- Matthew Lund (45'+1')
- Erhun Oztumer (22')
Walsall hold on for vital point to end relegation fears
Walsall gained the point they needed to secure their Sky Bet League One status with a 1-1 draw at Bradford.The match was preceded by a minute's silence in memory of the 56 people who died in the Valley Parade fire in May 1985 and both captains laid wreaths.Walsall took the lead in the 22nd minute with a smart, opportunist goal. George Dobson won the ball in the Bradford penalty area and tried a left-foot shot. The ball appeared to be going wide of the far post, but Amadou Bakayoko dived forward to head it into the net.Bradford equalised on the stroke of half-time following a move involving the two players on-loan from Burton. Former England international Stephen Warnock, who is retiring at the end of the season, crossed from the left for the unmarked Matty Lund to score with a close-range header.Bradford came closest to grabbing a winner in an improved second-half performance. Winger Jordan Gibson fired just wide of the far post in the 56th minute after receiving a through pass from Shay McCartan just two minutes after coming on as substitute.Tim Dieng and Callum Guy had shots blocked and Charlie Wyke saw a header saved, but the nearest they came to scoring was in the 62nd minute when goalkeeper Liam Roberts made a stunning save to keep out a superb 20-yard shot from McCartan. The ball came out to Tony McMahon but he fired over the crossbar.
Game Information
English League One Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Portsmouth | 46 | 28 | 13 | 5 | +37 | 97 |
Derby County | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | +41 | 92 |
Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | +35 | 87 |
Peterborough United | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | +28 | 84 |
Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | +23 | 77 |
Barnsley | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | +18 | 76 |
Lincoln City | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | +25 | 74 |
Blackpool | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +17 | 73 |
Stevenage | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | +11 | 71 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | +5 | 65 |
Leyton Orient | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | -2 | 65 |
Wigan Athletic | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | +7 | 62 |
Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 61 |
Northampton Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | -9 | 60 |
Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 57 |
Charlton Athletic | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | -1 | 53 |
Reading | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 53 |
Cambridge United | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | -22 | 48 |
Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | -32 | 48 |
Burton Albion | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | -28 | 46 |
Cheltenham Town | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | -24 | 44 |
Fleetwood Town | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -23 | 43 |
Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -33 | 41 |
Carlisle United | 46 | 7 | 9 | 30 | -40 | 30 |