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          2017/18 English League One, Regular Season
          Walsall Walsall WAL
          2
          FT
          3
          AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon WIM
          • Jack Fitzwater (6')
          • Julien Ngoy (45')
          • Joe Pigott (48')
          • Lyle Taylor (65')
          • Dean Parrett (90'+6' PEN)

          Wimbledon beat relegation rivals Walsall with stoppage-time penalty

          Apr 14, 2018
          • PA Sport

          Dean Parrett's stoppage-time penalty capped a stunning comeback as Wimbledon fought back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at relegation rivals Walsall.
          Walsall led after just six minutes as Jack Fitzwater glanced Erhun Oztumer's free-kick past keeper George Long via his outstretched thigh.
          They doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time when Julien Ngoy flicked a ball over one Dons defender before outsprinting another to slot a cool finish under Long.
          But Nicky Devlin's rash challenge on Andy Barcham handed Wimbledon a lifeline two minutes into the second half.
          Unlucky Walsall keeper Liam Roberts saved Lyle Taylor's penalty with his legs and palmed away the loose ball only for Joe Pigott to slam home from close range.
          Taylor then fired an acrobatic volley off the post but latched onto keeper Long's 65th-minute clearance to thump home a superb strike from just inside the box.
          And Wimbledon won it deep into stoppage time as Parrett lashed home from the spot after Kory Roberts fouled Taylor.
          Victory pushed the Dons above Walsall, with the sides sitting four and three points respectively above the drop zone.

          English League One Standings

          POS Team GP GD PTS
          1 Coventry City 34 +18 67
          2 Rotherham United 35 +23 62
          3 Oxford United 35 +24 60
          4 Portsmouth 35 +17 60
          5 Fleetwood Town 35 +13 60
          6 Peterborough United 35 +28 59
          7 Sunderland 36 +16 59
          8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 +5 59
          9 Doncaster Rovers 34 +18 54
          10 Ipswich Town 36 +10 52
          11 Gillingham 35 +8 51
          12 Burton Albion 35 0 48
          13 Blackpool 35 +1 45
          14 Bristol Rovers 35 -11 45
          15 Lincoln City 35 -2 42
          16 Shrewsbury Town 34 -11 41
          17 Accrington Stanley 35 -6 40
          18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 -11 37
          19 Rochdale 34 -18 36
          20 AFC Wimbledon 35 -13 35
          21 Tranmere Rovers 34 -24 32
          22 Southend United 35 -46 19
          23 Bolton Wanderers 34 -39 14