Fleetwood Town vs Walsall, 2017-18 English League One, Regular Season
· English League OneJohn Sheridan ends with win as Fleetwood cruise past Walsall
John Sheridan ends with win as Fleetwood cruise past Walsall
Match Timeline
- 25': Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Goal! Fleetwood Town 1, Walsall 0. Ashley Hunter (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewie Coyle.
- 45': Goal! Fleetwood Town 2, Walsall 0. Paddy Madden (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Conor McAleny replaces Bobby Grant because of an injury.
- 57': Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila replaces Paddy Madden.
- 65': Substitution, Walsall. Erhun Oztumer replaces Florent Cuvelier.
- 65': Substitution, Walsall. Mitchell Candlin replaces Amadou Bakayoko.
- 65': Substitution, Walsall. Will Shorrock replaces Luke Leahy.
- 70': Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Nathan Pond replaces Gethin Jones.
- 76': Kory Roberts (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Highbury Stadium
Location: Fleetwood, England
Attendance: 3,644
EFL League One Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Fleetwood Town (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Alex Cairns (GK) |
| 12 | Cian Bolger |
| 5 | Ashley Eastham |
| 19 | Gethin Jones |
| 2 | Lewie Coyle |
| 16 | Toumani Diagouraga |
| 27 | Harrison Biggins |
| 8 | Kyle Dempsey |
| 17 | Patrick Madden |
| 22 | Ashley Hunter |
| 11 | Robert Grant |
Walsall (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Gillespie (GK) |
| 5 | Jon Guthrie |
| 23 | Jack Fitzwater |
| 28 | Callum Cockerill-Mollett |
| 24 | Kory Roberts  |
| 8 | Florent Cuvelier |
| 17 | Reece Flanagan |
| 4 | George Dobson |
| 3 | Luke Leahy |
| 25 | Maziar Kouhyar |
| 20 | Amadou Bakayoko |
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