Hornets plot Walsall sting

Hornets boss Brendan Rodgers sent his spies to the Banks's Stadium last night to watch the pair as the Saddlers' reserves slipped to a 2-0 defeat to Shrewsbury.

Sansara played in an advanced left-wing role while Taundry slotted in on the opposite flank and, later, in central midfield.

Taundry has another year to run on his deal and would command a fee, but Sansara, 19, is one of 13 players out of contract at the Banks's.

As he is under 24, any prospective transfer fee could be decided by a tribunal.

Rodgers, former reserve team boss at Chelsea, is a known advocate of talented, young players following his spell as youth team manager at Stamford Bridge.

Midfielder Taundry, 20, has made 38 appearances for the Saddlers this season but injury has restricted him to just five starts since boss Chris Hutchings' arrival in January.

In his absence, Mark Bradley has impressed while Dwayne Mattis and Stephen Hughes are still ahead of him in the fight for a central berth.

Left-back Sansara made his debut on the opening day of the season at Yeovil and has made 10 appearances in his breakthrough campaign – getting sent off in the 1-0 win at Brighton in September.

He struggled to oust Paul Boertien and Chris Palmer from the left-back slot before an ankle injury sidelined him for a month, but he is available for Saturday's trip to promotion-chasing MK Dons.

The Saddlers handed Albion youngsters Seb Lake-Gaskin and Zak Martin a trial last night. Striker Lake-Gaskin and left-back Martin, both 18, have been told they will be released at the end of the season.

Lake-Gaskin struck a post while Martin was booked in a low-key finish to the reserves' totesport.com league campaign as they lost at home to Shrewsbury.

Assistant boss Martin O'Connor said: "These players come in and want to impress and sometimes try too hard. It's something we've been trying to do and these are just two of a few we've tried to get in."