Date:29 Jan 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Banks's Stadium
Attendance:4,023

Butler (16) Gill (33)
Gray (44) Richards (49) Nicholls (68)
Butler (72)
Hughes (48)

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins Andy Butler fouled by Rene Howe, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by David Bevan.

87mins Rene Howe takes a shot. Blocked by Andy Butler.

87mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jeff Hughes by Darryl Westlake. Gary Sawyer takes the direct free kick.

81mins The referee blows for offside against Jeff Hughes. Free kick taken by David Bevan.

80mins Shot from just outside the area by Alex Nicholls misses to the right of the target.

78mins William Grigg challenges Cian Bolger unfairly and gives away a free kick. Byron Anthony restarts play with the free kick.

76mins Alex Nicholls challenges Stuart Campbell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Luke Daniels.

75mins Jamie Paterson on for Jonathan Macken. Matthew Richards has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the target.

74mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Stuart Campbell from the left by-line to the near post, William Grigg makes a clearance.

74mins Jason Price goes off and William Grigg comes on.

72mins Andy Butler gets on the score sheet with a goal from just outside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Walsall 6-1 Bristol Rovers.Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Mathew Gill from the left by-line, assist by Mathew Gill.

71mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Matthew Richards, clearance made by David McCracken.

70mins Unfair challenge on Alex Nicholls by Stuart Campbell results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Darryl Westlake.

69mins Oliver Lancashire gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jeff Hughes. Direct free kick taken by Stuart Campbell.

68mins Alex Nicholls gets on the score sheet with a goal from just outside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Walsall 5-1 Bristol Rovers.Jonathan Macken provided the assist for the goal.

67mins Unfair challenge on David McCracken by Jonathan Macken results in a free kick. Gary Sawyer takes the free kick.

66mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Stuart Campbell from the left by-line to the near post, Byron Anthony has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide left of the target.

66mins Inswinging corner taken by Stuart Campbell from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Matthew Richards.

64mins Unfair challenge on Jason Price by David McCracken results in a free kick. Matthew Richards takes the direct free kick.

64mins Outswinging corner taken by Stuart Campbell from the right by-line.

63mins Jeff Hughes takes a shot. Save made by David Bevan.

62mins Corner taken by Stuart Campbell from the left by-line played to the near post, Jason Price makes a clearance.

61mins Long range shot from Jason Price misses to the left of the goal.

60mins The referee blows for offside against Will Hoskins. David Bevan restarts play with the free kick.

57mins Rene Howe gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andy Butler. Direct free kick taken by David Bevan.

56mins Corner taken by Stuart Campbell from the right by-line.

54mins Jonathan Macken takes a shot. Byron Anthony gets a block in.

49mins Matthew Richards grabs a goal. Walsall 4-1 Bristol Rovers.

48mins A goal is scored by Jeff Hughes from just outside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Walsall 3-1 Bristol Rovers.Will Hoskins provided the assist for the goal.

45mins Ben Swallow goes off and Scott Davies comes on. Jo Kuffour goes off and Rene Howe comes on. Rene Howe gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Oliver Lancashire. David Bevan takes the direct free kick.

45mins Jonathan Macken produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the target.

44mins Goal scored by Julian Gray from outside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Walsall 3-0 Bristol Rovers.

43mins Corner taken right-footed by Mathew Gill, David McCracken manages to make a clearance.

40mins Jason Price challenges David McCracken unfairly and gives away a free kick. Luke Daniels takes the direct free kick.

39mins Dominic Blizzard challenges Jason Price unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Mathew Gill.

38mins Inswinging corner taken by Matthew Richards from the right by-line, Carl Regan manages to make a clearance.

36mins Inswinging corner taken by Matthew Richards.

34mins Matthew Richards has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the goal.

34mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jason Price by Byron Anthony. Free kick taken by Matthew Richards.

33mins Mathew Gill grabs a goal from just outside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Walsall 2-0 Bristol Rovers.The assist for the goal came from Jonathan Macken.

32mins Foul by Jason Price on Byron Anthony, free kick awarded. Luke Daniels takes the direct free kick.

31mins Will Hoskins takes a shot. Save by David Bevan.

26mins Will Hoskins gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andy Butler. Free kick taken by David Bevan.

26mins Matthew Richards takes a shot. Comfortable save by Luke Daniels.

23mins Dominic Blizzard takes a shot. Save made by David Bevan.

21mins Unfair challenge on Will Hoskins by Darryl Westlake results in a free kick. Strike comes in from Will Hoskins from the free kick, clearance made by Darryl Westlake.

21mins Foul by Jonathan Macken on Stuart Campbell, free kick awarded. Stuart Campbell takes the free kick.

16mins Andy Butler finds the back of the net with a headed goal from just inside the box. Walsall 1-0 Bristol Rovers.Assist on the goal came from Matthew Richards.

16mins Stuart Campbell concedes a free kick for a foul on Mathew Gill. Matthew Richards takes the direct free kick.

15mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Stuart Campbell from the left by-line to the near post, save by David Bevan.

14mins Corner taken right-footed by Stuart Campbell from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Oliver Lancashire.

11mins Unfair challenge on Stuart Campbell by Jonathan Macken results in a free kick. Luke Daniels takes the direct free kick.

9mins Darryl Westlake gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dominic Blizzard. Direct free kick taken by David McCracken.

8mins Corner taken left-footed by Matthew Richards, clearance by Ben Swallow.

5mins Effort from the edge of the box by Jason Price goes wide of the left-hand upright.

Match Preview

Saddlers cash in on Price move Walsall manager Dean Smith could hand a debut to Jason Price at home to fellow strugglers Bristol Rovers. The experienced striker has joined the Saddlers on a month's loan from Carlisle and may be pitched straight in for League One's bottom side. Richard Taundry and Manny Smith will be assessed before Smith names his squad. Midfielder Taundry, who recently returned from an ankle injury, and centre-back Smith both missed Tuesday`s 1-1 draw with Oldham having picked up knocks during training on Monday. Striker Darren Byfield had hoped to return this month after a long-term ankle injury but is set to miss out again. Bristol Rovers manager Dave Penney could hand Rene Howe his debut. Howe has signed a one-month loan deal from Peterborough and is in contention to make his debut. However, Penney is without Danny Coles and Chris Lines. Defender Coles serves the third game of his four-match suspension following his sending-off against Carlisle while midfielder Lines collected his 10th booking of the season last week and is also banned. Goalkeeper Luke Daniels and defender Dave McCracken have impressed since being given their chances in the starting line-up and are set to continue as the Pirates look to extend their unbeaten run to three games. Young midfielder Charlie Clough has joined Weymouth on a month's loan.

Formation:442Manager: Dean Smith

Walsall

Formation: 442Manager: Dave Penney

Bristol Rovers

David Bevan
Darryl Westlake
Oliver Lancashire
Andy Butler
Aaron Lescott
Alex Nicholls
Matthew Richards
Mathew Gill
Julian Gray
Jonathan Macken
Jason Price
SUBS
Jon Brain
Clayton McDonald
Paul Marshall
Richard Taundry
Jamie Paterson
William Grigg
Sean Geddes

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Luke Daniels
Carl Regan
Byron Anthony
David McCracken
Gary Sawyer
Jeff Hughes
Stuart Campbell
Dominic Blizzard
Ben Swallow
Will Hoskins
Jo Kuffour
SUBS
Mike Green
Rene Howe
Wayne Brown
Eliot Richards
Cian Bolger
Charles Reece
Scott Davies

Match Report

Saddlers hit six Walsall skipper Andy Butler scored twice as the Saddlers kept alive their hopes of avoiding relegation by hammering fellows in distress Bristol Rovers 6-1. The former Huddersfield defender won the man-of-the-match award as Walsall scored six for the first time in a league game at their 20-year-old stadium in their first win in six matches. New striker Jason Price, on loan from Carlisle, missed a chance for Walsall before Butler opened the scoring with a header from Matt Richards' free-kick. Rovers missed a couple of reasonable opportunities to draw level before Walsall increased their lead in the 34th minute when Mathew Gill, on loan from Norwich, drove in a flick from Jon Macken and a minute from half time Julian Gray made it three with a cracking volley following a corner. Rovers made a couple of changes at half-time and one of the subs, Scott Davies, set up Jeff Hughes to pull one back in the 48th minute, but two minutes later their hopes were dashed when Richards notched his eighth of the season with a 25-yard drive. Alex Nicholls volleyed number five from Macken's pass and Butler completed the rout with a header from Gill's corner in the 73rd minute.

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Bristol Rovers 2 - 2 Walsall 11/01/2011 Bristol Rovers 0 - 1 Walsall 09/02/2010 Walsall 0 - 0 Bristol Rovers 06/02/2010 Walsall 0 - 5 Bristol Rovers 14/03/2009 Bristol Rovers 1 - 3 Walsall 13/09/2008 Walsall 0 - 1 Bristol Rovers 15/04/2008

Top Scorers

Walsall M Richards 6 J Macken 4 J Gray 4 A Nicholls 3 A Lescott 1 D Byfield 1 A Butler 1 P Marshall 1 E Smith 1 W Grigg 1 D Westlake 1 Bristol Rovers W Hoskins 12 J Kuffour 5 B Anthony 3 J Hughes 3 C Lines 2 W Brown 1

Goals

Walsall Total goals 79 Goals per game 28 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins (For) 6 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 9 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Bristol Rovers Total goals 81 Goals per game 30 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 8 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 8 (For) 11 (Against) Period 81-90 mins