Match ends, Crewe Alexandra 1, Walsall 1.
CreweCrewe Alexandra1WalsallWalsall1
Crewe extended their unbeaten run to five matches as the relegation battlers held Walsall to a draw.
Tom Bradshaw missed several chances for the visitors early on, including an effort which hit the home crossbar.
However, Bradshaw gave the promotion hopefuls the lead with a penalty following a George Cooper handball.
Crewe drew level when Brad Inman nodded in after Semi Ajayi headed on David Fox's free-kick and the home side held on for a point.
Walsall head coach Sean O'Driscoll told BBC WM:
"I'm just really pleased with the level of performance once again. We could've been out of sight in the first 10 minutes, but that's a different Crewe side to what you usually see.
"Defensively, we were excellent. Yes I'm disappointed in the result, in the sense that we did enough to warrant getting more than a point."
Line-ups
Crewe
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Garratt
- 2Turton
- 6Nugent
- 29Ajayi
- 3Guthrie
- 10Inman
- 20Jones
- 15Fox
- 11CooperSubstituted forBakayogoat 63'minutes
- 9Haber
- 33SeagerSubstituted forSaundersat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 13Richards
- 14Saunders
- 19Baillie
- 23Ng
- 25Ainley
- 32Howell
- 41Bakayogo
Walsall
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Etheridge
- 2Demetriou
- 16Preston
- 6Downing
- 3Taylor
- 7Chambers
- 15LalkovicSubstituted forHenryat 88'minutes
- 8Mantom
- 10Sawyers
- 12FordeSubstituted forMorrisat 88'minutes
- 9Bradshaw
Substitutes
- 14Henry
- 17Flanagan
- 18Morris
- 21Cook
- 22Kinsella
- 23Roberts
- 27Morris
- Referee:
- Darren Handley
- Attendance:
- 5,123
Match Stats
Home TeamCreweAway TeamWalsall
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home4
- Away19
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away8
- Corners
- Home4
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Crewe Alexandra 1, Walsall 1.
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Attempt missed. Rico Henry (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
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Zoumana Bakayogo (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Rico Henry (Walsall).
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Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Adam Chambers.
Substitution
Substitution, Walsall. Kieron Morris replaces Anthony Forde.
Substitution
Substitution, Walsall. Rico Henry replaces Milan Lalkovic.
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Attempt missed. Marcus Haber (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box is too high.
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Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Ben Nugent.
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Attempt blocked. Milan Lalkovic (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Milan Lalkovic.
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James Jones (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Adam Chambers (Walsall).
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Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Ben Garratt.
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Attempt saved. Milan Lalkovic (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Ben Garratt.
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Attempt saved. Tom Bradshaw (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt missed. Paul Downing (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
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Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Ben Nugent.
