Walsall 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

League One · Saturday 16 January 2010

Result

Walsall 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion

League One · Saturday 16 January 2010, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Walsall 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Walsall were beaten by Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 in the League One on Saturday 16 January 2010. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Glenn Murray opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Walsall's goal came from Matthew Richards (26'). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through Glenn Murray (8') and Nicholas Forster (37').

Discipline: Walsall received no yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Walsall were 11th on 31 points from 22 and Brighton & Hove Albion 20th on 24 points from 24. Walsall went on to finish that season 10th with 62 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 13th with 59.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Walsall wins, 1 draw and 1 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Going into the match Walsall's last five read D-L-L-W-W and Brighton & Hove Albion's W-D-L-L-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Glenn MurrayBrighton & Hove Albion · 0-1
  • 26'Goal · Matthew RichardsWalsall · 1-1
  • 37'Goal · Nicholas ForsterBrighton & Hove Albion · 1-2
  • 44'Yellow card · Tommy ElphickBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 85'Yellow card · Inigo CalderonBrighton & Hove Albion

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Walsall 3, draws 1, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.