two-goal lead slip in a 2-2 League Two draw at Gresty Road.The Saddlers were thwarted by a stoppage-time leveller from Alex midfielder Jack Powell, whose cross evaded everyone and sailed into the far corner of the net.Earlier the west midlanders had looked impressive when bui...Full Story »

A stoppage-time strike from Jack Powell salvaged Crewe a point from a 2-2 League Two draw with Walsall.The Railwaymen came from two down at Gresty Road after an early goal from Freddy Draper and a belting effort from Issac Hutchinson in the first half appeared to have earned Walsall their second success of the campaign.But Powell’s late cross from the left evaded everyone to land in the ne...Full Story »

Walsall held off late Stockport pressure to leave last season’s beaten play-off finalists without a point after two games with a 2-1 win.Goals in each half from Danny Johnson and Aramide Oteh earned the Saddlers a first victory of the season, despite Ryan Rydel’s stoppage-time header.County dominated throughout, with Louie Barry’s cool early finish disallowed for offside and Ow...Full Story »

A youthful Blackburn survived a Carabao Cup first-round scare before overcoming Sky Bet League Two Walsall in a 4-3 victory.The Championship outfit twice came from behind with goals from Oisin McEntee and Ross Tierney cancelled out by Zak Gilsenan and Niall Ennis before half-time.Strikes from Jake Garrett and John Buckley gave Blackburn breathing space but Ronan Maher’s late strike ensured...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams labelled his new-look side “fantastic” after they sealed a dramatic 2-1 victory over Walsall at the Mazuma Stadium.Adams saw Farrend Rawson earn his side the three points with a close-range finish in the 92nd minute following first-half goals from Adam Mayor and Danny Johnson.Adams, who handed out five debuts after being forced to release many of his first-...Full Story »

An injury-time goal from Farrend Rawson gave Morecambe a 2-1 opening day win over Walsall at the Mazuma Stadium.The central defender was in the right place to bundle the ball home from close range after a goalmouth scramble to give the Shrimps victory.After an even start, Adam Mayor gave Morecambe the lead in the 25th minute with a fine finish after a flowing move.JJ McKiernan and Eli King combi...Full Story »

Interim Walsall boss Mat Sadler believes he is ready for the job full-time after the Saddlers handed him his first win in management with a final-day 2-1 victory over Doncaster.Goals from Conor Wilkinson and Isaac Hutchinson earned Sadler his maiden triumph at the third attempt after last month’s sacking of Michael Flynn.Sadler has been a coach at the club for the past four years under fou...Full Story »

Walsall leapfrogged Doncaster on the final day with a 2-1 victory at the Poundland Bescot Stadium.Goals from Conor Wilkinson and Isaac Hutchinson earned Walsall a first win in 10 games as they rose to 16th – while an 11th loss in 16 pushed Rovers down to 18th despite Bobby Faulkner’s consolation.Walsall should have led inside seven minutes but Matty Stevens steered Tom Knowles’...Full Story »

Crawley clinched the point they needed to ensure Sky Bet League Two survival with a goalless draw at home to Walsall.Hartlepool attempted to take matters into the final day of the season with a 3-1 home win over Barrow, but the Reds went into the game needing a point and obliged by taking their unbeaten run to four games.Crawley had all but secured their status with a 2-0 victory at Hartlepool l...Full Story »

Manager Neil Wood hailed Salford’s never-say-die attitude after the 10-man play-off chasers produced more late heroics with a last-gasp 3-2 win at Walsall.The visitors led through Callum Hendry’s early header but Louie Barry saw red for lashing out at Joe Low before Jamille Matt nodded Walsall level.Conor McAleny’s 88th-minute goal put Salford back ahead but Walsall equalised i...Full Story »

Boss Simon Weaver hailed the match-winning efforts of young guns Sam Folarin and Kazeem Olaigbe as Harrogate pulled six points clear of the relegation zone following a 3-0 home win over Walsall.Ex-Middlesbrough winger Folarin, 22, opened the scoring early on before on-loan Southampton winger Olaigbe, 20, rifled a stunning edge-of-the-box effort into the top corner midway through the second half....Full Story »

Sam Folarin, Kazeem Olaigbe and Alex Pattison were all on target as Harrogate took a massive stride towards League Two safety following a 3-0 home triumph over Walsall.The Sulphurites made it six games without defeat – equalling their longest EFL unbeaten run – in comfortable fashion against a sorry Saddlers side, who have now won just one of their last 21 contests.Victory also moved...Full Story »

Crewe boss Lee Bell praised his players for putting a heavy Easter defeat behind them with a professional display to see off 10-man Walsall 2-0.The Railwaymen nudged past the 50-point mark by completing their third win in the last four games and their third consecutive success at home.Bell made six changes to the side who were on the end of a 4-0 thumping at Colchester and two of the incoming pl...Full Story »

First-half goals from Rod McDonald and Chris Long set Crewe on route to their third win in their last four games as they beat Walsall 2-0.McDonald powered home a header from Callum Ainley’s free-kick in the second minute.The Saddlers responded with Isaac Hutchinson firing a deflected effort just wide and Joe Low planting a header over.But some poor defending from the visitors – who a...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson refused to be downhearted despite seeing his side slip out of the League Two automatic promotion after being held to a 0-0 draw at 10-man Walsall.The Cumbrians failed to score for a fourth away game running despite playing the final half hour with a man advantage following Hayden White’s dismissal for a studs-up challenge on Jack Armer.They slipped to fourth as a...Full Story »

Carlisle’s away goal drought stretched to four games as the promotion hopefuls were held to a 0-0 draw at 10-man Walsall.The Cumbrians slipped out of the automatic promotion spots into fourth place after failing to capitalise on Hayden White’s 61st-minute sending-off.It took 34 minutes for either side to register a shot on target, Carlisle keeper Tomas Holy producing a smart low stop...Full Story »