Walsall

Last updated : 02 August 2018 By Rob Miles

Walsall (2017-2018: W: 13 D: 13 L: 20 F: 53 A: 66 GD: -13 Points: 52)
Home Record: W: 9 D: 6 L: 8 F: 30 A: 31 (Division rank: 14th)
Away Record: W: 4 D: 7 L: 12 F: 23 A: 35 (Division rank: 22nd)

Final League Position: 19th

Founded: 1888
Manager: Dean Keates (since 16th March 2018 - P: 9 W: 2 D; 2 L: 5)
Address: Banks's Stadium, Bescot Crescent, Walsall, WS1 4SA
Website: www.saddlers.co.uk

FA Cup: First Round; Newport (Frank Nouble 18, Shawn McCoulsky 46) 2-1 Walsall (Amadou Bakayoko 77)

League Cup: First Round; Sheffield United (Kory Roberts og 74, Nathan Thomas 79, Daniel Lafferty 82) 3-2 Walsall (Amadou Bakayoko 13, Erhun Oztumer pen 90)

Football League Trophy: Northern Section Second Round; Walsall (Erhun Oztumer 45) 1-2 Bury (Nicky Ajose 7, 65)

Previous results: defeated West Brom 3-1, drew 2-2 with Coventry, defeated Shrewsbury 1-0.

Most Appearances: Jon Guthrie/Luke Leahy - 52
Top Scorer: Erhun Oztumer - 18
Most Yellow Cards: Amadou Bakayoko/Adam Chambers - 8
Most Red Cards: Amadou Bakayoko - 1
Last Five League Positions: 19th (League One), 14th (League One), 3rd (League One), 14th (League One), 13th (League One)

Head to Head Record
Barnsley Wins: 18
Draws: 13
Walsall Wins: 16

Most Recent League Meetings
19/05/2016 Walsall (Jordan Cook 85) 1-3 Barnsley (Adam Hammill 18, Ashley Fletcher 66, Josh Brownhill 90) (League One Play-Offs)
14/05/2016 Barnsley (Jason Demetriou og 45, Sam Winnall 54, 55) 3-0 Walsall (League One Play-Offs)

Last Five Results v Barnsley: lost 3-1, won 3-0, lost 3-1, won 2-0, lost 3-0

Meet in 2018-2019 on: Saturday 8th September at Oakwell & Saturday 23rd March at Bescot Stadium.

2018-2019
(Up to 30th July 2018)
Odds to win the League: 100/1
Odds for Promotion: 28/1
Top Six Finish: 10/1
Odds for Relegation: 7/4

Summer 2018 Transfers: (Up to 30th July)

In:
⦁ Zeli Ismail (from Bury)
⦁ Josh Ginnelly (from Burnley)
⦁ Andy Cook (from Tranmere)
⦁ Chris Dunn (from Wrexham)

Out:
⦁ Erhun Oztumer (to Bolton)
⦁ Kacy Butterfield (Released)
⦁ Mark Gillespie (to Motherwell)
⦁ Florent Cuvelier (Released)
⦁ Reece Flanagan (Released)
⦁ Simeon Jackson (Released)