Walsall were back in action on Good Friday as they made their way to Stadium MK and took on Milton Keynes Dons in their latest League Two outing of the season.
Despite not enjoying much of the attacking play, it was the home side who would grab the opening goal of the game as Emre Tezgel scored on the edge of the six-year box following a flicked-on cross.
The second goal of the game also went the way of the home side as Max Dean slammed the ball home from the penalty area as the Saddlers once again gifted their opponents a chance to score.
Milton Keynes added a third goal shortly after the hour mark, as captain Alex Gilbey slotted home following Dean's neat pass. The Saddlers were simply incapable of thwarting their hosts' advances.
Joe Tomlinson made it four-goals-to-nil with just over fifteen minutes of normal time remaining as the Saddlers' promotion push well and truly hit the buffers.
Max Dean continued to frustrate the Saddlers as the second-half substitute added his second and Milton Keynes' fifth goal as the home side were looking to pile on with more than ten minutes of the game remaining.
SKY BET LEAGUE TWO
| MK DONS | 5-0 | WALSALL |
| TEZGEL (28') DEAN [P] (59') GILBEY (62') TOMLINSON (74') DEAN (78') |
GOALSCORERS |
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| GILBEY (28') DEAN (62') DEAN (74') NORMAN (78') |
ASSISTS |
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| 66 | POSS (%) | 34 |
| 18 | SHOTS (TOTAL) | 4 |
| 8 | SHOTS (ON TARGET) | 1 |
| 4 | CORNERS | 5 |
| 7 | FOULS | 13 |
| 0 | YELLOW CARDS | 2 |
| 0 | RED CARDS | 0 |
| AT | STADIUM MK |
| ATTENDANCE | 8,121 (1,513 WALSALL) |
| REFEREE | ED DUCKWORTH |
MILTON KEYNES DONS
Kelly; Norman, O'Hora, Gilbey, Payne (Robson, 55'), Tomlinson, Harvie (Lewington, 70'), Tezgel (Dean, 55'), Wearne (Kemp, 69'), Lofthouse, Bate (Williams, 76')
Unused: Marschall, Harrison
WALSALL
Smith; Daniels (Oteh, 65'), Okagbue, Allen; Comley (Matt, 65'); Adegboyega 🟨, Hutchinson, Stirk, L Gordon 🟨; J Gordon (Johnson, 75'), Faal (Tierney, 46')
Unused: Evans, Farquharson, James-Taylor