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          2017-18 English League One, Regular Season
          Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town SHR
          2
          FT
          0
          Walsall Walsall WAL
          • Alex Rodman (6')
          • Abu Ogogo (88')

          Shrewsbury see off Walsall to maintain promotion push

          Mar 10, 2018
          • PA Sport

          Shrewsbury continued their excellent season by beating Walsall 2-0 to stay second in League One.
          Alex Rodman and Abu Ogogo scored the goals as Paul Hurst's high-flying side added three more points to their tally.
          Shrewsbury were rewarded for a bright start with a sixth-minute breakthrough as Rodman converted Jon Nolan's inviting low cross from the right.
          The hosts nearly added to their lead shortly afterwards but Carlton Morris struck the post from Shaun Whalley's cross.
          Then the influential Nolan hammered a powerful 20-yard drive over the bar.
          Walsall were also lively going forward and Dean Henderson, the Shrewsbury goalkeeper, had to be alert to tip a Kieron Morris header over the bar.
          Nicky Devlin then went close to an equaliser when he burst into the box and fired against the near post from a narrow angle before Erhun Oztumer was off-target from a 25-yard free kick.
          Walsall's Liam Leahy headed against the woodwork in the closing stages before Shrewsbury doubled their lead in the 88th minute as skipper Ogogo swept home Rodman's cross from the right.

          English League One Standings

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