Heading into the match on the back of their midweek defeat to Cheltenham Town, Brian Dutton's Saddlers were looking to both return to winning ways and enter an improved defensive display as another error led to the Robins going on to take all three points.
The Saddlers started the match in some style, despite the home side taking the kick-off the Reds, or Yellows on this occasion, would open the scoring with as little as twenty-seconds on the clock as Caolan Lavery netted his sixth goal of the season.
Sadly, the ten men of Walsall - Liam Kinsella seeing red for a poor tackle eleven minutes into the second-half - couldn't retain their lead as Elliott List levelled twenty-minutes from time, ultimately giving each side a share of the spoils.
SKY BET LEAGUE TWO
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BORO
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1-1
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WALSALL
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List (70')
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Lavery (1')
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58
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POSS. (%)
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42
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13
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SHOTS
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5
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6
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AT GOAL
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2
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9
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CORNERS
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3
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14
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FOULS
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12
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1
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BOOKED
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1
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0
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SENT OFF
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1
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VENUE
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Lamex Stadium
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REFEREE
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Antony Coggins
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Stevenage
Cumming; James-Wildin, Coker, Prosser (Martin, 63'), Osborne, Vancooten 🟨, List (Stevens, 87'), Pett, Aitchison, Norris (Newton, 46'), Lines
Unused: Johnson; Vincelot, Cuthbert, Read
Walsall
Roberts; White 🟨, Scarr, Sadler, Melbourne; Norman, Kinsella 🟥, Vincent, McDonald (Gordon, 61'); Osadebe (Cockerill-Mollett, 86'); Lavery (Bates, 70')
Unused: Rose; Nolan; Osei Yaw, Reid