Walsall were in cup action on Saturday afternoon as they welcomed Bolton Wanderers to the Poundland Bescot Stadium as they faced-off in an Emirates FA Cup - First Round clash.
The first goal of the game didn't arrive until ten minutes into the second half as Josh Sheehan sent a well-placed free-kick into the back of Tommy Simkin's net.
Walsall, who had enjoyed several spells of dominance, went on to level the scores just four minutes later as Liam Gordon slammed the ball home with a volley, the defender netting against one of his former clubs.
The Saddlers took the lead as the mate entered second-half injury time, the former Tamworth man continuing his strong run of form to send his side into Sunday's Second Round draw.
EMIRATES FA CUP - FIRST ROUND
| WALSALL | 2-1 | BOLTON |
| L. GORDON (59') JELLIS (90+1') |
GOALSCORERS |
SHEEHAN (55') |
| SIMKIN (59') LOWE (90+1) |
ASSISTS |
|
| 44 | POSSESSION (%) | 56 |
| 11 | SHOTS (TOTAL) | 9 |
| 6 | SHOTS (ON TARGET) | 3 |
| 1 | BLOCKED SHOTS | 4 |
| 2 | GOALKEEPER SAVES | 3 |
| 7 | CORNERS | 6 |
| 11 | FOULS | 11 |
| 2 | YELLOW CARDS | 2 |
| 0 | RED CARDS | 0 |
| AT | BESCOT STADIUM |
| ATTENDANCE | 6,684 (1,571) |
| REFEREE | RUEBYN RICARDO |
WALSALL
Simkin; Okagbue, Williams 🟨 (Daniels, 78'), Allen; Stirk (Lakin, 30'); C. Barrett, Jellis, Earing (Hall, 79'), L. Gordon, Adomah (Matt, 86' 🟨), Lowe
Unused: Hornby; McEntee, Weir, Cleary, Johnson
BOLTON WANDERERS
Southwood; Williams, Dacres-Cogle, Johnston, Forrester, Schón 🟨, Sheehan, Matete 🟨, Arfield (McAtee, 68'), Lolos (Collins, 68'), Charles (Adeboyejo, 75')
Unused: Dallimore; Santos, Inwood, Matheson, Lewis, Sharples-Ahmed