Walsall Defeat West Brom U21s in Behind Closed Doors Clash

Mat Sadler took a look at his options as the Saddlers took on the Baggies Under-21s on Tuesday afternoon.

Walsall continued their preparations for their upcoming Sky Bet League Two campaign with a behind-closed-doors victory over West Bromwich Albion Under 21s on Tuesday afternoon.

First-half goals from Douglas James-Taylor and Freddie Draper saw the Saddlers ease to a comfortable victory against competitive opposition.

Naming the two most recent arrivals, Motherwell midfielder Ross Tierney and now-former Crawley Town attacker Aramide Oteh, Head Coach Mat Sadler looked at several of his options as he continues to prepare for the new campaign.

FIRST-HALF XI

Jackson Smith, Joe Foulkes, Trialist, Harry Williams, Taylor Allen, Aramide Oteh, Ryan Stirk, Oisin McEntee, Ross Tierney, Freddie Draper, Douglas James-Taylor

SECOND-HALF XI

Jackson Smith, Joe Foulkes, Harry Williams, Trialist, Taylor Allen, Dylan Thomas, Joe Riley, Brandon Comley, Ronan Maher, Marvellous Onabirekhanlen, Freddie Draper (Piers Juliff)

FULL-TIME

WALSALL	2-0	WBA U21s

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This post was first published at 5:05 pm on Tuesday, 25 July 2023.