Lonely Wombles visit Bescot.


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By 4two
December 12 2002

The Dons visit Bescot just a few weeks after their last minute victory over the Saddlers at Selhurst Park. The Saddlers will be looking to make it four home wins on the bounce against a side who have seen their last 5 games feature 29 goals. Walsall Vs Notts Forest

Walsall (18) Vs Wimbledon (11)

Competition : Nationwide League Division 1.

Date & Time: 14.12.02 - 3.00pm

 
Ticket Availability: Plenty left, for more info see the official site. :We recommend people wanting to sit in the Purple Stand get their early to avoid disappointment. Wimbledon will bring no more than 50 fans.
Walsall Team News: Ainsworth (Out because of clause) Pollet (Doubtful) Zdrilic (Doubtful) Aranalde may get back in to the side if Colin goes 4-4-2. 
Dons Team News: Murdoch to continue with young forward Mcnuff upfront
Walsall Man to Watch: Darren Wrack, have a good run of form.
Dons  to Watch: David Connelly, can't stop scoring !
Walsall       Wimbledon
Ven Versus Pos
H 3 - 1 Grimsby W 21
A 2 - 3 Portsmouth L 1
H 1 - 0 Gillingham W 15
A 2 - 3 Wimbledon L 15
A 0 - 2 Leicester L 2
H 4 - 2 Stoke W 21
H 3 - 4 Crystal Palace L 15
A 0 - 0 Coventry D 7
H 3 - 3 Preston D 18
A 1 - 2 Burnley L 12
Ven Versus Pos
A 5 - 3 Preston W 12
H 3 - 0 Sheff Wed W 23
A 2 - 3 Derby L 14
H 3 - 2 Walsall W 18
A 5 - 3 Bradford W 18
H 4 - 2 Norwich W 3
H 2 - 1 Rotherham W 8
A 1 - 1 Sheff United D 4
H 2 - 2 Crystal Palace D 17
A 1 - 1 Millwall D 19
4-2 vs Stoke Biggest Home Win 3-0 vs Sheff Wed
3-0 vs Millwall Biggest Away Win 5-3 vs Bradford, Preston
0-2 vs Ipswich, Reading Heaviest Home Defeat 2-3 vs Leicester
1-3 vs Wolves Heaviest Away Defeat 1-4 vs Portsmouth
24 Players Used 21
5 Clean Sheets 4
6 Failed To Score 6
2 Best Winning Sequence 4
3 Best Unbeaten Sequence 7
4 Worst Losing Sequence 4
5 Worst Sequence With No Win 7
16/11/2002  Wimbledon  3  Walsall  2
 29/1/2002  Walsall  2  Wimbledon  1
 20/11/2001  Wimbledon  2  Walsall  2

Junior

Walsall
25
David
Connolly

Wimbledon
10
7 Goals 13
15 Games Played 10
0.47 Goals Per Game Average 1.3
6 Total Games Scored In 7
5 Games Scored 1 Goals 4
1 Games Scored 2 Goals 1
0 Games Scored 3 Goals 2
2 Scoring Run (games) 4
6 Dry Spell (games) 2
2 Close Range 4
4 Inside 18 Yard Box 7
1 Outside 18 Yard Box 2
6 Shots 7
0 Headers 2
1 Volleys 1
0 Penalties 2
0 Free Kicks 1

 

The Verdict:  The last game was a close one. We should expect this to be pretty much the same. Lee has said our style of play might change, and we should hope this style doesn't mean us punting the ball up to Jorge and junior, who quiet frankly wouldn't know what to do with it. The Dons are playing well and getting the results, despite all the problems at Selhurst. The atmosphere will be quiet peculiar at the Bescot on Saturday. It could well be the poorest away following ever seen at the Bescot. The worst I can  personally remember is Maidstone brining 30 or so in the early 1990's, when I counted them from the Fellows the Stand as a young lad. Lets just hope our creative forward players can produce the goods on a substandard playing surface and that Whakka, Ropes and Hay have their wits about them.
PREDICTION: Saddlers 2-2 Mariners

 

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