Walsall 2-3 AFC Wimbledon: result and report

League One · Saturday 14 April 2018

Result

Walsall 2-3 AFC Wimbledon

League One · Saturday 14 April 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Walsall 2-3 AFC Wimbledon: match report

Walsall lost to AFC Wimbledon 2-3 in the League One on Saturday 14 April 2018. The half-time score was 2-0.

Jack Fitzwater opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Walsall's goals came from Jack Fitzwater (6') and Julien Ngoy (45'). AFC Wimbledon scored through Joe Pigott (48'), L. Taylor (65') and Dean Parrett (90+6', penalty).

Discipline: Walsall received 2 yellow cards; AFC Wimbledon received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Walsall were 17th on 48 points from 41 and AFC Wimbledon 19th on 46 points from 41. Walsall went on to finish that season 19th with 52 points, and AFC Wimbledon 18th with 53.

Walsall lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and AFC Wimbledon in a 4-3-1-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Walsall wins, 0 draws and 1 for AFC Wimbledon.

Going into the match Walsall's last five read D-W-L-L-L and AFC Wimbledon's W-D-L-L-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Jack FitzwaterWalsall · 1-0
  • 26'Yellow card · Jack FitzwaterWalsall
  • 45'Goal · Julien NgoyWalsall · 2-0
  • 48'Missed penalty · L. TaylorAFC Wimbledon
  • 48'Goal · Joe PigottAFC Wimbledon · 2-1
  • 65'Goal · L. TaylorAFC Wimbledon · 2-2
  • 80'Yellow card · Luke LeahyWalsall
  • 83'Yellow card · Joe PigottAFC Wimbledon
  • 90+6'Penalty goal · Dean ParrettAFC Wimbledon · 2-3

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Walsall 2, draws 0, AFC Wimbledon 1.

Team news

Walsall line-up (4-3-1-2)

Liam Roberts, Jon Guthrie, Nicky Devlin, Jack Fitzwater, Luke Leahy, George Dobson, Adam Chambers, Florent Cuvelier, Erhun Oztumer, Julien Ngoy, Amadou Bakayoko

AFC Wimbledon line-up (4-3-1-2)

George Long, Barry Fuller, Darius Charles, Jonathan Meades, Deji Oshilaja, Harry Forrester, Liam Trotter, Dean Parrett, Tom Soares, Lyle Taylor, Joe Pigott