Defence is not a concern for Mac

Clayton McDonald today insisted there is no need to panic over Walsall's leaky defence.

The Saddlers haven't kept a clean sheet since March - a run stretching back 19 games.

They have let in 13 goals in their opening eight matches this season but defender McDonald insists the team has just been unlucky.

"It's not worrying but it's one of those things," said McDonald, who conceded the penalty from which Gary Jones scored Rochdale's winner on Saturday.

"It doesn't bother me, we're just concentrating on trying to win games. A win is a win but as a defender you don't want to concede.

"We haven't had a clean sheet in a long time and we need one, but we feel we've defended well."

McDonald has been recalled in the last two games after starting the season on the bench when Oliver Lancashire won the race to partner Manny Smith.

And the 21-year-old knows, while the defence has changed since last season, it shouldn't be an excuse for the lack of clean sheets.

"It's different but you have to get on with it," he said.