Barnet 1-2 Walsall - player ratings: Mixed scores from a hard-fought Saddlers win

George Bennett gives his Walsall player ratings from their 2-1 win against Barnet at the Hive Stadium.

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Connor Barrett celebrates his opening goal for Walsall at Barnet. (Image by Owen Russell)

Myles Roberts - 6

OK - Produced an excellent save to palm away Nnamdi Ofoborh's effort from the edge of the box but perhaps should've done better to punch away Anthony Hartigan's corner for Ollie Hawkins' goal.

Harrison Burke - 6

Challenging - Made his league debut and had his work cut out dealing with the physical threat when Barnet resorted to a long ball style late on. He was withdrawn for the closing stages.

Aden Flint - 7

Commanding - Won most of his aerial battles and commanded a young defence either side of him, although his looping header did lead to a goalmouth scramble towards the end.

Dan Cox - 6

Grew - Caught out a couple of times by Kane Smith in the first half but grew into the game as Barnet applied late pressure.

Brandon Comley - 7

Steady - Made a couple of important recovery challenges, especially to block Smith's close-range finish after he snuck in behind Cox in the first half.