After two cup outing in a row, the Saddlers return to league action this weekend as they welcome Shrewsbury Town to the Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium.MATCH INFORMATION
Competition: Sky Bet League Two
Date: Saturday, 13th December 2025
Kick-Off: 3.00pm
Location: Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium
NEWS & VIEWS
Walsall have been in superb form over the last few weeks. Winning five times in as many games in all competitions, they'll reach this weekend's meeting with the Salopians on the back of a duo of cup victories and a league win over Oldham Athletic.
Televised triumphs over Stevenage in the Vertu Trophy and Gateshead in the FA Cup were added to in midweek as the Reds squeezed past the Latics by a goal-to-nil, building a four point advantage at the top of the table in the process.
Driven forward by on-loan Charlton Athletic striker Daniel Kanu, who has now bagged ten goals since making the temporary trip to WS1, the Saddlers are among English football's form sides, and should be filled with belief as they take on the team from Shropshire.
TEAM NEWS
Striker Aaron Pressley is facing a late fitness test after returning to training following a spell on the sidelines.
Jid Okeke and Evan Weir could both return to the fold after missing the midweek win over Oldham, whilst Harrison Burke, Mason Hancock, and Harry Williams will miss out with longer term injuries.
THE OPPOSITION
Visitors Shrewsbury Town currently sit just three places and two points above the League Two relegation zone, having won just four of their nineteen league games.
Their most recent outing came in the form of a midweek draw with Grimsby Town, where John Marquis' goal in first-half stoppage time was enough to secure a welcome point, damaging the Mariners' push for the Play-Offs in the process.
Winless in their last three league games, the Shrews' last win came in the Emirates FA Cup, where they secured a place in the Third Round with a 2-1 triumph over non-league Sutton United.
FACTFILE: SHREWSBURY TOWN
Nicknames: The Shrews, Salop
Year Founded: 1886
Ground: The Croud Meadow
Head Coach: Michael Appleton
HEAD-TO-HEAD
There have been one-hundred previous competitive meetings between Walsall and Shrewsbury Town, and it's the Saddlers that enjoy an overall statistical lead, having won on forty-five occasions compared to the Shrews' twenty-six.
There have been twenty-nine draws over the history of the fixture, a history that began at Gay Meadow on Saturday, 17th November 1945, as the two sides met in an FA Cup, First Round clash that the Shrews won by five goals to nil.
THE LAST TIME WE MET
The most recent meeting, an EFL Trophy group stage clash, took place at the Shrews' Croud Meadow on Tuesday, 2nd September 2025 and saw the Saddlers ease to victory 3-1.
The opening goal of the game went the way of the Saddlers as on-loan Blackpool midfielder Ryan Finnigan celebrated his first start with his first goal.
The Shrews were soon back on level terms as recent arrival Bradley Ihionvien bagged his first goal for the club, putting the contest back on level terms.
Walsall went back into the lead midway through the second half when Albert Adomah took advantage of a defensive mishap to grab his first goal of the season.
The Saddlers' third goal arrived ten minutes from full-time when Jid Okeke was played in on goal before he sent an effort under the 'keeper and into the back of the net.
MATCH OFFICIALS
The EFL confirmed that Isaac Searle, who is based in Kent, will take charge of the match with Daniel Smith and Lewis Raper being named as assistant referees, whilst Matt Archibald has been selected as Fourth Official.
GAMES
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11
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YELLOW
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RED
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61
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PENALTIES
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5
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