Walsall vs Crawley Town, 2020-21 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

74': Mathew Sadler

FT
1 - 0

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Walsall are hosting Crawley Town at Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Cameron Norman (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Max Watters (Crawley Town).
1': Attempt missed. Wesley McDonald (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
1': Attempt missed. Alfie Bates (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
3': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Liam Kinsella.
4': Attempt saved. Josh Doherty (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Frost.
4': Attempt saved. Max Watters (Crawley Town) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Nichols.
4': Foul by Wesley McDonald (Walsall).
4': Sam Ashford (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt saved. Tyler Frost (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Hessenthaler.
8': Offside, Walsall. Alfie Bates tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
11': Elijah Adebayo (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Jake Hessenthaler (Crawley Town).
12': Attempt missed. Rory Holden (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Bates following a set piece situation.
18': Foul by Mat Sadler (Walsall).
18': Max Watters (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Mat Sadler (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Foul by Jake Hessenthaler (Crawley Town).
19': Liam Kinsella (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Jake Hessenthaler (Crawley Town).
20': Liam Kinsella (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Jordan Tunnicliffe.
24': Hand ball by Tyler Frost (Crawley Town).
28': Foul by Caolan Lavery (Walsall).
28': Sam Ashford (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Tyler Frost (Crawley Town) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
29': Attempt missed. Jack Powell (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
32': Foul by Zak Jules (Walsall).
32': Jack Powell (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Offside, Crawley Town. Sam Ashford tries a through ball, but Jake Hessenthaler is caught offside.
34': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Archie Davies.
35': Attempt blocked. Alfie Bates (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Cameron Norman.
37': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Zak Jules.
37': Attempt saved. Tony Craig (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Powell with a cross.
38': Cameron Norman (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Tom Nichols (Crawley Town).
38': Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Foul by Max Watters (Crawley Town).
41': Mat Sadler (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt blocked. Sam Ashford (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Nichols.
42': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Liam Kinsella.
43': Attempt blocked. Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Frost with a headed pass.
43': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Zak Jules.
44': Attempt missed. Caolan Lavery (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
45'+1': Foul by Max Watters (Crawley Town).
45'+1': Mat Sadler (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Wesley McDonald (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Roberts.
45'+2': First Half ends, Walsall 0, Crawley Town 0.
45': Second Half begins Walsall 0, Crawley Town 0.
46': Dan Scarr (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Max Watters (Crawley Town).
48': Attempt missed. Max Watters (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Archie Davies.
49': Foul by Tyler Frost (Crawley Town).
49': Rory Holden (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Attempt missed. Wesley McDonald (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rory Holden from a direct free kick.
51': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Cameron Norman.
52': Attempt missed. Tyler Frost (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
52': Attempt blocked. Tyler Frost (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tony Craig.
52': Attempt blocked. Josh Doherty (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tony Craig.
53': Attempt blocked. Jack Powell (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
53': Attempt blocked. Jake Hessenthaler (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
53': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Mat Sadler.
55': Substitution, Crawley Town. Thomas McGill replaces Glenn Morris because of an injury.
55': Attempt missed. Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Powell with a cross following a corner.
56': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Jake Hessenthaler.
57': Attempt missed. Alfie Bates (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
59': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Walsall).
59': Jordan Tunnicliffe (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Zak Jules.
61': Attempt missed. Tony Craig (Crawley Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Powell with a cross following a corner.
62': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Walsall) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Norman with a cross.
66': Attempt missed. Wesley McDonald (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
67': Hand ball by Elijah Adebayo (Walsall).
68': Substitution, Walsall. Jake Scrimshaw replaces Caolan Lavery.
68': Substitution, Walsall. Emmanuel Osadebe replaces Alfie Bates.
72': Attempt blocked. Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Ashford.
73': Attempt saved. Dan Scarr (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rory Holden with a cross.
73': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Archie Davies.
74': Attempt missed. Dan Scarr (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rory Holden with a cross following a corner.
74': Attempt saved. Jake Scrimshaw (Walsall) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dan Scarr.
74': Goal! Walsall 1, Crawley Town 0. Mat Sadler (Walsall) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
77': Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Walsall) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Zak Jules.
78': Substitution, Crawley Town. Tarryn Allarakhia replaces Tyler Frost.
78': Substitution, Crawley Town. Ashley Nadesan replaces Sam Ashford.
79': Attempt saved. Archie Davies (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Powell.
82': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Emmanuel Osadebe.
82': Offside, Walsall. Cameron Norman tries a through ball, but Jake Scrimshaw is caught offside.
84': Archie Davies (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Walsall).
87': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Jake Scrimshaw.
88': Substitution, Walsall. Callum Cockerill-Mollett replaces Wesley McDonald.
89': Foul by Liam Kinsella (Walsall).
89': Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Josh Doherty with a cross.
90': Attempt saved. Rory Holden (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Scrimshaw.
90': Attempt blocked. Jake Scrimshaw (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90': Attempt missed. Jake Hessenthaler (Crawley Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Doherty with a cross.
90'+1': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Walsall).
90'+1': Jordan Tunnicliffe (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Dangerous play by Liam Kinsella (Walsall).
90'+1': Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Cameron Norman (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Josh Doherty (Crawley Town).
90'+5': Foul by Rory Holden (Walsall).
90'+5': Josh Doherty (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Rory Holden (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Walsall 1, Crawley Town 0.
0': Match ends, Walsall 1, Crawley Town 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium
Location: Walsall, England

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bromley	42	+26	83
2	Milton Keynes Dons	42	+35	76
3	Notts County	42	+26	76
4	Cambridge United	41	+27	74

Full Table

Line-Ups

Walsall (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Liam Roberts (GK)
4	Mathew Sadler
6	Dan Scarr
3	Zak Jules
2	Cameron Norman
12	Alfie Bates
8	Liam Kinsella
15	Wesley Mcdonald
22	Rory Holden
11	Elijah Adebayo
9	Caolan Lavery

Walsall Substitutes:

Emma Osaoabe, Jake Scrimshaw, Adan George, Jack Rose, Hayden White, Callum Cockerill-Mollett, Stuart Sinclair.

Crawley Town (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Glenn Morris (GK)
24	Tony Craig
19	Jordan Tunnicliffe
3	Josh Doherty
15	Archie Davies
8	Jack Powell
39	Jake Hessenthaler
11	Tyler Frost
23	Sam Ashford
16	Tom Nichols
36	Max Watters

Crawley Town Substitutes:

Tom McGill, Brian Galach, Tarryn Allarakhia, Ashley Nadesan, Joe McNerney, Dannie Bulman, David Sesay.

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