After failing to win any of their last six league outings, the Saddlers were faced with league leaders Leyton Orient and an ever-increasing need to return to winning ways.
The game was something of a turgid affair with much of the play taking place in midfield, though there was eventually a goal as Omar Beckles pounced on a loose ball to prod the ball past Owen Evans and into the back of the net.
SKY BET LEAGUE TWO
| LEYTON ORIENT | 1-0 | WALSALL |
| BECKLES (58') | GOAL | |
| ASSISTS | ||
| 59 | POSS (%) | 41 |
| 9 | SHOTS (TOTAL) | 7 |
| 4 | SHOTS (ON TARGET) | 3 |
| 4 | CORNERS | 5 |
| 14 | FOULS | 7 |
| 1 | YELLOW CARDS | 1 |
| 0 | RED CARDS | 0 |
| AT | BRISBANE ROAD |
| ATTENDANCE | 6,736 (367 AWAY) |
| REFEREE | ANDY DAVIES (HAMPSHIRE) |
LEYTON ORIENT
Vigouroux; James 🟨, Happe (Ogie, 68'), Smyth (Archibald, 76'), Sotiriou (Drinan, 60'), Moncur, El Mizouni, Pratley (Brown, 76'), Beckles, Kelman, Sweeney
Unused: Sargeant; Clay, Duke-McKenna
WALSALL
Evans; Allen, Daniels, Monthé, Bennett; Kinsella 🟨, Maddox, Comley (Maher, 85'), Hutchinson (Cashman, 66'), Johnson (Abraham, 66'), Williams
Unused: Clarke; Earing, Mukuna