Fleetwood 1-1 Walsall - report: Saddlers held to a draw in Lancashire
Daniel Kanu scored for the second game on the spin but Walsall were held to a 1-1 draw against Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium.
Ryan Graydon headed Fleetwood into the lead after quarter of an hour, before Kanu levelled for Walsall with a predatory finish 10 minutes later.
Aden Flint made a last-ditch challenge to prevent Graydon from rolling home prior to his opener, but Walsall were the side pushing hardest for a winner with Lewis Warrington seeing a rocket from distance hit the bar.
Walsall started brightly and almost took the lead in style when Evan Weir's swerving free-kick from 30 yards whistled narrowly over the crossbar.
They were very much on the front foot and carved Fleetwood open down the right when Harrison Burke and Connor Barrett combined effectively. The latter delivered a low cutback into the box but Kanu was unable to connect convincingly.
The hosts caught Walsall cold on the counter-attack when Aden Flint was caught on his heels. Graydon rounded Saddlers goalkeeper Myles Roberts but Flint recovered excellently to prevent the Fleetwood frontman from rolling home with a crucial last-ditch challenge.
Fleetwood posed a threat from set pieces and Walsall paid the price for failing to clear their lines when Graydon delivered the breakthrough after 15 minutes.
Jordan Davies picked up the second ball on the left and Graydon was gifted a free header to guide his cross into the far bottom corner.
Kanu snatched at a chance to level immediately when Pressley knocked down Weir's floated ball into his path, but the Saddlers did get back on level terms in the 25th-minute.
Lewis Warrington floated an inviting cross into the box, which Flint knocked down and Ryan Finnigan helped on. Kanu was first to pounce and applied an emphatic finish to beat Jay Lynch from close-range.
Walsall were good value for their equaliser after recovering from falling behind, but there was still plenty to improve on after the break.
Myles Roberts had to be alert to Jordan Davies' free-kick, safely tipping over, after the ball dipped alarmingly towards the underside of his crossbar.
But Walsall continued to create the better chances and almost took the lead when Warrington crashed a thunderbolt from distance on to the crossbar.
As the bar was still reverberating, Walsall came again, with Courtney Clarke dragging wide from 20 yards on his first league start.
Rico Richards came on for his Walsall debut and produced a lovely drop of the shoulder before forcing Lynch into action.
Albert Adomah and Jamille Matt were introduced for the closing stages and the latter had a header smothered from close quarters after meeting Weir's coirner.
Next, Walsall host Tranmere Rovers at Bescot on Saturday next week.
Teams
Walsall (3-1-4-2): Roberts; Burke, Flint, Weir; Warrington (Comley 66); Barrett, Finnigan (Richards 66), Clarke (Okeke 90 +1), Harper; Kanu (Adomah 79), Pressley (Matt 79).
Unused: Hornby, Browne.
Fleetwood (3-4-1-2): Lynch; Holgate, Bolton, Potter; Rooney (Ellis 70), Helm (Neil 78), Bonds, Medley; J Davies; Graydon (Evans 78), Norwood (W Davies 78).
Unused: Harrington, McCann, Mularkey.
Other Details
Referee: Neil Hair
