Bolton Wanderers (4-3-3)

STEVE BANKS ... 8: Excellent saves; his penalty stop was a matchwinner

DEAN HOLDEN ... 6: Full-back then centre-back, he earned his corn

IAN MARSHALL ... 6: Robbed for Walsall's first goal but atoned with an assist.

COLIN HENDRY ... 6: Saw red for the foul but it was not a penalty.

LEAM RICHARDSON ... 6: Had to work hard in that left back slot

DAVID NORRIS ... 6: Busy in midfield then made way for Ricketts

NICKY SOUTHALL ... 7: Showed his versatility in midfield and at full-back

GARETH FARRELLY ... 6: A hamstring injury was a bitter blow

AKINORI NISHIZAWA ... 7: A face-saving goal and a vital assist on a lively debut.

DEAN HOLDSWORTH ... 8: Intelligent play and a cracking goal

JEFF SMITH ... 6: Should learn a lot from the experience.

Subs: Kevin Nolan (6) for Smith 54 mins, Michael Ricketts (7) for Norris 60 mins, Henrik Pedersen for Farrelly 78 mins. Not used: Paul Wheatcroft, Jussi Jaaskelainen.

WALSALL (4-4-2)

Harper: Brightwell, Roper, Barras, Aranalde; Hervelto, Gadsby, Simpson, Matias; Wrack, Leitao. Subs: Walker for Harper 71 mins, Byfield for Leitao 79 mins, Hall for Matias 103 mins. Not used: Bennett, Scott.

Referee: Scott Mathieson (Stockport)

Attendance: 5,761

Goals: Wanderers - Ricketts 67, Holdsworth 79, Nishizawa 90, Pedersen 96; Walsall - Wrack 65, Byfield 83, Barras 85.

Shots/headers on target: Wanderers 10, Walsall 6.

Corners: Wanderers 6, Walsall 4.

Fouls committed: Wanderers 9, Walsall 11.

Offsides: Wanderers 1, Walsall 8.

Bookings: Wanderers - Ricketts 118 mins (foul on Herivelto).

Red card: Hendry 98 mins foul on Byfield, denying scoring opportunity.

Man of the Match: DEAN HOLDSWORTH - HIS goal was a gem, a superbly struck, curling right footer across Walker - a reward for a hard working and intelligent performance.

Magic Moment

STEVE Banks' sensational penalty save was the matchwinner, preventing Walsall from equalising within two minutes of Pedersen's strike.

Moan of the Match

SOME of Wanderers' defending was abysmal and certainly not in keeping with the way things have been going so well in the Premiership.

KICK BY KICK

13 minutes: Nishizawa turns brilliantly to leave his marker for dead, eventually shooting wide.

18 minutes: Wrack and Leitao both have chances in the same attack before Marshall hacks the ball clear.

30 minutes: Banks makes a superb save from Herivelto and is relieved to see Leitao head the rebound over the bar.

Half-time:

Wanderers 0 Walsall 0

53 minutes: Harper spills Holden's shot; the rebound bounces away from Holdsworth.

59 minutes: Wrack shaves the post with a blistering 25 yarder.

GOAL!

65 minutes: Leitao robs Marshall and, although Banks does well to save his shot, Wrack follows up to score with a tap-in.

GOAL!

67 minutes: Holdsworth collides with Harper in a 50-50 challenge for Nolan's pass and Ricketts fires into the unguarded goal.

78 minutes: Walker keeps out Nishizawa's header.

GOAL!

79 minutes: Banks' long clearance catches Walsall square at the back and Holdsworth cashes in, curling in a gem of a right-footer across Walker.

GOAL!

83 minutes: Byfield rises high to equalise with a glancing header from Matias' cross.

GOAL!

85 minutes: Walsall are back in front, Barras scoring from close range after Byfield tees up Herivelto's cross.

88 minutes: Walker saves Pedersen's shot at point blank range.

90 minutes: In the fourth minute of overtime, Marshall feeds Nishizawa and the debutant takes the chance to grab Wanderers a lifeline.

Full-time: Wanderers 3, Walsall 3.

GOAL!

96 minutes: Pedersen takes Nishizawa's pass on his chest before smashing in a left -footer which Walker gets to but cannot keep out.

98 minutes: Hendry is red-carded after bringing down Byfield on the edge of the box. Banks goes full-length to his left to save Barras' penalty.

After extra-time:

Wanderers 4 Walsall 3