Nine-man Walsall grab an unlikely win through Dwayne Mattis’ first-half goal at the Withdean Stadium.
16:55: Unbelievable! The final whistle goes and three points for the Saddlers.
16:53: Brighton midfielder Glenn Murray glances his header wide after beating Walsall defender Anthony Gerrard to the ball.
16:52: Walsall are gravely clinging on at the Withdean - only to discover the referee has awarded six minutes of stoppage time.
16:31: Adam El-Abd goes close with a free header for Brighton.
16:13: Alex Nicholls released by Ibehre for Walsall, but he makes a real mess of it.
16:02: Ibehre is pushing his luck, all over a home defender, having already been booked.
16:01: Second-half begins.
15:46: Half-time whistle blows. What a second half the Saddlers are likely to have in store.
15:35: Marco Reich replaced by Chris Palmer for Walsall.
15:32: Disaster! Netan Sansara sent off for Walsall for serious foul play after a challenge of Gary Hart. Saddlers down to nine men.
15:30: Walsall striker Jabo Ibehre booked for unsporting behaviour.
15:29: Brighton striker Nicky Forster’s effort caught by Walsall goalkeeper Clayton Ince.
15:18: Walsall defender Rhys Weston sent off for serious foul play, after a foul on Brighton’s Dean Cox.
15:00: Game kicks off.
14:30: Teams in at the Withdean Stadium: -
Brighton: Kuipers, Whing, El-Abd, Richards, Elphick, Cox, Thomson, Hart, Virgo, Forster, Murray.
Subs: Livermore, Loft, Robinson, Fraser, Dixon.
Walsall: Ince, Weston, Roberts, Gerrard, Sansara, Hughes, Mattis, Taundry, Nicholls, Reich, Ibehre.
Subs: Gilmartin, Boertien, Palmer, Demontagnac, Deeney.
Referee: Mike Thorpe (Suffolk)



















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C’MON SADDLERS. YOU DESERVE THE POINTS IF YOU HOLD ON TO THIS. FROM A WOLF