After suffering two defeats in as many games, including a midweek EFL Cup loss to Stoke City, the Saddlers made their way to London as they faced recently-promoted opposition in the shape of Barnet.
Walsall went into an early lead when Connor Barrett scored his second goal of the season with just two minutes on the clock, after some superb pressure play down the wing.
The Saddlers doubled their lead midway through the first-half when summer signing Aaron Pressley grabbed his first goal for the club.
The Bees cut Walsall's lead in half five minutes before the break when Ollie Hawkins scored with a header from a well-placed corner.
SKY BET LEAGUE TWO
| BARNET | 1-2 | WALSALL |
| HAWKINS (40') |
GOALSCORERS |
BARRETT (2') PRESSLEY (22') |
| HARTIGAN (40') |
ASSISTS |
LAKIN (2') HANCOCK (22') |
| 66 | POSSESSION (%) | 44 |
| 10 | SHOTS (TOTAL) | 6 |
| 3 | SHOTS (ON TARGET) | 2 |
| 0 | GOALKEEPER SAVES | 1 |
| 7 | CORNERS | 1 |
| 14 | FOULS | 8 |
| 4 | YELLOW CARDS | 0 |
| 1 | RED CARDS | 0 |
| AT | HIVE STADIUM |
| ATTENDANCE | 2,638 |
| REFEREE | ABIGAIL BYRNE |
BARNET
Slicker; Collinge, Tavares, Senior; Smith 🟨 (Galvin, 60'), Ofoborh 🟨🟨🟥, Hartigan (Brunt, 82'), Shelton 🟨 (Osadebe, 66'), Glover (Kanu, 81'); Stead (Ndlovu, 82'), Hawkins
Unused: Wright, High
WALSALL
Roberts; Burke (Farquharson, 74'), Flint, Cox; Comley (Warrington, 79'); Barrett, Jellis, Lakin (Clarke, 74'), Hancock; Pressley (Matt, 79'), Stuttle (Adomah, 62')
Unused: Hornby; Hollman