Holmes_and_Watson

Dibling gets a ... corner.

Another lovely move, with us exploiting every bit of space we were given. From Fraser to Alcaraz and a good finish under some pressure, and at an angle from Adams. Adams has come on and as usual, just got on with taking up all the right positions waiting for his chances. Always good to see lots of generally unoticed stuff pay off.

Mara off for Dibling. Mara has shown strength today. He's kept getting into positions, and taking chances even after an early miss. Both as a target and in support. While being pushed out wide is somewhere he's still developing, it does give us anothe option. He and the staff will be pleased with his efforts today.

Aargh! That would have made a lovely goal . Meghoma getting it clear and on a good run. Good cross getting in, but just over Adams and Mara couldn;t retireve it in the end. Meghoma's fooling of their attacker isn;t a decision I'd like to see being made too often, even if it is good when it comes off.

Could do with some fresh legs on. The game is comfortable. As Trousers said, Dibling could be given some minutes out there.

Mara has been pushed out wide. A stray pass on one move, but got a shot away there. Elsewhere, we either have Meghoma taking on their full back, or we can hit it directly to Fraser. Wallsall not able to cope with that.

Alcaraz controlled well to get that pass out to him. Adams' positioning took at least one of their defenders and the keeper's attention away a bit too.

Oh, that's lovely from Fraser.

Yay! Not just our defence givign it away today. Smallbone gets that across. But that's one of those ones I see that I don;t think we've quite figured out how to get three runners onto it in time, so I don;t often have much hope with those ones.

Mara totally fell over there. I thought he'd got through though, by working away at controlling it.

Smallbone giving us another person in their box a lot today. Able to play off Alcaraz and Mara, and is getting some chances. Definitely more of an option when Stephens is willing and able to control and drive from deep.

Smallbone picking up pne of our favoured edge of box positions. Has to try and guide it, and it wasn;t far away. Nice to see us consistently picking up those positions.

And there we go... gettting it into Mara. We had a bit of space on the break. Fraser with a good run. Ball was behind Mara who did well, turned and blasted it in. Nice finish, and deserved. He's done okay today.

Fraser lively and gets a ball in. But Smallbone's flick would have had to have been something special from that angle, and it comes to nothing. Better to have got it in there, for Mara.

Twice we've tried little dummies to noone. Alcaraz's pass didn;t get angled for Mara to get on the end of it. We've created all of a single effort I think this half. Subs can;t be far off 60mins.

Nice form Alcaraz, but Smallbone this time trying something smart. Agian, considering his position he should be making somehting of that himself. Meanwhile, they get a ball across our box behind the defence, but ahead of their attack.

Safety would suggest he'll be one of those subbed. Meanwhile, we give it away casually. Holgate this time. A little rocket required here to get full control back here.

Interesting, that their keeper thumpes it up to where we'd normally have a gap at full-back. Our eleven today a little different, and Holgate there to deal with it. Stephens kindly gives them an opportunity for a shot. It will take us shooting ourselves in the foot to give this away. But a reminder a second would allow that to happen without changing the outcome.

Nice stuff to start off the half. Lots of players in their box. Mara quite physical in there. Smallbone laying off a good pass too.

Lower possession, as Wallsall had a little more of the ball as the half went on. As noted, lots of balls that we could have made better passes from. Of the chances we did create, well, we're going to need a lot more, to be putting many of them in the net. Lots of positives though. Meghoma started brightly and SAA looked fine. Pleased to see him get minutes again, and he'll improve with more. A thing I've notied with Stephens' return is that he'll push the team up the park. Charles holds a lot. But Smallbone is having to revert to a couple of different roles, as he's no longer required so much to link everything up, with more direct passes going past him. We've seen him get a few shooting opportunities today. It's an area where's he'll be improving over time. While he lost his man for their effort on goal, he's been willing to pick up passes, get into positions to shoot and put in a good shift. Decision making just letting us down a bit. But no hiding or heads going down as a result. Alcaraz and Mara both eager to attack. Just need that bit of awareness and composure.

Nice and direct there, to shake things up. Stephens out to Fraser and then across the area.

SAA takes a yellow for the team there. It was his running into players, depserate to get a shot away that gave the ball away. Good he was tracking back. They got more space than they should have done on the break.

As Mara had the better chance to pass to Fraser earler. Alcaraz had a better pass out into Fraser in space. However, he went for the shot. This time the keeper couldn;t hold it and Mara wasn't far away. Sometimes, it;s worth having the effort. And having the confidence to do so.

Alcaraz with the three runner, instead plays the pass to his right. And it's not a complete pass, and he then gives away the foul. Just one of many examples where we would create a lot more actual cahnces, with the right decision making.

Smallbone gets the shot away. More because he was in a position where he thought he should get a shot away, rather than with any conviction it was going in.