- 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 | 46 | 34 | 9 | 3 | +53 | 111 |
Wrexham | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | +33 | 92 |
Stockport County | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | +30 | 87 |
Charlton Athletic | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | +24 | 85 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | +25 | 84 |
Leyton Orient | 46 | 24 | 6 | 16 | +24 | 78 |
Reading | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | +11 | 75 |
Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 68 |
Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | +12 | 67 |
Huddersfield Town | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | +3 | 64 |
Lincoln City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | +8 | 61 |
Barnsley | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 61 |
Rotherham United | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 59 |
Stevenage | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 57 |
Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | -2 | 56 |
Exeter City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 56 |
Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 54 |
Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | -13 | 51 |
Northampton Town | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | -18 | 51 |
Burton Albion | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -17 | 47 |
Crawley Town | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | -26 | 46 |
Bristol Rovers | 46 | 12 | 7 | 27 | -32 | 43 |
Cambridge United | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -28 | 38 |
Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | -38 | 33 |