League One

January 4, 2013
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    Walsall
    Portsmouth
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Full-time

Walsall

2 - 0

Portsmouth

League One

19:45 +00:00, January 4, 2013

Banks's Stadium

Referee: S Hooper

Saddlers maintain momentum

Scoring Summary

Walsall Portsmouth
Febian Brandy (29') 
William Grigg (40') 

Match Stats

Walsall

Portsmouth

23(12) Shots (on Goal) 8(3)
9 Fouls 17
8 Corner Kicks 4
1 Offsides 2
54% Time of Possession 46%
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 10

Teams

Walsall Portsmouth
28 Karl Darlow13 Simon Eastwood
4 Andy Butler22 Adam Webster
14 Ben Purkiss18 Johannes Ertl
22 Paul Downing20 Lubomir Michalik
20 Malvind Benning2 Mustapha Dumbuya
7 Adam Chambers19 Darel Russell
27 Sam Mantom7 Lee Williamson
10 Jamie Paterson26 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
29 Craig Westcarr6 Liam Walker
12 Febian Brandy9 David Connolly
9 William Grigg14 Paul Benson
Substitutes
1 David GrofPhil Smith 1
25 James ChambersJon Harley 3
2 Richard TaundryGabor Gyepes 16
6 Nicky FeatherstoneScott Allan 23
11 Ashley HemmingsJed Wallace 35
24 James BaxendaleAshley Harrison 21
17 George Bowerman 
Substitutions
James Baxendale for Febian Brandy (74)
Scott Allan for Liam Walker (46)
James Chambers for Malvind Benning (88)
Ashley Harrison for Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (65)
 Jed Wallace for Adam Webster (86)
· Squads: Walsall | Portsmouth

First half goals from Febian Brandy and Will Grigg gave Walsall their fourth win in five games and condemned crisis club Portsmouth to a 2-0 defeat at the Banks's Stadium.

Pompey have now gone 14 games without a win, but they showed plenty of spirit and received great support from their 486 travelling fans.

Portsmouth were the better side in the opening 20 minutes and should have gone in front when a great ball into the box from Adam Webster found Paul Benson unmarked, but he volleyed over the bar with only the goalkeeper to beat.

That proved expensive when Walsall scored in the 29th minute, Jamie Paterson's cross being headed across goal by Grigg leaving Brandy to notch his fourth goal of the season from close range.

Worse was to come for Pompey when, five minutes from the interval, Adam Chambers released Brandy and when the ball rebounded from Pompey keeper Simon Eastwood, Grigg was able to poke home his eighth goal of the campaign.

Pompey fought hard late on and Karl Darlow made fine saves from David Connolly and Scott Allan, but the Saddlers claimed the points.