Stoke City loan watch as Nathan Lowe golden run continues
Nathan Lowe scored his ninth goal of the season to help Walsall keep up their push at the top of League Two.
The 19-year-old striker, who is on loan from Stoke City at Walsall along with goalkeeper clubmate Tommy Simkin, also had a goal controversially disallowed in a 1-1 draw with Crewe Alexandra.
He made a darting run into the inside right channel to collect a through ball from George Hall with five minutes left on the clock and his team 1-0 down, firing a first-touch finish into the roof of the net from a tight angle.
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Lowe's goals have helped Walsall sit second, three points behind Port Vale with a game in hand and above Notts County and Doncaster on goal difference. Crewe are fifth and two points behind.
Walsall manager Mat Sadler said: "I don't think (a draw was a fair result). I'm glad we came back into it and I think they were looking for that one moment and that one chance. They had one shot on target and three shots on goal which about summed it up for me. The way that they played gave us real respect and we had to find a way around to beat that low block.
"We're going to have to come to terms with teams trying to stifle our play at times. We're going to have to find ways to win games and that respect we've been shown is a real positive from our point of view. I think we showed that real character and desire to make sure we didn't lose the game."
Walsall are next in action on Tuesday in the Football League Trophy at home to Shrewsbury Town. Their league game against Gillingham next weekend has been postponed due to international call-ups, including for Simkin (England under-20s) and former Stoke youth defender David Okagbue (Republic of Ireland under-21s).