- Matthew Lund - 45'+1'
- Erhun Oztumer - 22'
Walsall hold on for vital point to end relegation fears
Walsall gained the point they needed to secure their Sky Bet League One status with a 1-1 draw at Bradford.The match was preceded by a minute's silence in memory of the 56 people who died in the Valley Parade fire in May 1985 and both captains laid wreaths.Walsall took the lead in the 22nd minute with a smart, opportunist goal. George Dobson won the ball in the Bradford penalty area and tried a left-foot shot. The ball appeared to be going wide of the far post, but Amadou Bakayoko dived forward to head it into the net.Bradford equalised on the stroke of half-time following a move involving the two players on-loan from Burton. Former England international Stephen Warnock, who is retiring at the end of the season, crossed from the left for the unmarked Matty Lund to score with a close-range header.Bradford came closest to grabbing a winner in an improved second-half performance. Winger Jordan Gibson fired just wide of the far post in the 56th minute after receiving a through pass from Shay McCartan just two minutes after coming on as substitute.Tim Dieng and Callum Guy had shots blocked and Charlie Wyke saw a header saved, but the nearest they came to scoring was in the 62nd minute when goalkeeper Liam Roberts made a stunning save to keep out a superb 20-yard shot from McCartan. The ball came out to Tony McMahon but he fired over the crossbar.
Game Information
English League One Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Barnsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blackpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bristol Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Burton Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cambridge United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Crawley Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leyton Orient | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lincoln City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northampton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peterborough United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rotherham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stevenage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stockport County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wigan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wrexham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |