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George Bennett on Walsall's win over Newport County
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29/12/2024
George Bennett discusses Walsall's latest victory - as they stretched their lead at the top of League Two to 12 points.
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Good evening Sadler's fans, I'm outside Bescott where Walsall have just extended their lead
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at the League 2 Summit once again to 12 points with a 2-0 victory over Newport County and
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the locker was just behind me then absolutely bouncing. There's a real feel good feeling
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about the place at the moment and understandably so with six wins in a row in the league. The
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first time Walsall have kept five consecutive league clean sheets for the first time since
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1975. So you can't help but avoid the fact that it feels something special could be happening
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here. Matt Sadler understandably looking to keep calm and take it one game at a time.
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But yeah today he named an unchanged 11 and unchanged 18 from that 2-0 win over Doncaster
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Rovers on Boxing Day and it was actually Newport who were the better side in the opening exchanges.
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They looked to build from the back, dominated the ball but Walsall remained solid off the
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ball and were just guilty of being a little bit sloppy to be honest in the rare moments
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they did have it. Seemed a little rushed, Jamie Jellis had a difficult afternoon and
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the ball just wouldn't really stick for them. They did improve as the half went on. Nathan
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Lowe and Jamil Matt forced comfortable saves from the Newport County goalkeeper and then
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they had the best chance of the first half when Taylor Allen delivered a corner kick
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to the near post. Nathan Lowe seemed surprised really that the chance fouled him, headed
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wide from all of four yards. Jamil Matt glanced ahead of wide just after the break and still
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wasn't quite clicking but it was a much improved performance in that first 15 minutes. Then
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Matt Sadler made a triple change, Jack Earing, Oshin McKenzie and Albert Adoma came on as
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Jamil Matt, Jamie Jellis and Charlie Lakin made way. Walsall were the better side in
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the final 30 minutes and then deserved the victory really. Nathan Lowe had a great chance
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when David Akagbe cushioned the ball down for him, just poked the ball wide on a half
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volley but he was unfazed by that as all good strikers should be and 90 seconds later kept
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his head up as he poked the ball home. Jack Earing, a good impact from the bench, he lost
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the ball high to the back post, was then cushioned down by Taylor Allen and Lowe was
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there. Walsall had chances to extend their lead with Ryan Stirk forcing a really impressive
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save of thumping effort from the Newport Guaranteed goalkeeper Nick Townsend and then in stoppage
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time Taylor Allen looped the ball over the top, Lowe kept his composure to put the seal
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on the win with his 16th goal now across all competitions. Walsall still flying at
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the top in a great atmosphere here at the Bescott to end 2024.
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