Date:27 Mar 2012
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:Banks's Stadium
Attendance:3,331

Ledesma (38)
Sadler (43) Bowerman (73)
Wordsworth (10)

Goal!

Live Commentary

93mins Unfair challenge on Alex Nicholls by John White results in a free kick. Sam Mantom restarts play with the free kick.

92mins Kayode Odejayi has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand post.

90mins Shot from outside the box by Sam Mantom misses to the left of the target.

90mins Short corner taken by Jamie Paterson.

89mins The referee blows for offside against Steven Gillespie. David Grof restarts play with the free kick.

88mins The offside flag is raised against Ashley Vincent. David Grof restarts play with the free kick.

87mins The referee blows for offside against Florent Cuvelier. Ben Williams takes the free kick.

86mins Short corner taken by Kevan Hurst.

85mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kevan Hurst by Ian Henderson. (Walsall) makes a substitution, with Jamie Paterson coming on for Emanuel Jorge Ledesma. Free kick taken by David Grof.

84mins Emanuel Jorge Ledesma is ruled offside. Ben Williams restarts play with the free kick.

80mins Steven Gillespie concedes a free kick for a foul on Andy Butler. Free kick taken by David Grof.

79mins John White takes a shot. Clearance made by Lee Beevers.

78mins Steven Gillespie takes a shot. Save by David Grof.

78mins The offside flag is raised against George Bowerman. Ben Williams takes the indirect free kick.

76mins Kevan Hurst has shot on goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

76mins Tom Eastman leaves the field to be replaced by Matt Heath.

74mins Emanuel Jorge Ledesma takes a shot. Save made by Ben Williams. Corner taken short by Emanuel Jorge Ledesma.

72mins The ball is crossed by Emanuel Jorge Ledesma, George Bowerman grabs a headed goal from inside the penalty box. Walsall 3-1 Colchester.Assist on the goal came from Emanuel Jorge Ledesma.

72mins The official flags George Bowerman offside. Ben Williams restarts play with the free kick.

70mins Steven Gillespie takes a shot. Save by David Grof.

67mins Florent Cuvelier takes a shot. Anthony Wordsworth gets a block in. Andy Butler fouled by Ian Henderson, the ref awards a free kick. Florent Cuvelier takes the direct free kick. Freddie Sears on for Andy Bond.

64mins Effort on goal by Ashley Vincent from inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the bar.

64mins Kayode Odejayi takes a shot. Mat Sadler manages to make a clearance.

64mins The referee blows for offside against George Bowerman. Ben Williams restarts play with the free kick.

59mins Andy Bond challenges Emanuel Jorge Ledesma unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Kevan Hurst.

57mins Florent Cuvelier fouled by Andy Bond, the ref awards a free kick. The referee shows Andy Bond a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Emanuel Jorge Ledesma takes the direct free kick.

56mins Unfair challenge on Andy Butler by Ian Henderson results in a free kick. David Grof restarts play with the free kick.

53mins Unfair challenge on David Grof by Kayode Odejayi results in a free kick. Ian Henderson receives a yellow card for dissent. Free kick taken by David Grof.

51mins Andy Butler produces a header from close range which goes wide of the left-hand post.

49mins Alex Nicholls fouled by John White, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Emanuel Jorge Ledesma.

48mins Long distance shot from Kevan Hurst misses to the left of the goal.

45mins Ashley Vincent joins the action as a substitute, replacing Gavin Massey.

46mins Kayode Odejayi takes a shot. Save made by David Grof.

45mins Emanuel Jorge Ledesma is caught offside. Ben Williams takes the indirect free kick.

44mins The referee penalises Steven Gillespie for handball. Free kick taken by David Grof.

43mins The ball is sent over by Alex Nicholls, Ben Williams makes a save. Mat Sadler grabs a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Walsall 2-1 Colchester.Assist by Alex Nicholls.

40mins Jonathan Macken goes off and George Bowerman comes on.

36mins Magnus Okuonghae is penalised for a handball. Free kick scored by Emanuel Jorge Ledesma from outside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Walsall 1-1 Colchester.

35mins Unfair challenge on Alex Nicholls by John White results in a free kick. Emanuel Jorge Ledesma restarts play with the free kick.

33mins Foul by Emanuel Jorge Ledesma on Ian Henderson, free kick awarded. Ben Williams takes the free kick.

32mins Corner taken left-footed by Emanuel Jorge Ledesma.

32mins Kevan Hurst takes a shot. Blocked by Tom Eastman.

31mins Effort from deep inside the area by Alex Nicholls misses to the left of the target.

30mins Alex Nicholls is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Ben Williams.

28mins Corner taken by Emanuel Jorge Ledesma from the right by-line played to the near post, Effort on goal by Sam Mantom from inside the box misses to the right of the target.

26mins Corner taken left-footed by Emanuel Jorge Ledesma from the right by-line, Emmanuele Smith takes a shot.

26mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Steven Gillespie. David Grof restarts play with the free kick.

23mins Ian Henderson has a headed effort at goal from just inside the penalty area that misses to the left of the target.

22mins Mat Sadler takes a shot. Save by Ben Williams.

18mins The offside flag is raised against Emanuel Jorge Ledesma. Indirect free kick taken by Brian Wilson.

17mins Emanuel Jorge Ledesma takes a shot. Tom Eastman gets a block in. Kevan Hurst takes a shot. Save by Ben Williams.

13mins Jonathan Macken is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Ben Williams.

11mins Sam Mantom gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ian Henderson. Free kick taken by Tom Eastman.

10mins Anthony Wordsworth finds the net with a goal from long range to the top right corner of the goal. Walsall 0-1 Colchester.Andy Bond provided the assist for the goal.

10mins Corner taken by Kevan Hurst from the left by-line, Kayode Odejayi manages to make a clearance.

4mins Emanuel Jorge Ledesma has a shot on goal from outside the box which misses left.

1mins Corner taken by Emanuel Jorge Ledesma from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Brian Wilson.

1mins Emanuel Jorge Ledesma takes a shot. Save by Ben Williams.

Match Preview

Full-back in fitness fight Walsall will again assess Richard Taundry ahead of the visit of in-form Colchester. The right-back pencilled himself in to return from a hamstring injury in Saturday's 1-1 draw against Stevenage but failed to make it and will now look to prove his fitness in time to face the U's. It also remains to be seen whether midfielder Adam Chambers returns from his heel infection but striker Will Grigg (hamstring) remains sidelined. Manager Dean Smith has no fresh injury or suspension concerns to contend with as the Saddlers aim to make the most of their game in hand over their relegation rivals. Walsall, one point adrift of safety, have lost just one of their last nine and come up against a play-off-chasing Colchester side unbeaten in the same period albeit having drawn seven of those. Martin Rowlands is set to miss out for Colchester. The experienced midfielder returned at the weekend having missed the last three matches with a groin injury, but duly suffered a recurrence of the problem and was forced off just minutes after putting the U's one-nil ahead against Carlisle with a superb goal. Carlisle levelled to ensure Colchester had to settle for a share of the spoils but a fifth successive draw, which extends their unbeaten run to nine games, still leaves the Essex club within six points of the play-offs. Andy Bond will come back in for Rowlands having replaced him during his initial spell on the sidelines but manager John Ward is not expected to have any other concerns. Gavin Massey replaced Kayode Odejayi in attack on Saturday and Ward must decide who to go with at the Banks's Stadium, with loanee Freddie Sears also pressing his claims for a start.

Formation:442Manager: Dean Smith

Walsall

Formation: 4231Manager: John Ward

Colchester

David Grof
Lee Beevers
Emmanuele Smith
Andy Butler
Mat Sadler
Emanuel Jorge Ledesma
Florent Cuvelier
Sam Mantom
Kevan Hurst
Jonathan Macken
Alex Nicholls
SUBS
Jimmy Walker
Oliver Lancashire
Jamie Paterson
George Bowerman
Anton Peterlin

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Ben Williams
Brian Wilson
Magnus Okuonghae
Tom Eastman
John White
Andy Bond
Anthony Wordsworth
Gavin Massey
Steven Gillespie
Ian Henderson
Kayode Odejayi
SUBS
Michael Rose
Matt Heath
Ashley Vincent
Freddie Sears
Karl Duguid

Match Report

Form Guide

DWDLDD Walsall VS Colchester WDDDDD

Last Meetings

Colchester 1 - 0 Walsall 24/09/2011 Colchester 2 - 0 Walsall 19/02/2011 Walsall 0 - 1 Colchester 04/09/2010 Walsall 1 - 0 Colchester 20/03/2010 Colchester 2 - 1 Walsall 24/10/2009 Walsall 2 - 0 Colchester 14/02/2009

Top Scorers

Walsall J Macken 5 A Nicholls 5 A Butler 4 W Grigg 3 J Paterson 3 A Chambers 2 K Hurst 2 F Cuvelier 2 S Mantom 2 G Bowerman 2 O Lancashire 1 E Smith 1 Colchester S Gillespie 9 A Wordsworth 9 I Henderson 7 K Odejayi 4 A Bond 3 K Duguid 2 M Rowlands 2 M Heath 2 A Vincent 1

Goals

Walsall Total goals 82 Goals per game 38 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 9 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Colchester Total goals 94 Goals per game 50 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) 8 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 8 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins