Walsall 0-1 Charlton Athletic – BBC Sport
Charlton reached the third round of the Carabao Cup for the second time in 14 seasons with a 1–0 win at Tier Two’s Walsall.
The League One visitors made eight substitutions but Diallang Jaiyesimi’s cool second-half finish was enough to defeat a spirited Saddlers side.
Charlton’s Joe Wollacott was the busier keeper in the first half, delivering an intelligent low stop after a cross from Andy Williams and thwarting Isaac Hutchinson’s 20-yarder.
The Addicks went close when Albie Morgan swept Richard Chin’s cross from 15 yards just over.
Walsall thought they were ahead just before half-time when Williams seemed to chest to Taylor Allen’s cross against the post, but referee Ollie Yates disallowed the goal and sent off the incredulous striker for handball.
Jaiyesimi broke the deadlock in the 57th minute by shrugging off Saddlers defender Liam Bennett to blast a through ball from Miles Leaburn over Walsall keeper Owen Evans.
Athletic almost sealed the game four minutes later when Chin stepped into the box but Evans made a nice save to miss his shot.
Charlton should have added a second in stoppage time only for Evan’s legs to slow down Jesurun Rak-Sakyi before Walsall’s Tom Knowles missed a great chance to put it in a penalty shootout by curling wide.
Match report by PA Media.
lineups
wallall
formation 4-1-3-2
- 1Evans
- 30bennett
- 5Daniels
- 6MonthBooked at 53 minutes
- 21everyone
- 17earsReplaced byJames Taylorat 85′protocol
- 25MahrReplaced byKinsellaat 65′protocol
- 23HutchinsonReplaced byWhiteat 73′protocolBooked at 87 minutes
- 10knowledgeBooked at 55 minutes
- 27AbrahamReplaced byClarkeat 73′protocol
- 11Williams45 minutes bookedReplaced byJohnsonat 65′protocol
substitute
- 2White
- 8thKinsella
- 14Komley
- fifteenJames Taylor
- 20Clarke
- 26Clarke
- 31Przybek
- 39Johnson
Charlton
formation 4-3-3
- 1Wollacott
- 36chinReplaced byKlaraat 81′protocol
- 5Lavalle
- 6O’ConnellReplaced byinnissat 62′protocol
- 34whoa
- 8thForster-CakeyBooked at 78 minutes
- 10morganReplaced byChurchat 62′protocol90 minutes booked
- 32HenryReplaced bydobsonianat 85′protocol
- 19Payne
- 33Leaburn
- 7jaiyesimiReplaced byRak Sakyiat 81′protocol
substitute
- 4dobsonian
- 9Stockley
- 13MacGillivray
- 14Church
- 17Rak Sakyi
- 21Fraser
- 24inniss
- 28Klara
- 37Williams
- Referee:
- Olli Yates
- Participation:
- 2,954
live text
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Game ends, Walsall 0, Charlton Athletic 1.
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End of the second half, Walsall 0, Charlton Athletic 1.
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Corner, Charlton Athletic. Cashed in by Hayden White.
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attempt blocked. Jack Payne (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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attempt failed. Tom Knowles (Walsall) right footed shot from the center of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Taylor Allen.
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Foul by Sam Lavelle (Charlton Athletic).
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Tom Knowles (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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attempt saved. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charlie Kirk with a cross.
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Charlie Kirk (Charlton Athletic) is yellow carded.
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Offside Charlton Athletic. Miles Leaburn tries a through ball, but Jesurun Rak-Sakyi is caught offside.
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attempt saved. Douglas James-Taylor (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Foul by Jack Payne (Charlton Athletic).
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Liam Bennett (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Hayden White (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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George Dobson (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Hayden White (Walsall).
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Substitution, Charlton Athletic. George Dobson replaces Aaron Henry.
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Substitution Walsall. Douglas James-Taylor replaces Jack Earing.
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Foul by Jack Payne (Charlton Athletic).
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Liam Bennett (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.