George Bennett gives his take as Walsall were held to a 2-2 draw at Doncaster.
The Saddlers twice fought back from being behind, with Taylor Allen and then Danny Johnson levelling things up.
The Saddlers twice fought back from being behind, with Taylor Allen and then Danny Johnson levelling things up.
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00:00Hi Sadler's fans, I was at the Eco Power Stadium just an hour or so ago where Walsall rescued a vital 2-2 draw against fellow promotion rivals Doncaster Rovers and it was Danny Johnson who came up with a dramatic 90th minute equaliser just moments after coming off the bench.
00:23Matt Sadler made two changes from the 1-1 draw just a couple of days earlier against AFC Wimbledon and Evan Weir came back into the back three.
00:36Taylor Allen stepped up into midfield and Levi Manchu was handed his first start as Johnson also dropped to the bench. Walsall had two chances in quick succession in the first 15 minutes.
00:48Taylor Allen bent a free kick wide as a target and Nathan Asimwe headed just wide but at the other end Luke Molyneux in the 16th minute drove a low shot into the bottom corner.
01:00It took Walsall though just two minutes to respond. Taylor Allen fresh from scoring his 87th minute equaliser against Wimbledon headed into the far corner from Osher McEntee's cross to equalise for Walsall.
01:15Walsall kept their shape relatively well for Osher McEntee who was rock solid in defence but Grant McCann used his bench well and used his bench a lot earlier than Matt Sadler did.
01:27It took 80 minutes to reach for his bench with the first introduction of Albert Adoma and Billy Sharp was one of the introductions for Doncaster.
01:37The veteran flicked the ball into the far corner with five minutes to go to put Doncaster on course for victory but Daniel Johnson was thrown on with three minutes to go alongside Connor Barrett.
01:48He headed home after Jamil Matt's effort was parried into the goal mouth by Doncaster goalkeeper Sharman Lowe and that puts Walsall two points clear at the top of the table after Bradford fell to a 2-0 defeat against Port Vale.
02:02The gap between Walsall and Doncaster in fourth remains at five points although Doncaster do boast a game in hand.