Walsall 3-1 Preston North End: result and report
League One · Saturday 13 September 2014
Result
Walsall 3-1 Preston North End
League One · Saturday 13 September 2014, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Walsall 3-1 Preston North End: match report
Walsall defeated Preston North End 3-1 in the League One on Saturday 13 September 2014. It was 1-1 at half-time.
R. Sawyers opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Walsall's goals came from R. Sawyers (7'), Tom Bradshaw (49') and Paul Downing (76'). Preston North End scored through Joe Garner (36').
Discipline: Walsall received 2 yellow cards; Preston North End received no yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Walsall were 21st on 4 points from 6 and Preston North End 7th on 9 points from 5. Walsall went on to finish that season 14th with 59 points, and Preston North End 2nd with 95.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Walsall wins, 0 draws and 2 for Preston North End.
Going into the match Walsall's last five read D-L-D-L-D and Preston North End's D-W-D-W-D.
Key events
- 7'Goal · R. Sawyers
- 36'Goal · Joe Garner
- 49'Goal · Tom Bradshaw
- 69'Yellow card · Richard O'Donnell
- 69'Red card · Jordan Hugill
- 71'Yellow card · Mal Benning
- 76'Goal · Paul Downing
Head-to-head
Team news
Walsall expected line-up
Richard O'Donnell, Paul Michael Downing, James Ashley Chambers, Andy Butler, Sam Mantom, Adam Chambers, James Baxendale, Craig Westcarr, Ashley Hemmings, Will Grigg
Preston North End expected line-up (3-5-2)
Declan Rudd, Tom Clarke, Bailey Wright, David Buchanan, Paul Gallagher, John Welsh, Kevin Davies, Joe Garner