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Walsall 1 – 0 Darlington
FT · Wed, Nov 20

Match Details

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Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Darlington 0, Walsall 1.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, Darlington 0, Walsall 1.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Will Hatfield (Darlington).
  • 90'+3'Cameron Norman (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'Rory Holden (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2'Will Hatfield (Darlington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Rory Holden (Walsall).
  • 89'Omar Holness (Darlington) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89'Rory Holden (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89'Foul by Omar Holness (Darlington).
  • 88'Will Hatfield (Darlington) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88'Foul by Caolan Lavery (Walsall).

Line Score

12T
WAL 01 1
DARL 00 0

Match Leaders

Walsall
Darlington

Key Events

90'+2'Rory Holden (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89'Omar Holness (Darlington) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83'Substitution, Walsall. Dan Scarr replaces Wesley McDonald.
80'Substitution, Darlington. Louis Laing replaces Joe Wheatley.
79'Substitution, Walsall. Rory Gaffney replaces Josh Gordon.
71'James Clarke (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68'Goal! Darlington 0, Walsall 1. Caolan Lavery (Walsall) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rory Holden following a corner.
59'Substitution, Walsall. Alfie Bates replaces Gary Liddle.

Team Stats

WalsallDarlington
General
48.4 Possession % 51.6
13 Shots 10
1 On Target 4
1 Offsides 2
4 Corners 5
12 Fouls 13
Passing & Defense
204 Passes Completed 218
6 Crosses Won 6
9 Tackles Won 19
12 Interceptions 2
18 Clearances 13
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 0

Recent Form

Darlington D L W L D
Walsall L L D W W

Starting Lineups

Darlington4-3-3
1 Connell
2 Hedley 5 Storey 6 Galbraith 3 Liddle
8 Hatfield 4 Wheatley 10 Holness
7 Rivers 11 Thompson 9 Campbell
10 Gordon 9 Lavery 68'
25 Mcdonald 8 Kinsella 26 Liddle 15 Holden A
21 Cockerill-Mollett 4 Sadler 5 Clarke 2 Norman
1 Roberts
Walsall4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Darlington

  1. LC #1 Liam ConnellG
  2. TG #6 Terry GalbraithCD-L
  3. AS #5 Alex StoreyCD-R
  4. ML #3 Michael LiddleLB
  5. BH #2 Ben HedleyRB
  6. JW #4 Joe WheatleyCM
  7. OH #10 Omar HolnessLM
  8. WH #8 Will HatfieldRM
  9. ST #11 Stephen ThompsonF
  10. AC #9 Adam CampbellLF
  11. JR #7 Jarrett RiversRF
Substitutes · 1 used

Walsall

  1. LR #1 Liam RobertsG
  2. MS #4 Mathew SadlerCD-L
  3. JC #5 James ClarkeCD-R
  4. CC #21 Callum Cockerill-MollettLB
  5. CN #2 Cameron NormanRB
  6. LK #8 Liam KinsellaCM-L
  7. GL #26 Gary LiddleCM-R
  8. WM #25 Wesley McdonaldLM
  9. RH #15 Rory HoldenRM
  10. JG #10 Josh GordonCF-L
  11. CL #9 Caolan LaveryCF-R68'
Substitutes · 3 used

Roster

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News

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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