Date:02 Oct 2010
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Banks's Stadium

Virgo (69)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The referee brings the game to a close.

89mins Corner taken by Matthew Richards from the left by-line to the near post.

88mins Andrew Williams takes a shot. Emmanuele Smith gets a block in.

86mins Craig Alcock is brought on as a substitute for Gavin Williams.

84mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Matthew Richards, free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Adam Virgo by Jonathan Macken. Stephen Henderson restarts play with the free kick.

82mins Sam Williams fouled by Emmanuele Smith, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Gavin Williams.

82mins Oliver Lancashire leaves the field to be replaced by Clayton McDonald.

81mins Dean Bowditch has an effort at goal from 35 yards. Blocked by Emmanuele Smith. Sam Williams has an effort at goal from long range that goes wide left.

79mins Unfair challenge on David Davis by Owain Tudur Jones results in a free kick. Owain Tudur Jones goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. Direct free kick taken by Matthew Richards.

77mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Sam Williams on Jon Brain. Alex Nicholls leaves the field to be replaced by Jamie Paterson. Free kick taken by Jon Brain.

76mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Gavin Williams on Julian Gray. Ryan McGivern takes the direct free kick.

75mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sam Williams by Oliver Lancashire. Free kick crossed right-footed by Gavin Williams from right wing.

74mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Shaun MacDonald by Jonathan Macken. Centre by Gavin Williams, Adam Virgo takes a shot. Jon Brain makes a save.

72mins Corner taken right-footed by Gavin Williams from the right by-line, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Sam Williams goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

71mins Paul Huntington challenges William Grigg unfairly and gives away a free kick. Matthew Richards takes the free kick.

68mins Shaun MacDonald fouled by David Davis, the ref awards a free kick. Centre by Gavin Williams, Adam Virgo scores a fantastic headed goal from just inside the penalty box. Walsall 0-1 Yeovil.Assist by Gavin Williams.

66mins Adam Virgo fouled by Reuben Reid, the ref awards a free kick. William Grigg joins the action as a substitute, replacing Reuben Reid. Andrew Williams on for Andrew Welsh. Adam Virgo takes the direct free kick.

66mins Sam Williams is caught offside. Oliver Lancashire restarts play with the free kick.

60mins Jonathan Macken concedes a free kick for a foul on Nathan Smith. Free kick taken by Stephen Henderson.

60mins The referee blows for offside. Stephen Henderson takes the free kick.

59mins Shot by Reuben Reid. Stephen Henderson makes a comfortable save.

56mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Shaun MacDonald on Alex Nicholls. Free kick crossed left-footed by Matthew Richards.

56mins Nathan Smith is adjudged to have handled the ball. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Matthew Richards, Owain Tudur Jones manages to make a clearance.

54mins Shot by Shaun MacDonald. Jon Brain makes a save. Andrew Welsh produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the target.

51mins Jonathan Macken has a shot on goal from outside the box which misses right.

49mins Aaron Lescott challenges Andrew Welsh unfairly and gives away a free kick. Stephen Henderson takes the direct free kick.

48mins Drilled left-footed shot by Ryan McGivern. Stephen Henderson makes a save.

47mins Matthew Richards takes a outswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, Adam Virgo makes a clearance.

46mins Foul by Paul Huntington on Jonathan Macken, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed by Matthew Richards. Alex Nicholls has an effort at goal. Save by Stephen Henderson.

45mins Dean Bowditch fouled by Emmanuele Smith, the ref awards a free kick. Dean Bowditch has an effort direct from the free kick, Jon Brain makes a save.

The referee gets the second half started.

The players leave the pitch at half time.

43mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Adam Virgo by Reuben Reid. Stephen Henderson takes the free kick.

41mins Nathan Smith fouled by Reuben Reid, the ref awards a free kick. Stephen Henderson takes the direct free kick.

40mins Dean Bowditch is ruled offside. Jon Brain restarts play with the free kick.

38mins Shaun MacDonald fouled by Jonathan Macken, the ref awards a free kick. Stephen Henderson takes the free kick.

37mins Dean Bowditch produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that goes wide left of the target.

36mins The referee blows for offside. Aaron Lescott takes the free kick.

35mins Gavin Williams takes a inswinging corner.

34mins Corner taken by Matthew Richards.

30mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Matthew Richards, clearance made by Sam Williams.

29mins Unfair challenge on Matthew Richards by Owain Tudur Jones results in a free kick. Aaron Lescott takes the direct free kick.

28mins Aaron Lescott challenges Shaun MacDonald unfairly and gives away a free kick. Gavin Williams delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing.

24mins Alex Nicholls fouled by Owain Tudur Jones, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Aaron Lescott.

20mins Sam Williams takes a shot. Blocked by Emmanuele Smith.

17mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jonathan Macken on Paul Huntington. Stephen Henderson restarts play with the free kick.

14mins Gavin Williams takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Matthew Richards.

11mins Ryan McGivern is adjudged to have handled the ball. Direct free kick taken by Stephen Henderson.

10mins Dean Bowditch challenges Oliver Lancashire unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jon Brain takes the direct free kick.

8mins Emmanuele Smith gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sam Williams. Gavin Williams has a direct shot on goal from the free kick.

8mins Alex Nicholls concedes a free kick for a foul on Andrew Welsh. Adam Virgo takes the free kick.

3mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Matthew Richards, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Ryan McGivern goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

1mins Shaun MacDonald has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.

The match has kicked off.

Match Preview

Saddlers missing trio Walsall boss Chris Hutchings remains without Darren Byfield, Steve Jones and Richard Taundry for the visit of fellow strugglers Yeovil. Skipper Byfield (knee) has missed the club`s last two games while midfielders Jones (ankle) and Taundry (knee) have been sidelined for over a month. But all three are expected to return to training next week, with a view to being available for the home clash against Exeter, to provide Hutchings with a timely boost. The Saddlers boss enters a crucial time in both his and the club`s season having ended a run of six successive defeats with Tuesday`s goalless draw at Leyton Orient. Walsall`s next four games include winnable home encounters against Yeovil, Exeter and Tranmere, along with a trip to Dagenham. It is fair to say those fixtures may go some way to deciding Hutchings` future with the midlands club currently third from bottom in League One. Yeovil boss Terry Skiverton is boosted by the return of goalkeeper John Sullivan. Sullivan has missed the last three matches with a shoulder injury but is back for the game against the Saddlers. However, he will have to make do with a place on the bench as Skiverton will keep faith with Stephen Henderson as his number one. Captain Craig Alcock has missed the last two matches with a back injury and faces a race against time to be fit for the match at the Banks's Stadium. Young defender Luke Ayling looks likely to keep his place in the starting XI after impressing in Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Southampton and after 20-year-old Billy Gibson also appeared off the bench against the Saints, Skiverton looks set to continue to blood the youngsters. The Glovers will be looking to get back to winning ways against Walsall as they have gone three games without a victory.

Formation:442Manager: Chris Hutchings

Walsall

Formation: 442Manager: Terry Skiverton

Yeovil

Jon Brain
Aaron Lescott
Emmanuele Smith
Oliver Lancashire
Ryan McGivern
Alex Nicholls
David Davis
Matthew Richards
Julian Gray
Jonathan Macken
Reuben Reid
SUBS
David Bevan
Darryl Westlake
Clayton McDonald
Paul Marshall
Jamie Paterson
William Grigg
Sean Geddes

Home

Away

Stephen Henderson
Luke Ayling
Paul Huntington
Adam Virgo
Nathan Smith
Sam Williams
Owain Tudur Jones
Shaun MacDonald
Andrew Welsh
Dean Bowditch
Gavin Williams
SUBS
Ben Roberts
Andrew Williams
Craig Alcock
Edward Upson
Craig Calver
Luke Freeman
Billy Gibson

Match Report

Saddles sink to bottom Woeful Walsall crashed to the bottom of League One as fellow strugglers Yeovil picked up their first away win of the season at the Banks' Stadium. It was the Saddlers' eighth game without a win and they have lost seven of them, putting manager Chris Hutchings under severe pressure. Watched by their lowest crowd of the season in the League, 3172, they surrendered all three points in the 70th minute when veteran central defender Adam Virgo went up to meet a free-kick from Gavin Williams and scored with a towering header. Walsall were poor, showing little fight when it mattered and Yeovil could have had the game sewn up in the first half if Sam Williams had taken his chances, and at the start of the second half only a brilliant save by home keeper Jonny Brain prevented Dean Bowditch scoring with a fierce free-kick. Walsall put on a burst of pressure in which Glovers' keeper Stephen Henderson pulled off fine saves from Matt Richards and Alex Nicholls but Yeovil were well worth the points.

Form Guide

LLLLLD Walsall VS Yeovil DLWLLD

Last Meetings

Walsall 0 - 1 Yeovil 23/02/2010 Yeovil 1 - 3 Walsall 01/12/2009 Walsall 2 - 0 Yeovil 28/02/2009 Yeovil 1 - 1 Walsall 09/08/2008 Walsall 2 - 0 Yeovil 09/02/2008 Yeovil 0 - 2 Walsall 08/01/2008

Top Scorers

Walsall J Macken 2 J Gray 2 R Reid 2 D Byfield 1 P Marshall 1 A Nicholls 1 E Smith 1 Yeovil D Bowditch 3 P Huntington 2 A Virgo 1 A Welsh 1 S Williams 1 L Freeman 1

Goals

Walsall Total goals 24 Goals per game 10 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Yeovil Total goals 24 Goals per game 10 2 (For) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins