Vincent hails Saddlers faithful

Walsall defender Jamie Vincent has dedicated the heroic win at Leeds to their travelling army and admitted they owed them a big result.

The Saddlers' 2-1 victory, thanks to goals from Dwayne Mattis and Clayton McDonald, stunned Elland Road but sent the away support into raptures.

And Vincent says the team wanted to repay the fans' faith after their poor showing in the 1-0 defeat at Oldham on Saturday.

"It was great support from the fans, it was a disappointing result at Oldham so we're delighted to think we repaid them last night," he said.

"Most people would have thought Leeds would be convincing winners. When we arrived I saw supporters holding up four fingers to zero so they were confident they would win.

"You have a giggle with the fans and let them say their bit but then prove them wrong on the pitch. Coming to places like Leeds you don't need fans to get you up for the game, it's Leeds United."

The 34-year-old impressed alongside McDonald in the heart of the defence as the visitors stood up to heavy Leeds pressure.

And he felt the win was deserved, despite the controversial nature of McDonald's winner, as the Saddlers moved up to 10^th in League One.

"The lads worked really hard and we have to be disappointed with their goal, it was a bit of a freak but we're happy," he said.

"We're up and down, we had a good spell late last year when we went to 7th but if we find some sort of consistency then we'll be a team in League One."

Vincent also hailed Matt Richards after the 25-year-old switched to left-back to allow Julian Gray to make his full debut

"A lot of people don't remember he played over 200 games for Ipswich at left back," said Vincent.

"He talks a lot and worked well with Julian and it could be a good pairing down the left. He worked hard stopping crosses and makes it a lot easier for the other defenders."

Meanwhile, Steve Jones was named on the bench for this afternoon's reserve game with Sheffield Wednesday.