League One
January 19, 2013
Walsall
3 - 1
AFC Bournemouth
League One
15:00 +00:00, January 19, 2013
Banks's Stadium
Referee: A Davies
Saddlers unseat Cherries
Scoring Summary
| Walsall | AFC Bournemouth |
|---|---|
| Sam Mantom (27') | Brett Pitman (49') |
| William Grigg (pen 45') | |
| William Grigg (pen 79') |
Teams
| Walsall | AFC Bournemouth |
|---|---|
| 28 Ian McLoughlin | 34 David James |
| 4 Andy Butler | 3 Steve Cook |
| 14 Ben Purkiss | 2 Simon Francis |
| 22 Paul Downing | 13 Tommy Elphick |
| 20 Malvind Benning | 12 Wes Fogden |
| 7 Adam Chambers | 11 Charlie Daniels |
| 27 Sam Mantom | 8 Harry Arter |
| 24 James Baxendale | 32 Eunan O'Kane |
| 10 Jamie Paterson | 40 Brett Pitman |
| 12 Febian Brandy | 22 Lewis Grabban |
| 9 William Grigg | 9 Wesley Thomas |
| Substitutes | |
| 1 David Grof | Shwan Jalal 1 |
| 25 James Chambers | Daniel Seaborne 05 |
| 5 Dean Holden | Josh McQuoid 17 |
| 26 Andy Taylor | Joe Partington 6 |
| 6 Nicky Featherstone | Donald McDermott 23 |
| 11 Ashley Hemmings | Steve Fletcher 33 |
| 17 George Bowerman | Matthew Tubbs 18 |
| Substitutions | |
| James Chambers for James Baxendale (86) | Josh McQuoid for Harry Arter (36) |
| Matthew Tubbs for Wesley Thomas (75) | |
| Steve Fletcher for Wes Fogden (82) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Ben Purkiss (23) | David James (45) |
| Febian Brandy (53) | Brett Pitman (66) |
| James Baxendale (82) | |
| Red Cards | |
| Febian Brandy (73) | |
| · Squads: Walsall | AFC Bournemouth | |
Ten-man Walsall closed in on the npower League One play-off zone with a 3-1 win over Bournemouth, ending the Cherries' 15-match unbeaten league run.
The Saddlers completed the double over Bournemouth despite having striker Febian Brandy sent off for a second bookable offence in the 73rd minute.
Walsall took the lead after 27 minutes when Sam Mantom, the former West Brom midfielder, hammered in a 25-yard cross-shot which beat goalkeeper David James in the crowded goalmouth.
The visitors were almost level 12 minutes later when Josh McQuoid crossed for Brett Pitman to plant a header against the crossbar with keeper Ian McLoughlin beaten.
They paid for that miss when, in stoppage time at the end of the first half, Will Grigg was brought down by James, who was only shown a yellow card, and Grigg hammered home a low penalty for his ninth goal of the season to give Walsall a two-goal cushion.
Bournemouth pulled a goal back in the 49th minute when Pitman headed in Lewis Grabban's cross and Wes Thomas headed against the bar as the Cherries chased an equaliser.
But a mistake by Eunan O'Kane, who picked the ball up in the penalty box after mistakenly thinking Walsall had been awarded a free-kick, proved decisive. Grigg hammered in his second goal of the afternoon from the resulting spot-kick after 79 minutes.