Darlington vs Walsall, 2019-20 English FA Cup, 1st Round

· English FA Cup

Darlington

FT
0 - 1

Walsall

68': Caolan Lavery

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Darlington are hosting Walsall at Blackwell Meadows, , , starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Callum Cockerill-Mollett (Walsall).
3': Jarrett Rivers (Darlington) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Offside, Darlington. Terry Galbraith tries a through ball, but Stephen Thompson is caught offside.
4': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Ben Hedley.
4': Attempt blocked. Wesley McDonald (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Liddle.
6': Foul by Ben Hedley (Darlington).
6': Wesley McDonald (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Corner, Darlington. Conceded by Callum Cockerill-Mollett.
9': Attempt blocked. Stephen Thompson (Darlington) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrett Rivers with a cross.
9': Attempt saved. Will Hatfield (Darlington) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
12': Attempt missed. Rory Holden (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
14': Attempt missed. Josh Gordon (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Cockerill-Mollett following a fast break.
15': Foul by Wesley McDonald (Walsall).
15': Will Hatfield (Darlington) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Foul by Stephen Thompson (Darlington).
17': James Clarke (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Liam Kinsella (Walsall).
17': Omar Holness (Darlington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt missed. Stephen Thompson (Darlington) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joe Wheatley.
21': Attempt missed. Will Hatfield (Darlington) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stephen Thompson.
24': Foul by Caolan Lavery (Walsall).
24': Will Hatfield (Darlington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Hand ball by Caolan Lavery (Walsall).
26': Corner, Darlington. Conceded by James Clarke.
26': Offside, Darlington. Jarrett Rivers tries a through ball, but Terry Galbraith is caught offside.
32': Attempt blocked. Adam Campbell (Darlington) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Terry Galbraith with a headed pass.
32': Corner, Darlington. Conceded by Gary Liddle.
32': Attempt missed. Terry Galbraith (Darlington) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jarrett Rivers with a cross following a corner.
34': Hand ball by Josh Gordon (Walsall).
35': Attempt saved. Michael Liddle (Darlington) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jarrett Rivers.
36': Attempt blocked. Stephen Thompson (Darlington) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Liddle.
38': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Alex Storey.
39': Attempt missed. Caolan Lavery (Walsall) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Mat Sadler with a headed pass following a corner.
39': Foul by Joe Wheatley (Darlington).
39': Liam Kinsella (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Caolan Lavery (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Joe Wheatley (Darlington).
44': Attempt blocked. Caolan Lavery (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Gordon.
45'+1': Foul by Stephen Thompson (Darlington).
45'+1': James Clarke (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Darlington 0, Walsall 0.
45': Second Half begins Darlington 0, Walsall 0.
46': Foul by Adam Campbell (Darlington).
46': Josh Gordon (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Foul by Callum Cockerill-Mollett (Walsall).
48': Jarrett Rivers (Darlington) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Omar Holness (Darlington).
50': Liam Kinsella (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Attempt missed. Cameron Norman (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
52': Corner, Darlington. Conceded by James Clarke.
52': Attempt saved. Stephen Thompson (Darlington) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jarrett Rivers with a cross.
53': Attempt blocked. Wesley McDonald (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caolan Lavery.
54': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Michael Liddle.
56': Attempt blocked. Josh Gordon (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley McDonald.
57': Attempt missed. Caolan Lavery (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Gordon with a cross.
59': Substitution, Walsall. Alfie Bates replaces Gary Liddle.
64': Attempt missed. Rory Holden (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Gordon.
65': Foul by Cameron Norman (Walsall).
65': Stephen Thompson (Darlington) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Corner, Darlington. Conceded by Mat Sadler.
66': Attempt saved. Will Hatfield (Darlington) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Omar Holness with a headed pass.
66': Foul by Stephen Thompson (Darlington).
66': James Clarke (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Terry Galbraith.
68': Goal! Darlington 0, Walsall 1. Caolan Lavery (Walsall) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rory Holden following a corner.
70': Foul by Stephen Thompson (Darlington).
70': Mat Sadler (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by James Clarke (Walsall).
71': Stephen Thompson (Darlington) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': James Clarke (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Attempt missed. Wesley McDonald (Walsall) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Gordon with a cross.
74': Attempt blocked. Josh Gordon (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Bates.
74': Hand ball by Omar Holness (Darlington).
77': Cameron Norman (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Adam Campbell (Darlington).
78': Foul by James Clarke (Walsall).
78': Stephen Thompson (Darlington) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Substitution, Walsall. Rory Gaffney replaces Josh Gordon.
80': Substitution, Darlington. Louis Laing replaces Joe Wheatley.
83': Substitution, Walsall. Dan Scarr replaces Wesley McDonald.
85': Offside, Walsall. Caolan Lavery tries a through ball, but Liam Kinsella is caught offside.
88': Foul by Caolan Lavery (Walsall).
88': Will Hatfield (Darlington) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Foul by Omar Holness (Darlington).
89': Rory Holden (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Omar Holness (Darlington) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Foul by Rory Holden (Walsall).
90'+2': Will Hatfield (Darlington) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Rory Holden (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Cameron Norman (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Will Hatfield (Darlington).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Darlington 0, Walsall 1.
0': Match ends, Darlington 0, Walsall 1.

Statistics

WAL		DARL
12	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	0
48.4	Possession	51.6
13	SHOTS	10
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
204	Accurate Passes	218
331	Passes	349
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.6
6	Accurate Crosses	6
16	Crosses	24
0.4	Cross %	0.3
112	Long Balls	98
44	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	19
12	Tackles	23
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
12	Interceptions	2
18	Effective Clearances	13
18	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Blackwell Meadows
Location: ,
Attendance: 3,106

Line-Ups

Darlington (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Liam Connell (GK)
6	Terry Galbraith
5	Alex Storey
3	Michael Liddle
2	Ben Hedley
4	Joe Wheatley
10	Omar Holness
8	Will Hatfield
11	Stephen Thompson
9	Adam Campbell
7	Jarrett Rivers

Darlington Substitutes:

Harry Stansfield, Christie Elliott, Jordan Watson, Rhys Armstrong, Louis Laing, Brandon Morrison.

Walsall (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Liam Roberts (GK)
4	Mathew Sadler
5	James Clarke
21	Callum Cockerill-Mollett
2	Cameron Norman
8	Liam Kinsella
26	Gary Liddle
25	Wesley Mcdonald
15	Rory Holden
10	Josh Gordon
9	Caolan Lavery

Walsall Substitutes:

Dan Scarr, Rory Gaffney, Zak Jules, Elijah Adebayo, Jack Rose, James Hardy, Alfie Bates.

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