Matchday Live: Walsall v Cherries (From Bournemouth Echo)

5:00pm

FULL-TIME: Walsall 3 Cherries 1. Thanks for watching today's Matchday Live. Sorry for lost connection earlier.

4:59pm

Interesting game with lots of talking points but defeat on the cards for Cherries

4:56pm

Cherries hoisting lots of balls into the box but not getting any joy

4:55pm

5 minutes of added time

4:50pm

Sub: Fletcher on for Fogden, 81 mins

4:49pm

4:46pm

Cook tackles a Walsall player, ref says no foul but O'Kane picks the ball up thinking it was a free kick and concedes spot kick.

4:45pm

One of the most bizarre penalties in the history of football.

4:44pm

Penalty to Walsall, Grigg makes it 3-1

4:38pm

He fouled Eunan O'Kane on the goalline after James had parried a free kick from Benning

4:38pm

Febian Brandy sent off for second booking.

4:36pm

Free kick in dangerous position for Saddlers

4:35pm

Also, McQuoid got booked. 

4:34pm

And Wes Thomas has managed to hit the crossbar with a header from barely two yards.

4:34pm

James has saved a shot from Paterson

4:34pm

Since you've been gone...

4:33pm

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4:20pm

Attendance 3173 includes 317 from Cherries.

4:17pm

Paterson hits the post for the Saddlers

4:16pm

Pitman's well directed headers makes it 2-1, from Grabban's cross

4:14pm

2-1 Pitman header

4:13pm

Cherries came back from 2-0 down here last season.

4:11pm

4:10pm

Second half underway

3:52pm

Comedy of errors for the penalty. Grigg caused all sorts of problems and was then felled by James who, amazingly, only got a yellow card.

3:51pm

2-0 to Walsall, Grigg penalty

3:50pm

Penalty to Walsall

3:49pm

3:49pm

3:49pm

Two minutes added

3:48pm

Into the last minute of the first half

3:45pm

McQuoid has taken up a central role alongside Thomas with Pitman moving to the left flank and Fogden in the middle.

3:44pm

3:43pm

Pitman's header hits the crossbar from McQuoid cross.

3:41pm

Cherries need to weather this storm and regroup in second half

3:39pm

Sub: Arter off, McQuoid on, 36 mins, injury

3:39pm

Arter looks like he's going off with McQuoid on

3:36pm

Cherries looking a tad shaky at the back

3:34pm

3:32pm

Confusion in press box and Cherries' 18-yard box. Seems as if Sam Mantom's cross from the right went straight in.

3:30pm

1-0 to Walsall

3:30pm

Big let-off for Cherries after James drops a cross. Elphick saves the day by blocking Grigg's shot towards an unguarded net.

3:29pm

3:27pm

Walsall defence doing well to protect their goal when Cherries look to threaten.

3:26pm

Purkiss booked for a trip on Daniels

3:24pm

Pitman's shot hit the wall.

3:23pm

Not too many chances to talk about here. Could be one coming up though. Free kick to Cherries

3:21pm

Sam Vokes on target for Burnley

3:20pm

Richard O'Kelly shouting instructions from the Walsall bench.

3:19pm

Pitch seems to be playing okay. Lots of snow on the surrounds.

3:17pm

About 300 Cherries fans here.

3:17pm

Thank you

3:17pm

Red Army chant started by John Garard.

3:16pm

Referee Andy Davies is from Portsmouth, apparently.

3:16pm

3:15pm

3:15pm

Grigg and Brandy look a lively front two for Walsall.

3:14pm

Walsall made the better start after 10 minutes.

3:13pm

And James saves bravely at the feet of Jamie Grigg.

3:13pm

Neat work by Jamie Paterson before his shot finds side netting.

3:11pm

Shot from Pitman is charged down by a defender.

3:10pm

Febian Brandy stretches to meet a cross and hooks the first chance high over the bar.

3:09pm

3:08pm

3:07pm

3:05pm

Marc Pugh ruled out due to a dead leg and Ryan Fraser still awaiting international clearance.

3:04pm

Thomas and Pitman up front for Cherries, Grabban on right wing

3:03pm

Cherries to kick off.

3:03pm

Teams in a huddle

2:57pm

Cherries looking to extend to 16 their unbeaten run in League One. Saddlers have won five of their past six.

2:54pm

Saddlers: McLoughlin, Purkiss, Butler, Downing, Benning, Baxendale, A Chambers, Mantom, Paterson, Grigg, Brandy. Subs: Holden, Featherstone, Hemmings, Bowerman, J Chambers, Taylor, Grof (g/k).

2:53pm

Following much discussion, Cherries have made three changes with David James, Wes Fogden and Brett Pitman coming in.

2:51pm

Here are today's teams.

Cherries: James, Francis, Cook, Elphick, Daniels, Fogden, Arter, O’Kane, Grabban, Pitman, Thomas. Subs: Seaborne, Tubbs, McQuoid, McDermott, Fletcher, Partington, Jalal (g/k).

2:50pm

Welcome to today's Matchday Live from the Banks's Stadium.