Walsall were back in action on Saturday afternoon as they made their way to Edgeley Park and took on table-topping Stockport County in their latest outing of the 2023/24 League Two campaign.
The opening goal of the game didn't arrive until the second minute of first-half stoppage time when Akil Wright crashed the ball home with a low, powerful effort that gave Jackson Smith no chance.
Walsall didn't allow their hosts' goal to get them down as, just two minutes after they'd fallen behind, Douglas James-Taylor put them back on level terms with a strong header from a Tom Knowles cross.
Stockport put themselves back into the lead in the second half as Isaac Olaofe was the first to react to Callum Camps' post-bound free-kick as he was on hand to slam the ball over the line.
Stockport looked to have sealed the win and with it the points in the second-half as Liam Gordon felled Connor Lemonheigh-Evans in the box leading to substitute Paddy Madden's well-taken penalty.
SKY BET LEAGUE TWO
| STOCKPORT | 3-1 | WALSALL |
| WRIGHT (45+2') OLAOFE (55') MADDEN (P) (76') |
GOALSCORERS |
JAMES-TAYLOR (45+4') |
| BAILEY (45+2') | ASSISTS | KNOWLES (45+4') |
| 66 | POSS (%) | 34 |
| 16 | SHOTS (TOTAL) | 6 |
| 6 | SHOTS (ON TARGET) | 3 |
| 8 | CORNERS | 6 |
| 10 |
FOULS | 10 |
| 1 | YELLOW CARDS | 1 |
| 0 | RED CARDS | 0 |
| AT | EDGELEY PARK |
| ATTENDANCE | 9,742 (686) |
| REFEREE | BEN ATKINSON |
STOCKPORT COUNTY
Hinchliffe; Wright, Byrne, Horsfall, Camps (Madden, 73'), Croasdale, Wootton (Powell, 74'), Bristow 🟨, Lemonheigh-Evans, Olaofe (Cotterill, 89'), Bailey
Unused: Jo.Smith; Mee, Okeke, C.Johnson
WALSALL
Ja.Smith; Okagbue, Farquharson, Daniels; Comley 🟨; Knowles, Earing (Stirk, 74'), Hutchinson, L.Gordon (Allen, 80'); James-Taylor, D.Johnson (J.Gordon, 61')
Unused: Evans, Foulkes, Adegboyega, Maher