Walsall 1 Hereford 1 – live
Saturday 24th January 2009, 2:59PM GMT.
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Live updates from the Banks’s Stadium as Chris Hutchings takes charge of Walsall for the first time against Hereford in League One.
16.56: Final whistle blows. Saddlers fans – did you see enough to suggest that Hutchings has made an impact or has he got a massive task on his hands? Get those comments in.
16.54: Ibehre heads over in injury time. It’s headed for a draw.
16.45: Taundry booked for dissent.
16.42: Nicholls fires wide of the left hand post from outside the box. Will Hutchings get a late winner in his home debut as boss?
16.30: Troy Deeney shoots over.
16.26: Walsall’s good work is undone when Matt Done is fouled by Dwayne Mattis in the box. The ref awards a penalty. Stephen Guinan scores a placed penalty.
16.03: Second half under way.
15.50: A Williams header goes wide for the visitors. And that’s almost half time.
15.43: Mark Bradley shoots wide of the left hand post as Walsall search for a second.
15.38: Zaaboub’s shot is saved for a corner. The new gaffer will be pleased with the side’s performance in the last five minutes or so.
15.35: Troy Deeney scores for Saddlers, firing into the bottom left corner from inside the box following a Zaaboub assist. He and Zaaboub have looked lively all game, says Nick Mashiter at the Banks’s.
15.34: Ince saves a Kris Taylor free kick.
15.28: Taundry blocks a shot from Williams. Chris Hutchings will be looking for more from his players as they look to carve open a chance.
15.26: Zaaboub’s effort is saved by Sansom. We will spare you any biblical puns this afternoon. Unless a hairy request comes in via the comments.
15.15: Troy Deeney fires over during the early exchanges.
15.01: The action is under way. Get the team news here: Walsall on Video: Confirmed team news
14:30: Teams in at the Banks’s Stadium: -
Walsall: Ince, Palmer, Smith, Gerrard, Taundry, Nicholls, Mattis, Bradley, Zaaboub, Deeney, Ibehre.
Subs: Gilmartin, Boertien, Sansara, Reich, Davies.
Hereford: Samson, Rose, Broadhurst, Gowling, Taylor, Myrie-Williams, Diagouraga, Smith, Done, Guinan, Williams.
Subs: Veiga, Gwynne, Jackson, Johnson, Beckwith.
Referee: Karl Evans (Greater Manchester)
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