Kick-off: 15:00
Venue: The Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6276
Referee: Hill, K

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

87 mins

Goal!! Craig Disley scores for Bristol Rovers.

83 mins

Lee Holmes is replaced by Ishmel Demontagnac.

78 mins

Walsall are replacing Troy Deeney with Richard Taundry.

77 mins

Chris Lines is being taken off, Sean Rigg has come on in his place.

73 mins

Walsall are replacing Michael Dobson with Alex Nicholls.

66 mins

Danny Coles is being taken off, Craig Disley has come on in his place.

64 mins

Scott Dann is booked for unsporting behaviour.

63 mins

David Pipe is replaced by Sam Igoe.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

38 mins

Goal!! Walsall have scored with Edrissa Sonko putting it in the back of the net.

29 mins

Troy Deeney is booked for unsporting behaviour.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Walsall made it 15 league games without defeat but saw two points snatched away by a very late equaliser.

Played in non-stop driving rain, the game only went ahead because Rovers spent £45,000 in the week on a pitch cover.

They were left wondering whether it was worth it until substitute Craig Disley cancelled out Edrissa Sonko's goal with minutes to go.

Sonko's goal came 38 minutes into a first half dominated confidently by Walsall.

They were still without their injured attacking duo of Tommy Mooney and Michael Ricketts, but had an energetic spearhead in young Troy Deeney.

As defenders stood off he lifted an early shot a shade too high, collected a card for a hearty touchline tackle and was generally a trouble for the home side.

Rovers had an anxious few minutes when central defender Steve Elliott came off second best in a clash with him 40 yards from goal.

Elliott needed lengthy treatment for a leg injury and was still limping slightly half an hour later.

Walsall were kept moving forward by Michael Dobson's accurate distribution and backed by Reece Weston's attacking role at right-back.

Their breakthrough came when Lee Holmes got in behind Aaron Lescott down the left flank.

He dropped his cross perfectly in the centre of goal where Sonko's close-range header left Steve Phillips helpless.

Holmes almost set up a second goal before half-time when he crossed to the other side of the pitch to take one of the few corners in the game.

Phillips came but missed the far post ball and was relieved to see Anthony Gerrard prod his effort inches wide.

After an ineffectual first half in which they offered nothing in the final third, Rovers got their game together for the second period and created several chances.

Their equaliser came when Disley drove in a low shot after Rickie Lambert had headed the ball into his path.

Bristol Rovers Team

Walsall Team

Bristol Rovers

Walsall

Corners

Fouls

Goal attempts

Shots off target

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