Walsall went into Friday's League Two clash with Doncaster Rovers on the back of last weekend's FA Cup - Second Round victory over Carlisle United and with a view to building upon their recent league win over Crawley Town.The first goal of the game didn't arrive until the early stages of the second-half where summer signing Tom Knowles got on the end of a low Isaac Hutchinson cross to grab his third goal of the season.
Walsall's second goal of the game arrived around nineteen minutes later as on-loan Mansfield man Danny Johnson bagged his thirteenth goal of the season, the well-travelled striker continuing to add to his transfer fee as the Saddlers continue to pursue a permanent deal.
SKY BET LEAGUE TWO
| DONCASTER ROVERS | 0-2 | WALSALL |
| GOALSCORERS | KNOWLES (52') JOHNSON (71') |
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| ASSISTS | HUTCHINSON (52') | |
| 66 | POSS (%) | 34 |
| 14 | SHOTS (TOTAL) | 10 |
| 1 | SHOTS (ON TARGET) | 4 |
| 5 | CORNERS | 4 |
| 5 | FOULS | 11 |
| 0 | YELLOW CARDS | 0 |
| 0 | RED CARDS | 0 |
| AT | ECO-POWER STADIUM |
| ATTENDANCE | 6,110 (609 WALSALL) |
| REFEREE | SIMON MATHER |
DONCASTER ROVERS
Mitchell; Knoyle, Maxwell (Taylor, 78'), Anderson, Williams, Clayton, Miller, Rowe, Biggins, Woltman (Agard, 79'), Close (Hurst, 72')
Unused: Jones; Olowu, Long, Seaman
WALSALL
Evans; White, Daniels, Monthé; Bennett, Kinsella, Earing (Comley, 84'), Gordon; Hutchinson; Johnson (Williams, 85'), Knowles (James-Taylor, 61')
Unused: McEntee, Allen; Maddox; Cashman