Stoke City 0-0 Walsall (lost 4-3 on pens) - player ratings: One 8 in spirited Saddlers display

Sam Hornby - 7

Clean sheet - Forced into an early diving save by Jamie Donley as he kept a clean sheet across the 90, before saving a penalty from Divin Mubama during the shoot-out.

Harrison Burke - 7

Steady - Anticipated a number of Stoke passes between the lines on his Walsall debut as he helped his side keep Stoke at bay.

Priestley Farquharson - 7

Strong - Commanded the defence really well on his first competitive start in just under a year and dealt with a number of long balls into Stoke attacker Robert Bozenik. 

Dan Cox - 7

Solid - Dealt with his defensive duties with assured efficiency and provided a calmness whenever he was in possession.

Brandon Comley - 8

Smart - Made a few excellent sliding tackles to prevent Stoke from breaking on the counter-attack and was alert to any sign of danger during a really smart performance.

Connor Barrett - 7

Disciplined - Created the best chance for Walsall in the first half with a low cutback for Josh Gordon and showed good positional discipline before he was replaced midway into the second half.

Courtney Clarke - 7

Versatile - Pickpocketed by Donley for an early Stoke chance but grew stronger as the game wore on, as he demonstrated his versatility by playing a few minutes at wing-back.

Ronan Maher - 7

Bright - Started brightly and was a livewire both in and out of possession for the first 45 minutes before fading somewhat after the interval.

Vincent Harper - 7

Impressed - Hardly missed a beat on his debut and completed the joint-most tackles (five) and the most defensive duels (11).

Albert Adomah - 6

Difficult - Worked tirelessly in the press as expected but was let down by his first touch on a couple of occasions, before missing the decisive spot-kick.

Josh Gordon - 6

OK - Missed a great chance in the first half when he fired Barrett's low cutback into the side netting from an acute angle.

Subs 

Jonny Stuttle - 6 (for Gordon, 65)

Missed two chances in quick succession during stoppage time but blazed his penalty over the crossbar in the shoot-out. 

Jake Hollman - 6 (for Maher, 65) 

Showed good energy off the ball following his introduction but hardly got the chance to showcase his quality on it.

Jamie Jellis - 6 (for Barrett, 65) 

Delivered a chipped cross for Aden Flint to nod wide and his late corner also led to a good chance for Stuttle at the death.

Aden Flint (for Farquharson, 74) 

Glanced a header wide late on and converted his penalty in the shoot-out.

Jamille Matt (for Clarke, 77) 

Set-up the first of Stuttle's late chances and scored the first penalty in the shoot-out.

Unused: Roberts, Hancock, Jellis, Warrington, Browne.