Walsall favourite Albert Adomah closes in on his latest milestone

The 38-year-old made his 99th appearance for Walsall during their 1-1 draw against Colchester United at the JobServe Community Stadium last Saturday.

He started his fourth successive game in Essex to move one shy of his Saddlers’ century after over one-and-a-half seasons at the club.

So far, Adomah has scored 12 goals and set-up 11 more across all competitions - netting seven and registering four assists this term.

The veteran has registered a direct goal involvement every 142 minutes during his second season at Bescot.

Adomah scored his first brace since 2017 during the Saddlers’ 3-0 victory at Crewe Alexandra in Darren Byfield’s first game in interim change last month.

He also set-up the other with a darting run down the left and a sumptuous cross with the outside of his boot for Aaron Pressley to score.

The former Ghana international has undergone somewhat of a rebirth in his traditional position on the right-wing in Byfield’s 4-3-3 system.

Mat Sadler deployed him at right wing-back or as a centre-back in a 3-5-2, but Adomah has proven that he has got the beating of many of his opponents in recent weeks.

Admittedly, he looked a tad jaded after his recent exploits in the latest draw at Colchester United, but he should still be poised to pass up his century over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

He surpassed 100 career goals earlier this season when he scored during a 3-1 victory at local rivals Shrewsbury Town in the EFL Trophy.

And he is also just 11 games away from hitting 800 professional club appearances - a total he has already exceeded for club and country if you include his 18 caps for Ghana.