Brighton 0 Walsall 1

walsallcrest.jpgNine-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.

15:44: 1-0 Walsall! Defender Steve Roberts flicks the ball on to Dwayne Mattis, who glances past Brighton goalkeeper Michael Kuipers for an improbable lead.

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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One Comment

  1. dolf said:

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

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