
Walsall were looking to turn around for that had seen them lose two times in as many games when they welcomed Chelsea Under-21s to the Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium for a Vertu Trophy — Southern Group C clash.
Both teams prodded and probed, but were unable to score a goal in normal time, with the match ultimately going to a penalty shoot-out to determine who would take home a bonus point.
It was the Saddlers who would take the extra point, scoring four of their penalties compared to Chelsea Under-21s' two.
EFL TROPHY — SOUTHERN GROUP C
| WALSALL | 0-0 | CHELSEA U21s |
| ADOMAH MISSED CLARKE SCORED STRAW SCORED JELLIS SCORED OKEKE SCORED |
PENALTIES |
BEST SCORED WALSH SAVED PENNIE MISSED SAMBOU SCORED |
| 24 | POSSESSION (%) | 76 |
| 12 | SHOTS (TOTAL) | 8 |
| 4 | SHOTS (ON TARGET) | 3 |
| 3 | GOALKEEPER SAVES | 4 |
| 3 | CORNERS | 1 |
| 19 | FOULS | 12 |
| 1 | YELLOW CARDS | 3 |
| 0 | RED CARDS | 0 |
| AT | BESCOT STADIUM |
| ATTENDANCE | 1,608 (47 AWAY) |
| REFEREE | ELLIOTT SWALLOW |
WALSALL
Hornby; Browne (Straw, 74'), Farquharson, Cox; Finnigan (Jellis, 62'); Okeke, Richards (Clarke, 62'), Lakin (Oben, 74'), Harper 🟨; Adomah, Matt (Makavore, 74')
Unused: Kilroy, Thomas
CHELSEA U21s
Slonina; L.Richards (Sambou, 85'), Wilson 🟨, Osagie 🟨, Best; Rak-Sakyi, Harrison (Walsh, 61'), Runham 🟨 (Silva, 73'); Barbour (Pennie, 85'), Washington (Gordon, 61'), D.Richards
Unused: Merrick, Murray-Campbell
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