Walsall returned to cup action on Tuesday evening as they welcomed Premier League Leicester City to WS1 for their clash in Round Three of the Carabao Cup.
After knocking higher-ranked opposition out of both Round One and Round Two, the Saddlers were looking to make it an unlikely hat-trick as the took on the one time Premier League champions in front of a bumper crowd.
The match then went to a penalty shoot out to decide who booked their place in the Fourth Round with Leicester City winning 0-3 as 'keeper Danny Ward made three superb saves.
CARABAO CUP - ROUND THREE
| WALSALL | 0-0 | LEICESTER |
| ALLEN - SAVED OKAGBUE - SAVED L.GORDON - SAVED |
PENALTIES |
PEREIRA - SCORED COADY - SCORED SKIPP - SCORED |
| 26 | POSSESSION (%) | 74 |
| 6 | SHOTS (TOTAL) | 9 |
| 1 | SHOTS (ON TARGET) | 2 |
| 3 | BLOCKED SHOTS | 1 |
| 2 | GOALKEEPER SAVES | 1 |
| 6 | CORNERS | 2 |
| 12 | FOULS | 6 |
| 3 | YELLOW CARDS | 2 |
| 0 | RED CARDS | 0 |
| AT | POUNDLAND BESCOT STADIUM |
| ATTENDANCE | 8,010 (2,253) |
| REFEREE | TOM NIELD |
WALSALL
Simkin; Okagbue, Williams, Weir 🟨; Stirk; C. Barrett, Maher (Allen, 71'), Lakin (Jellis, 66' 🟨), L. Gordon 🟨; Lowe (Matt, 75'), Adomah (Johnson, 75')
Unused: Hornby; Daniels, Browne, Comley, Hall
LEICESTER CITY
Ward; Pereira, Coady, Okoli 🟨, Thomas; Soumare, Choudhury (Skipp, 80'); De Cordova-Reid (McAteer, 80'), Buonanotte 🟨 (El Khannouss, 79'), Fatawu; Edouard (Ayew, 69')
Unused: Iversen; Justin, Faes, Golding, Alves