- 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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Birmingham City | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | +31 | 66 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | +25 | 59 |
Wrexham | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | +18 | 55 |
Stockport County | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | +17 | 54 |
Charlton Athletic | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | +11 | 50 |
Huddersfield Town | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | +15 | 49 |
Leyton Orient | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | +18 | 47 |
Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | +1 | 47 |
Reading | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | +2 | 46 |
Barnsley | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | +1 | 43 |
Blackpool | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | +1 | 40 |
Lincoln City | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | +1 | 40 |
Stevenage | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 40 |
Rotherham United | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 38 |
Mansfield Town | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | -3 | 37 |
Wigan Athletic | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 34 |
Northampton Town | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | -16 | 33 |
Exeter City | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 32 |
Bristol Rovers | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | -16 | 32 |
Peterborough United | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 30 |
Shrewsbury Town | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -19 | 27 |
Crawley Town | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -20 | 27 |
Burton Albion | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -14 | 26 |
Cambridge United | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -25 | 23 |