Date:14 Jan 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Griffin Park
Attendance:4,867

Goal!

Live Commentary

90mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andy Butler by Myles Weston. Free kick taken by Jimmy Walker.

89mins Myles Weston takes a shot. Save made by Jimmy Walker.

88mins The offside flag is raised against Emmanuele Smith. Simon Moore takes the direct free kick.

87mins Marcel Eger gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Jarvis. Lee Beevers takes the free kick.

87mins Alex Nicholls has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the target.

86mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Emmanuele Smith by Myles Weston. Jonathan Macken goes off and Ryan Jarvis comes on. Jimmy Walker takes the free kick.

85mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Sam Saunders, clearance made by Andy Butler.

85mins The offside flag is raised against Claude Gnakpa. Simon Moore takes the indirect free kick.

83mins Shot by Alex Nicholls from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.

82mins Anton Peterlin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Douglas. Free kick taken by Dale Bennett.

81mins Niall McGinn replaces Harry Forrester.

81mins Effort on goal by Jonathan Macken from outside the penalty box goes harmlessly over the bar.

80mins Richard Taundry takes the inswinging corner, Jake Bidwell manages to make a clearance.

79mins Effort on goal by Alex Nicholls from just outside the area goes harmlessly over the target.

77mins Harry Forrester concedes a free kick for a foul on Alex Nicholls. Claude Gnakpa on for Adam Chambers. Lee Beevers takes the direct free kick.

77mins Inswinging corner taken by Sam Saunders, Jamie Paterson makes a clearance.

73mins Marcel Eger challenges Lee Beevers unfairly and gives away a free kick. Myles Weston replaces Clayton Donaldson. Free kick taken by Jimmy Walker.

72mins Clayton Donaldson fouled by Adam Chambers, the ref awards a free kick. Sam Saunders takes the free kick.

70mins Clayton Donaldson takes a shot. Save by Jimmy Walker.

69mins Sam Saunders takes a outswinging corner to the near post, Alex Nicholls makes a clearance.

69mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Sam Saunders, clearance by Anton Peterlin.

69mins Jonathan Douglas has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

67mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Richard Taundry, clearance by Leon Legge.

67mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Sam Saunders, Andy Butler makes a clearance.

66mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gary Alexander by Adam Chambers. Gary Alexander takes the free kick.

64mins Andy Butler concedes a free kick for a foul on Clayton Donaldson. Sam Saunders delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, Andy Butler manages to make a clearance.

63mins Toumani Diagouraga replaces Marcus Bean.

62mins Corner taken by Sam Saunders from the right by-line, Leon Legge takes a shot. Comfortable save by Jimmy Walker.

61mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Sam Saunders, Emmanuele Smith manages to make a clearance.

61mins Marcus Bean takes a shot. Emmanuele Smith gets a block in.

60mins Corner taken right-footed by Sam Saunders.

59mins The official flags Jamie Paterson offside. Simon Moore takes the free kick.

57mins Mat Sadler fouled by Gary Alexander, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jimmy Walker.

57mins Effort from outside the penalty box by Richard Taundry goes wide right of the target.

55mins Corner taken by Richard Taundry, clearance made by Leon Legge.

51mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Clayton Donaldson on Andy Butler. Mat Sadler takes the free kick.

48mins Jonathan Macken takes a shot. Save made by Simon Moore.

45mins Foul by Sam Saunders on Jamie Paterson, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Mat Sadler.

45mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sam Saunders by Alex Nicholls. Marcel Eger restarts play with the free kick.

45mins Corner taken by Richard Taundry from the right by-line.

45mins Jonathan Macken takes a shot. Save by Simon Moore.

43mins Gary Alexander challenges Andy Butler unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jimmy Walker takes the direct free kick.

42mins Foul by Richard Taundry on Jake Bidwell, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Simon Moore.

40mins Marcel Eger concedes a free kick for a foul on Adam Chambers. Marcel Eger is booked. Jimmy Walker takes the free kick.

39mins Alex Nicholls is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Simon Moore takes the direct free kick.

37mins Marcus Bean challenges Adam Chambers unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jimmy Walker takes the free kick.

37mins Unfair challenge on Marcel Eger by Jonathan Macken results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Simon Moore.

32mins Richard Taundry fouled by Harry Forrester, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Jimmy Walker.

31mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Marcus Bean on Andy Butler. Jimmy Walker restarts play with the free kick.

29mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Marcus Bean on Anton Peterlin. The referee cautions Marcus Bean for unsporting behaviour. Lee Beevers takes the direct free kick.

29mins The referee blows for offside against Gary Alexander. Free kick taken by Andy Butler.

27mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Sam Saunders, Dale Bennett gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Adam Chambers. Direct free kick taken by Jimmy Walker.

26mins Unfair challenge on Clayton Donaldson by Emmanuele Smith results in a free kick. Jonathan Douglas takes the direct free kick.

24mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Alex Nicholls. Marcel Eger takes the indirect free kick.

24mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Adam Chambers on Gary Alexander. Simon Moore restarts play with the free kick.

23mins Sam Saunders takes a shot. Jimmy Walker makes a save.

23mins Jonathan Macken has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the target.

22mins The referee blows for offside. Jimmy Walker takes the free kick.

20mins Shot by Jamie Paterson from outside the area goes high over the crossbar.

19mins Jonathan Macken takes a shot. Blocked by Marcus Bean.

19mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Richard Taundry played to the near post, clearance made by Jonathan Douglas.

16mins Gary Alexander takes a shot. Comfortable save by Jimmy Walker.

15mins Lee Beevers gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Harry Forrester. Jonathan Douglas takes the direct free kick.

12mins The offside flag is raised against Jamie Paterson. Jonathan Douglas takes the free kick.

10mins Jamie Paterson has an effort at goal from 25 yards. Save by Simon Moore.

8mins Effort from outside the penalty box by Sam Saunders goes wide right of the goal.

7mins Corner taken right-footed by Sam Saunders from the right by-line, Emmanuele Smith makes a clearance.

6mins Jonathan Douglas challenges Alex Nicholls unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Jimmy Walker.

4mins Leon Legge concedes a free kick for a foul on Andy Butler. Jimmy Walker takes the direct free kick.

2mins Marcus Bean takes a shot. Save by Jimmy Walker.

Match Preview

Bees without duo Karleigh Osborne and Kevin O'Connor remain Brentford's only absentees for the visit of Walsall. Centre-half Osborne has been sidelined since injuring his foot against Stevenage back in October, but he was hoping to be back in action over the festive period. However, his comeback stalled when he picked up a dead leg in training and aggravated it playing for the reserves. Osborne hopes to be back in training next week and possibly in first-team contention by the end of the month. Club captain O'Connor has set his sights on a February return after suffering a foot injury against Basingstoke in the FA Cup two months ago. The Bees are hoping to complete the signing of Leicester midfielder Jack Warburton before the weekend. Walsall are boosted by the return of Olly Lancashire. The central defender has missed the last five games since sustaining a hamstring injury in the club's FA Cup exit to Dagenham & Redbridge in mid-December. Midfielder Kevan Hurst is touch and go having sustained a recurrence of his recent heel injury which has forced him out of training this week. Otherwise, manager Dean Smith has a fully-fit squad to select from. Centre-back Manny Smith returned from suspension to start last weekend's disappointing last-gasp 2-2 draw against Bournemouth. Goalkeeper Jimmy Walker will break Walsall's all-time appearance record with his 530th senior outing.

Formation:442Manager: Uwe Rosler

Brentford

Formation: 433Manager: Dean Smith

Walsall

Simon Moore
Dale Bennett
Marcel Eger
Leon Legge
Jake Bidwell
Sam Saunders
Marcus Bean
Jonathan Douglas
Clayton Donaldson
Gary Alexander
Harry Forrester
SUBS
Myles Weston
Shaleum Logan
Niall McGinn
Toumani Diagouraga
Harlee Dean

Home

Away

Jimmy Walker
Richard Taundry
Andy Butler
Lee Beevers
Mat Sadler
Adam Chambers
Emmanuele Smith
Anton Peterlin
Alex Nicholls
Jonathan Macken
Jamie Paterson
SUBS
David Grof
Darryl Westlake
Ryan Jarvis
Will Grigg
Claude Gnakpa

Match Report

Walker coasts through milestone Walsall goalkeeper Jimmy Walker was barely troubled as he kept a clean sheet in his 530th league appearance for the Saddlers in a dire goalless draw at Brentford. The veteran rescued the visitors late on as he was quick off his line to deny on-rushing Brentford striker Clayton Donaldson, who had raced on to a slide-rule throughball from Sam Saunders. Brentford goalkeeper Simon Moore was the busier of the two, pulling off a fine save to deny Jon Macken's 25-yard goalbound drive just before the break. Walker's only real action in a first half midfield battle came when he got down well to keep out Marcus Bean's low drive. Donaldson thought he had earned his side a first-half penalty when last man Mat Sadler scythed him down, but referee Mark Brown waved away the home side's appeals. Donaldson went close just before the break when his cross-shot was cleared off the goalline by Richard Taundry, while Alex Nicholls should have nicked the points for Walsall with five minutes remaining only to slice his effort wide.

Form Guide

WDDDLD Brentford VS Walsall DDWDLD

Last Meetings

Walsall 0 - 1 Brentford 03/09/2011 Walsall 3 - 2 Brentford 12/04/2011 Brentford 1 - 2 Walsall 14/08/2010 Walsall 2 - 1 Brentford 20/02/2010 Brentford 1 - 1 Walsall 21/11/2009 Brentford 5 - 0 Walsall 04/02/2006

Top Scorers

Brentford C Donaldson 5 S Saunders 4 G Alexander 3 N McGinn 3 L Legge 3 J Douglas 1 M Bean 1 M Weston 1 T Diagouraga 1 S Logan 1 D Bennett 1 Walsall A Nicholls 4 J Macken 3 A Butler 3 W Grigg 3 A Chambers 2 J Paterson 2 R Jarvis 1 K Hurst 1 C Gnakpa 1 E Smith 1 G Bowerman 1

Goals

Brentford Total goals 61 Goals per game 31 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Walsall Total goals 55 Goals per game 25 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins