Walsall Vs Brighton & Hove Albion ***Official Match Thread***

[StonehamPark]

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CAPITAL ONE CUP SECOND ROUND
Venue: Banks's Stadium
Date: Tuesday, 25 August
Kick-off: 19:45 BST


TEAM NEWS

Walsall are set to be unchanged against Brighton in the Capital One Cup as they look for a fifth straight win.

Dean Smith's side are second in League One and beat Nottingham Forest 4-3 at the City Ground in the first round.

Brighton centre-half Connor Goldson is cup-tied after featuring for former club Shrewsbury in their first-round win at Blackburn.

Striker Bobby Zamora has not figured for Brighton since rejoining the club but is close to being in contention.

MATCH FACTS

• Walsall's first-round win against Nottingham Forest was the first time since 2006 that they have beaten a higher-division side in the League Cup.
• Brighton have won three of their last four away League Cup games, having lost seven in a row on the road previously.
• A game has not finished goalless between these two sides since 1969, a run of 35 games.
• Indeed, Brighton have not been involved in a goalless draw in the League Cup since 1986 (63 games).

 

[severnside gull]

On a roll
Hope your run continues Stoneham but lots of changes tonight against a side bang in form.
Onwards and upwards

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Black ribbon a nice touch.

63 games since we had a goalless draw in the League Cup?

I'm going 0-0, 0-0 AET, Albion squeek through on pens.

 

[TomandJerry]

I'm feeling lucky

 

[Gazwag]

I have a bad feeling about tonight with Walsall on such a good run

 

[StonehamPark]

I have a bad feeling about tonight with Walsall on such a good run

They are on a great run, tonight will be a very tough match.

Walsall 1 - 1 Oldham
Forest 3 - 4 Walsall
Southend 0 - 2 Walsall
Rochdale 1 - 2 Walsall
Walsall 2 - 1 Coventry

Walsall are currently 2nd in League One only by Goal Difference.

 

[crodonilson]

The Bescot will be absolutely rocking this evening. The Super Saddlers have been in magnificent form so far this season and will be buzzing for a Championship giant coming to their home to slay. We will have to be at 90%+ to get a result out of tonights game in my opinion.

 

[OzMike]

I can't stay up that late I'm afraid.
But I will leave the computer on all night so that I can check quickly in the morning.
People seem to think it funny that I got to the trouble of turning my computer off every night.
Surely I can't be the only one who does this.

 

[StonehamPark]

Going to be a pretty miserable journey up to Walsall for our travelling fans.
Hopefully the ride back down will be more upbeat after we grab those 3 points.

 

[Lurker]

I can't stay up that late I'm afraid.
But I will leave the computer on all night so that I can check quickly in the morning.
People seem to think it funny that I got to the trouble of turning my computer off every night.
Surely I can't be the only one who does this.

To be fair you probably are ... I think the rest of us would struggle to do it unless we broke into your house.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Going to be a pretty miserable journey up to Walsall for our travelling fans.
Hopefully the ride back down will be more upbeat after we grab those 3 points.

Thank-you Ashley.

 

[Lurker]

Going to be a pretty miserable journey up to Walsall for our travelling fans.
Hopefully the ride back down will be more upbeat after we grab those 3 points.

3 points?

 

[Daffy Duck]

3 points?

Them's the rules according to a certain Mr Ashley Barnes.

 

[Stuart Munday]

Can see us losing tonight, but it means we have players fully fit and ready to go for Saturday im not that bothered.

 

[crodonilson]

Can see us losing tonight, but it means we have players fully fit and ready to go for Saturday im not that bothered.

I don't get this attitude. A good cup run can go hand in hand with our fine league form.

 

[Davemania]

They are on a great run, tonight will be a very tough match.

Walsall 1 - 1 Oldham
Forest 3 - 4 Walsall
Southend 0 - 2 Walsall
Rochdale 1 - 2 Walsall
Walsall 2 - 1 Coventry

Walsall are currently 2nd in League One only by Goal Difference.

Mind you we're second in the Championship only on goal difference so can be confident of a good result too

 

[Lurker]

Them's the rules according to a certain Mr Ashley Barnes.

Hahaha ... I'd forgotten about that!

 

[MattBackHome]

Afternoon, Stoneham, afternoon all.

All set up for a Hughtonesque 1-0 away win. I predict I'll be asleep midway through the second half, partly due to lack of action and partly cause I'm just knackered.

BRING ON THE WAL!

 

[TSB]

The Bescot will be absolutely rocking this evening.

5,000 max attendance.

 

[Munkfish]

It will be interesting to see what Tom Bradshaw can do against us tonight.

Someone I would have been keen to snap up from league 1 this season.