2020–21 Walsall F.C. season

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Walsall
2020–21 season
ChairmanLeigh Pomlett
ManagerDarrell Clarke
(until 15 February)[1]
Brian Dutton
(from 15 February)[2]
StadiumBescot Stadium
League Two11th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Elijah Adebayo (10)
All: Elijah Adebayo (10)
Away colours
Third colours

The 2020–21 Walsall F.C. season is the club's 133rd season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
11 August 2020 CF Northern Ireland Rory Holden England Bristol City Undisclosed [3]
3 September 2020 RM Republic of Ireland Emmanuel Osadebe Free agent Free transfer [4]
3 September 2020 GK England Jack Rose England Southampton Free transfer [5]
3 September 2020 RB England Hayden White England Mansfield Town Free transfer [6]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 August 2020 LB England George Nurse England Bristol City End of season [7]
16 October 2020 CF England Adan George England Birmingham City End of season [8]
16 October 2020 CF England Jake Scrimshaw England Bournemouth January 2021 [9]
13 January 2021 RW Republic of Ireland Tyreik Wright England Aston Villa End of season [10]
18 January 2021 CF England Jayden Reid England Birmingham City 27 March 2021[a] [11][12]
20 January 2021 LM England Frank Vincent England Bournemouth End of season [13]
1 February 2021 LB England Max Melbourne England Lincoln City End of season [14]
1 February 2021 CF France Derick Osei England Oxford United End of season [15]
  1. ^ It was mutually agreed for Jayden to return to Birmingham City

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
6 October 2020 CB England Tom Leak England Bath City November 2020 [16]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CF England Mitchel Candlin England Stafford Rangers Released [17][18]
1 July 2020 MF England Danny Coogan Unattached Released [19]
1 July 2020 RB England Shay Facey Unattached Released [17]
1 July 2020 AM England James Hardy England AFC Telford United Released [17][20]
1 July 2020 DM England Gary Liddle England Hartlepool United Released [17][21]
1 July 2020 CF England Alex McSkeane Unattached Released [19]
1 July 2020 CB England Kory Roberts England Bromley Released [17][22]
11 August 2020 FW England Luke Pearce England Southampton Undisclosed [23]
1 February 2021 CF England Elijah Adebayo England Luton Town Undisclosed [24]
1 February 2021 CM England Danny Guthrie Unattached Mutual consent [25]
1 February 2021 CB Scotland Zak Jules England Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [26]

Pre-season[]

15 August 2020 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Walsall Nantwich
15:00 BST Ainley Goal 1'
Powell Goal 43'		 Report Stadium: Crewe Academy Training Ground
Attendance: 0
18 August 2020 Friendly Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s 0–0 Walsall Wellington
18:00 BST Report Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 0
21 August 2020 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Walsall Wellington
12:00 BST Report Kinsella Goal 81' Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 0
29 August 2020 Friendly Walsall 1–1 Burton Albion Bescot
15:00 BST Gordon Goal 10' Report Brayford Goal 14' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
1 September 2020 Friendly Birmingham City 3–0 Walsall Kings Norton
15:00 BST Agus Medina Goal 44'
Miller Goal 56'
Bailey Goal 87'		 Stadium: Trillion Trophy Training Centre
Attendance: 0

Competitions[]

EFL League Two[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 −5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 +2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 −9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 −9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 −8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 −17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 −6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 −23 48
23 Southend United (R) 46 10 15 21 29 58 −29 45 Relegation to National League
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[27]
(R) Relegated

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 11 20 15 45 53  −8 53 7 6 10 20 27  −7 4 14 5 25 26  −1

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAAAAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWDDDWDDDLDWLLDDWWWWLLLDDWDLDLLDLLDLDDDDWWLLWLD
Position7101312710101214151213151616141111891111111210111214151715181919202020202020181919191919
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August 2020.[28]

12 September 2020 1 Walsall 1–0 Grimsby Town Bescot
15:00 BST Cockerill-Mollett Yellow card 44'
Adebayo Goal 60'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 44'
Idehen Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 September 2020 2 Harrogate Town 2–2 Walsall Doncaster
15:00 BST Martin Goal 32'
Muldoon Goal 42'
Fallowfield Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Holden Goal 4'
Guthrie Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 86'
Gordon Penalty missed 81' Goal 81'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
3 October 2020 3 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Walsall Nailsworth
15:00 BST Matt Goal 61'
Kitching Yellow card 75'		 Report Lavery Goal 14'
Holden Yellow card 36'
Jules Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
10 October 2020 4 Walsall 1–1 Colchester United Bescot
15:00 BST Norman Yellow card 45'
Adebayo Goal 53' Yellow card 85'
Kinsella Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Harriott Goal 24'
Senior Yellow card 45'
Norris Yellow card 66'
Eastman Yellow card 71'
Brown Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
13 October 2020 5 Walsall 2–1 Leyton Orient Bescot
19:00 BST Holden Goal 25' Yellow card 89'
Lavery Penalty missed 34'
Adebayo Goal 61'
Guthrie Yellow card 67'
Kinsella Yellow card 79'
McDonald Yellow card 90+4'
Osadebe Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Johnson Goal 15'
Widdowson Yellow card 90+6'
Vigouroux Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
17 October 2020 6 Walsall 0–0 Exeter City Bescot
15:00 BST Report Sweeney Yellow card 61' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
20 October 2020 7 Bradford City 1–1 Walsall Bradford
19:45 BST Wood Yellow card 73'
Clarke Goal 76' (pen.)		 Report Nurse Goal 23'
White Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
24 October 2020 8 Barrow 2–2 Walsall Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST Jones Yellow card 20'
Angus Goal 25' (pen.) Yellow card 26'
James Goal 50'
Kay Yellow card 57'		 Report Lavery Goal 45+1', 58' (pen.) Yellow card 63'
Jules Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
27 October 2020 9 Walsall 0–2 Cambridge United Bescot
19:00 GMT Kinsella Yellow card 55'
McDonald Yellow card 64'		 Report Mullin Goal 9' (pen.)
Boateng Yellow card 23'
Ironside Goal 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
31 October 2020 10 Mansfield Town 1–1 Walsall Mansfield
15:00 GMT Maynard Goal 33' Yellow card 80'
Perch Yellow card 62'		 Report Adebayo Goal 49'
White Yellow card 50'
Lavery Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
3 November 2020 11 Walsall 1–0 Crawley Town Bescot
19:00 GMT Sadler Yellow card 18' Goal 74'
Holden Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Nichols Yellow card 38' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
14 November 2020 12 Walsall 0–1 Southend United Bescot
15:00 GMT Bates Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card 90+3' Report Lennon Yellow card 43'
Acquah Goal 88'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
21 November 2020 13 Cheltenham Town 3–0 Walsall Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Scarr Goal 50' (o.g.)
Blair Goal 58'
May Yellow card 86'
Tozer Goal 88'		 Report Kinsella Yellow card 10'
Holden Yellow card 44'
Lavery Yellow card 81'
Jules Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
24 November 2020 14 Newport County 1–1 Walsall Newport
19:00 GMT Twine Goal 23'
Cooper Yellow card 27'
Demetriou Yellow card 41'		 Report Adebayo Goal 21'
Clarke Yellow card 54'
Holden Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
2 December 2020 15 Walsall 1–1 Stevenage Bescot
19:00 GMT Gordon Goal 90+1' (pen.) Report Oteh Goal 50' (pen.)
Hutton Yellow card 67'
Prosser Yellow card 90+1'
Newton Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
5 December 2020 16 Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Walsall Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Feeney Goal 31' Report Adebayo Goal 19'
McDonald Goal 48'
Scarr Goal 67'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Martin Coy
12 December 2020 17 Walsall 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Bescot
15:00 GMT Adebayo Goal 44'
Holden Goal 57'
Gordon Yellow card 74'		 Report Doyle Goal 13'
Delaney Yellow card 56'
Santos Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
15 December 2020 18 Oldham Athletic 2–3 Walsall Oldham
19:00 GMT Piergianni Yellow card 24' Goal 68'
Fage Goal 55'
Garrity Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Gordon Goal 23' (pen.)
Piergianni Goal 52' (o.g.)
Adebayo Goal 73'
Clarke Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
19 December 2020 19 Walsall 4–3 Port Vale Bescot
15:00 GMT Scrimshaw Goal 52', 80'
Scarr Goal 56', 82'
White Yellow card 77'		 Report Joyce Yellow card 16'
Mills Yellow card 30'
Pope Goal 37'
Conlon Goal 44'
Rodney Yellow card 45+1' Goal 75'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
26 December 2020 20 Salford City 2–0 Walsall Salford
15:00 GMT Wilson Goal 16'
Hunter Yellow card 49'
Touray Yellow card 54'
Burgess Goal 87'		 Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
29 December 2020 21 Walsall 1–2 Scunthorpe United Bescot
19:00 GMT McDonald Goal 55'
Gordon Penalty missed 61'		 Report Loft Yellow card 20'
Hippolyte Goal 27'
Gilliead Goal 69'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
2 January 2021 22 Walsall 0–2 Carlisle United Bescot
15:00 GMT Gordon Yellow card 52'
Bates Yellow card 59'		 Report Patrick Goal 26'
Charters Yellow card 27'
Armer Yellow card 57'
Kayode Goal 78'
Hayden Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
16 January 2021 23 Walsall 1–1 Oldham Athletic Bescot
15:00 GMT Jules Goal 45'
Scarr Yellow card 71'		 Report Hamer Yellow card 44'
Clarke Yellow card 61'
Borthwick-Jackson Yellow card 70'
Keillor-Dunn Goal 75'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
19 January 2021 24 Morecambe 1–1 Walsall Morecambe
19:00 GMT Stockton Yellow card 40'
Lavelle Yellow card 79'
Mendes Gomes Goal 80'
Hendrie Yellow card 88'

Derek Adams Red card		 Report Gordon Goal 37'
Jules Yellow card 40'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
23 January 2021 25 Port Vale 1–3 Walsall Burslem
15:00 GMT Conlon Goal 33', Yellow card 60'
Smith Yellow card 75'		 Report Adebayo Goal 6', 55'
Fitzpatrick Goal 68' (o.g.)
Gordon Yellow card 71'
Kinsella Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
9 February 2021 26 Walsall 1–1 Mansfield Town Bescot
18:45 GMT Melbourne Goal 23'
Wright Yellow card 29'
Kinsella Yellow card 61'		 Report Quinn Yellow card 26'
Clarke Goal 31'
Gordon Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
16 February 2021 27 Walsall 1–2 Cheltenham Town Bescot
19:00 GMT Lavery Goal 3'
Norman Yellow card 75'
Bates Yellow card 79'		 Report Smith Goal 35'
Wright Goal 43'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
20 February 2021 28 Stevenage 1–1 Walsall Stevenage
15:00 GMT List Goal 70'
Vancooten Yellow card 72'		 Report Lavery Goal 1'
Kinsella Red card 56'
White Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
24 February 2021 29 Walsall 0–1 Newport County Bescot
17:30 GMT Gordon Yellow card 8'
Vincent Yellow card 53'		 Report Labadie Goal 71' Stadium: Bank's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
27 February 2021 30 Walsall 1–2 Bradford City Bescot
15:00 GMT Perry Yellow card 4'
White Yellow card 53'
Gordon Yellow card 69'
Scarr Goal 77'		 Report O'Connor Yellow card 19'
Sutton Goal 43'
Cook Goal 66'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
2 March 2021 31 Exeter City 0–0 Walsall Exeter
19:00 GMT McArdle Yellow card 63' Report Melbourne Yellow card 49' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
6 March 2021 32 Cambridge United 1–0 Walsall Cambridge
15:00 GMT Mullin Goal 90+4' Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
12 March 2021 33 Walsall 0–1 Barrow Bescot
19:00 GMT Scarr Yellow card 29'
Osadebe Yellow card 45'
Sadler Yellow card 80'		 Report Kay Goal 87'
Quigley Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
16 March 2021 34 Crawley Town 1–1 Walsall Crawley
19:00 GMT Tunnicliffe Yellow card 55'
McNerney Yellow card 63'
Tsaroulla Yellow card 90+1'
Nichols Goal 90+7' (pen.)		 Report Clarke Yellow card 40'
Osadebe Goal 55' (pen.)
Roberts Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
20 March 2021 35 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Walsall Horwich
15:00 GMT Lee Goal 67'
Doyle Goal 80' (pen.)
John Yellow card 86'		 Report Perry Goal 28'
Clarke Yellow card 45'
White Red card 73'
Norman Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
23 March 2021 36 Southend United 0–0 Walsall Southend-on-Sea
19:00 GMT McCormack Yellow card 4'
White Yellow card 36'
Hart Red card 67'		 Report Gordon Yellow card 31'
Lavery Yellow card 36'
Clarke Yellow card 82'
Leak Yellow card 83'
Osei Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
27 March 2021 37 Grimsby Town 1–1 Walsall Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Hanson Goal 9'
Payne Yellow card 12'		 Report Lavery Goal 45+1'
Clarke Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
2 April 2021 38 Walsall 0–0 Harrogate Town Bescot
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
5 April 2021 39 Leyton Orient 0–0 Walsall Leyton
15:00 BST Widdowson Yellow card 52'
Wilkinson Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Melbourne Yellow card 23' Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
10 April 2021 40 Walsall 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Bescot
15:00 BST Holden Goal 6'
Clarke Goal 65', Yellow card 86'
Gordon Yellow card 78'
Sadler Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Cargill Yellow card 60'
Bailey Yellow card 70'
Moore-Taylor Goal 72'		 Stadium: Bank's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
13 April 2021 41 Walsall 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Bescot
19:00 BST Osadebe Goal 70' Report Spearing Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 74'
Lewis Yellow card 78'
Vaughan Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
17 April 2021 42 Colchester United 2–1 Walsall Colchester
17:30 BST Pell Yellow card 27'
Folivi Goal 37'
Clampin Goal 45+4'
Sarpong-Wiredu Yellow card 50'
George Yellow card 62'		 Report Clarke Goal 20'
Wright Yellow card 45+1'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
20 April 2021 43 Walsall 0–2 Salford City Bescot
19:00 BST Report Henderson Goal 19'
Turnbull Goal 57'
Gotts Yellow card 90+5'
Thomas-Asante Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
24 April 2021 44 Scunthorpe United 0–2 Walsall Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Beestin Yellow card 67' Report Osadebe Goal 13'
Gordon Goal 23'
Clarke Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
1 May 2021 45 Walsall 0–2 Morecambe Bescot
15:00 BST Report Stockton Goal 45+2'
Songo'o Yellow card 58', Goal 76'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
8 May 2021 46 Carlisle United 0–0 Walsall Carlisle
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[29]

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 November 2020 First round Walsall 1–2 Bristol Rovers Bescot
15:00 GMT Jules Yellow card 4'
Bates Yellow card 47'
Lavery Goal 87'		 Report Baldwin Goal 33'
Hanlan Goal 39'
Kilgour Yellow card 47'
Jaakkola Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[30]

5 September 2020 First round Walsall 0–0
(2–4 p)		 Sheffield Wednesday Bescot
14:15 BST Report Bannan Yellow card 40'
Börner Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
Penalties
Holden Penalty scored
Gordon Penalty missed
Adebayo Penalty scored
Bates Penalty missed		 Bannan Penalty scored
Windass Penalty scored
Harris Penalty scored
Brown Penalty scored

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[31]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Oxford United 3 2 1 0 0 4 2 +2 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 1 0 2 0 7 6 +1 5
3 L2 Walsall 3 0 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
4 ACA Chelsea U21 3 0 1 0 2 5 7 −2 2
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group stage Bristol Rovers 2–2
(2–4 p)		 Walsall Horfield
19:45 BST Mehew Goal 16' Yellow card 60'
Baldwin Yellow card 33'
Ayunga Goal 71'
Kelly Yellow card 82'		 Report Jules Goal 29'
Nurse Yellow card 32'
Kinsella Yellow card 37'
Osadebe Yellow card 57'
Gordon Goal 64'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Penalties
Kelly Penalty missed
Harries Penalty missed
Hare Penalty scored
Ayunga Penalty scored		 Norman Penalty scored
McDonald Penalty scored
Holden Penalty missed
Lavery Penalty scored
Gordon Penalty scored
29 September 2020 Group stage Walsall 1–1
(3–5 p)		 Chelsea U21 Bescot
19:00 BST Nurse Yellow card 32'
McDonald Goal 53'		 Report Nunn Yellow card 33'
Simeu Goal 69'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Penalties
Norman Penalty missed
Holden Penalty scored
Adebayo Penalty scored
Lavery Penalty scored		 Russell Penalty scored
Fiabema Penalty scored
Ballo Penalty scored
Simeu Penalty scored
Maatsen Penalty scored
10 November 2020 Group stage Walsall 0–1 Oxford United Bescot
19:00 GMT Cockerill-Mollett Yellow card 55'
Osadebe Yellow card 76'		 Report Cooper Yellow card 35'
Osei Goal 87'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook

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