Searing Saddlers face the Turf Moor test.
By 4two
October 11 2002
Walsall and Burnley are both recovering from poor early season form. The Clarets are unbeaten in seven league games while the Saddlers are unbeaten in three. It will be a tough test for Walsall who have been producing some gripping displays lately.
Burnley Vs Walsall
| Venue : Turf Moor, Burnley | |
| Competition : Nationwide League Division 1. | |
| Date & Time: 12/10/02 3:00pm | |
| Ticket Availability: This game will not sell out. Walsall fans can get tickets from the ticket office up till 3pm today, or can get them at Turf Moor (Beware we expect it is the same as Derby, so get your ticket ASAP to avoid missing the start). Their are 4000 seats for visiting fans, £16 Adults £8 Kids. See official site for more info. | |
| Walsall Team News: Danny Hay, Matt Carbon, ( available) David Zdrilic, Danny Sonner (Injured) Birch may have done enough last week and in the midweek practice match to replace Junior along side Leitao upfront. | |
| Burnley Team News: Gareth Taylor (Suspended/International duty) Papadopoulos (international duty) Paul Weller, Tony Grant, Lee Briscoe, Alan Moore, Gordon Armstrong (Injured) | |
| Last Meeting: 05-03-2002 (Div 1) Walsall 1-0 Burnley | |
| Did you Know : IT has been 18 years since Walsall last won a league game away at Turf Moor, it was in April 84' and the Saddlers won 2-0. | |
| Walsall (Lg) Form : LLWWD | |
| Burnley (Lg) Form: WDDWW | |
| Walsall League Position: 16th (Div 1) | |
| Burnley Position: 12th (Div 1) | |
| Walsall Man to Watch: Ian Roper, Solid as a rock, if he is on form tomorrow, we wont give much away at the back. | |
| Burnley to Watch: Robbie Blake, Ex Bradford Forward and proven 1st division goal scorer. | |
| The Verdict: We will need to be a lot sharper than we were at Derby last weekend. The Clarets are recovering from a shaky start and like the Saddlers have strung a set of good results up. If the Saddlers can produce the second first half performance from the Forest Game and the Second half performance from the Derby game then they will walk away with the points. But, knowing Walsall we are liable to have lapses in concentration and with Burnley being an experienced first division outfit who will punish our mistakes. Jorge and Junior have linked up well in the last two games, but Junior has tended to fade. TheSaddlersFC expects Lee to start with them on Saturday. A share of points is likely, Saddlers to come back from a goal down. | |
| PREDICTION: Burnley 1-1 Walsall | |