- Date:31 Mar 2012
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Spotland Stadium
- Attendance:2,516
- Kennedy (65) Akpa Akpro (65)
Symes - pen (81) Akpa Akpro (90) - Ledesma (24) Joe Widdowson - og (37)
Butler (90)
Live Commentary
- 94mins
Andy Butler grabs a headed goal from just inside the area. Rochdale 3-3 Walsall.Mat Sadler provided the assist for the goal.
- 93mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Nicky Adams, Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the box to the top right corner of the goal. Rochdale 3-2 Walsall.Assist by Jason Kennedy.
- 90mins
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro is flagged offside by the assistant referee. David Grof restarts play with the free kick.
- 89mins
Kevan Hurst produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.
- 87mins
Andrew Tutte takes a shot. Save by David Grof. Corner taken by Nicky Adams, Jason Kennedy has a header from close range and clears the crossbar.
- 86mins
Will Grigg gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Joe Widdowson. David Lucas restarts play with the free kick.
- 84mins
Darryl Westlake leaves the field to be replaced by Jamie Paterson.
- 83mins
The offside flag is raised against Michael Symes. Free kick taken by David Grof.
- 81mins
Will Grigg challenges Joe Widdowson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Andrew Tutte restarts play with the free kick. Mat Sadler gives away a Penalty for an unfair challenge on Jason Kennedy. Michael Symes scores a placed penalty. Rochdale 2-2 Walsall.
- 80mins
Alex Nicholls is adjudged to have handled the ball. Free kick taken by David Lucas.
- 79mins
Emanuel Jorge Ledesma leaves the field to be replaced by Richard Taundry.
- 78mins
Temitope Obadeyi takes a shot. David Grof makes a save.
- 77mins
Michael Symes takes a shot.
- 76mins
Shot on goal by Gary Jones from just inside the area goes over the target.
- 74mins
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro concedes a free kick for a foul on Florent Cuvelier. David Grof restarts play with the free kick.
- 74mins
George Bowerman goes off and Will Grigg comes on.
- 72mins
Kevin Amankwaah fouled by Emanuel Jorge Ledesma, the ref awards a free kick. David Lucas takes the direct free kick.
- 71mins
Jason Kennedy gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Emanuel Jorge Ledesma. Emanuel Jorge Ledesma takes the direct free kick.
- 70mins
Jason Kennedy gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kevan Hurst. Direct free kick taken by David Grof.
- 70mins
Outswinging corner taken by Nicky Adams from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance by Kevan Hurst.
- 69mins
Effort on goal by Emanuel Jorge Ledesma from just outside the area goes harmlessly over the target.
- 68mins
Shot by Michael Symes from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.
- 66mins
Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Nicky Adams, Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro scores a goal from close in to the bottom right corner of the goal. Rochdale 1-2 Walsall.Assist on the goal came from Kevin Long.
- 65mins
Nicky Adams takes the outswinging corner, George Bowerman manages to make a clearance.
- 65mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Nicky Adams, Andy Butler makes a clearance.
- 65mins
Inswinging corner taken by Jason Kennedy, clearance made by Emmanuele Smith.
- 62mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Florent Cuvelier by Andrew Tutte. Temitope Obadeyi replaces Neill Byrne. Free kick taken by Darryl Westlake.
- 59mins
Effort from outside the area by Andrew Tutte goes wide right of the goal.
- 58mins
The ball is swung over by Kevan Hurst.
- 56mins
Nicky Adams on for Ashley Grimes.
- 56mins
Kevan Hurst has shot on goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 56mins
Sam Mantom takes a shot.
- 54mins
Florent Cuvelier takes a shot. Joe Widdowson gets a block in. Corner taken by Kevan Hurst played to the near post, Jason Kennedy makes a clearance.
- 53mins
Jason Kennedy decides to take a short corner, save made by David Grof.
- 52mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Jason Kennedy from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Andy Butler.
- 52mins
Jason Kennedy decides to take a short corner.
- 51mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Jason Kennedy from the left by-line to the near post, Kevan Hurst manages to make a clearance.
- 50mins
Michael Symes takes a shot. Sam Mantom gets a block in.
- 48mins
Foul by Jason Kennedy on Florent Cuvelier, free kick awarded. Darryl Westlake restarts play with the free kick.
- 47mins
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro fouled by Mat Sadler, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Jason Kennedy from right wing.
- 46mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro. David Grof restarts play with the free kick.
- 45mins
Corner taken by Jason Kennedy, Header from deep inside the area by Kevin Long goes over the bar.
- 43mins
Michael Symes is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. David Grof restarts play with the free kick.
- 42mins
Kevan Hurst gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro. David Lucas restarts play with the free kick.
- 42mins
Florent Cuvelier takes a shot. Blocked by Gary Jones.
- 41mins
Kevan Hurst takes a short corner.
- 41mins
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andy Butler. Andy Butler takes the free kick.
- 40mins
Emanuel Jorge Ledesma takes a shot. David Lucas makes a save.
- 38mins
Own goal by Joe Widdowson. Rochdale 0-2 Walsall.
- 38mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Joe Widdowson on Alex Nicholls. Emanuel Jorge Ledesma takes the direct free kick.
- 37mins
Jason Kennedy takes a shot. Save by David Grof.
- 36mins
Foul by Emmanuele Smith on Michael Symes, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by David Lucas.
- 34mins
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro produces a cross, save by David Grof.
- 33mins
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro fouled by Emmanuele Smith, the ref awards a free kick. Jason Kennedy takes the free kick.
- 33mins
Jason Kennedy takes a shot.
- 32mins
Corner taken right-footed by Jason Kennedy from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Andy Butler. Outswinging corner taken by Jason Kennedy from the right by-line.
- 31mins
Andy Butler concedes a free kick for a foul on Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro. Jason Kennedy restarts play with the free kick.
- 30mins
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro takes a shot. Save made by David Grof.
- 30mins
Centre by Neill Byrne.
- 29mins
Outswinging corner taken by Jason Kennedy.
- 25mins
Emanuel Jorge Ledesma scores a goal from long range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Rochdale 0-1 Walsall.Sam Mantom provided the assist for the goal.
- 24mins
Ashley Grimes gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Emmanuele Smith. Free kick taken by David Grof.
- 23mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Emanuel Jorge Ledesma. David Lucas restarts play with the free kick.
- 22mins
Gary Jones takes a shot.
- 20mins
Joe Widdowson fouled by Emanuel Jorge Ledesma, the ref awards a free kick. Jason Kennedy produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, Alex Nicholls gets a block in.
- 19mins
Corner taken right-footed by Jason Kennedy, clearance by Emmanuele Smith.
- 19mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Emanuel Jorge Ledesma on Kevin Long. David Lucas restarts play with the free kick.
- 18mins
Kevan Hurst takes the inswinging corner, clearance made by Michael Symes.
- 17mins
Gary Jones is penalised for a handball. Andy Butler restarts play with the free kick.
- 16mins
Shot from just outside the area by Michael Symes goes over the bar.
- 16mins
Andy Butler challenges Michael Symes unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Jason Kennedy, clearance by Darryl Westlake.
- 15mins
Joe Widdowson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alex Nicholls. Florent Cuvelier takes the free kick.
- 14mins
Florent Cuvelier takes a shot from just outside the penalty area clears the crossbar.
- 13mins
Kevan Hurst takes a shot. Neill Byrne gets a block in.
- 11mins
The offside flag is raised against Jason Kennedy. Direct free kick taken by David Grof.
- 9mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro on Florent Cuvelier. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Emanuel Jorge Ledesma, clearance by Joe Widdowson.
- 9mins
Kevan Hurst takes a shot from deep inside the box clearing the bar.
- 8mins
Andrew Tutte takes a shot. Save by David Grof.
- 8mins
The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by David Lucas.
- 4mins
Unfair challenge on David Grof by Ashley Grimes results in a free kick. David Grof takes the free kick.
- 3mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Jason Kennedy from the left by-line to the near post, Kevan Hurst manages to make a clearance.
- 3mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Jason Kennedy, Mat Sadler makes a clearance.
- 1mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Jason Kennedy played to the near post, Gary Jones takes a shot. Andy Butler gets a block in.
Match Preview
Dale wait on Holness Rochdale boss John Coleman expects Marcus Holness to be fit for the visit of Walsall. The defender limped off in last weekend's 2-0 defeat to Brentford after picking up a knock. Joe Widdowson replaced him in that fixture and he is likely to deputise again if Holness fails a late fitness test. Fellow defender Kevin Amankwaah is set to retain his place following a successful return against the Bees after recovering from a groin injury. Sean McConville is hoping for his full debut following his loan move from Stockport. The midfielder was introduced as a half-time substitute last weekend and Brian Barry-Murphy could make way again. The defeat to Brentford meant Coleman's side recorded back-to-back losses and are eight points adrift of safety in the relegation zone. Walsall hope to have Richard Taundry and Adam Chambers back in contention but Jonathan Macken is a doubt. Right-back Taundry has missed the last five games with a hamstring injury while midfielder Chambers has featured in just one of the previous eight due to a troublesome heel problem, but both are pushing to be involved at Spotland. Macken, meanwhile, was forced off after 41 minutes of Tuesday night's impressive 3-1 victory over Colchester nursing a hamstring complaint and looks set to miss out. George Bowerman replaced the veteran striker and duly bagged the Saddlers' third goal to settle the encounter, meaning he is likely to partner Emmanuel Ledesma in attack. Fellow forward Will Grigg again misses out with a hamstring injury of his own. Walsall are aiming to put more daylight between themselves and the drop zone. They are currently just one place and two points above the bottom four although eight points separate them from third-bottom Dale.
Rochdale
Walsall
- David Lucas
- Neill Byrne
- Kevin Long
- Kevin Amankwaah
- Joe Widdowson
- Andrew Tutte
- Gary Jones
- Jason Kennedy
- Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro
- Michael Symes
- Ashley Grimes
- SUBS
- Matthew Edwards
- Marcus Holness
- Nicky Adams
- Temitope Obadeyi
- Sean McConville
Home
Away
- David Grof
- Darryl Westlake
- Andy Butler
- Emmanuele Smith
- Mat Sadler
- Alex Nicholls
- Sam Mantom
- Florent Cuvelier
- Kevan Hurst
- Emanuel Jorge Ledesma
- George Bowerman
- SUBS
- Jimmy Walker
- Oliver Lancashire
- Will Grigg
- Jamie Paterson
- Richard Taundry
Match Report
Form Guide
- DLDWLL
- Rochdale
- VS
- Walsall WDLDDW
Last Meetings
- Walsall
- 0 - 0
- Rochdale
- 31/12/2011
- Walsall
- 0 - 0
- Rochdale
- 26/02/2011
- Rochdale
- 3 - 2
- Walsall
- 11/09/2010
- Rochdale
- 0 - 1
- Walsall
- 01/01/1974
- Walsall
- 0 - 0
- Rochdale
- 01/09/1973
- Walsall
- 0 - 2
- Rochdale
- 04/11/1972
Top Scorers
Rochdale
- A Grimes 8
- G Jones 3
- J Akpa Akpro 3
- N Adams 3
- M Holness 3
- M Symes 2
- J Kennedy 2
- B Barry-Murphy 1
- A Tutte 1
Walsall
- J Macken 5
- A Nicholls 5
- A Butler 4
- W Grigg 3
- J Paterson 3
- G Bowerman 3
- A Chambers 2
- K Hurst 2
- F Cuvelier 2
- S Mantom 2
- M Sadler 1
- O Lancashire 1
- E Smith 1
- E Ledesma 1
Goals
Rochdale
- Total goals 97
- Goals per game 35
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 3 (For) 10 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 1 (For) 7 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 6 (For) 9 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 3 (For) 8 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 3 (For) 9 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Walsall
- Total goals 103
- Goals per game 41
- 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 2 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 9 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
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