League One (Week 24) : Walsall defeats Peterborough 2-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 28, 2015 (AMP) — League One / Match day 24: Five wins in a row for Walsall. After their success against Bradford City, Shrewsbury Town, Port Vale and Millwall, the Saddlers continued their sensational form in the League One with a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United this Monday.
45 minutes of play and neither Walsall nor Peterborough United have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Demetriou Jason ('80) and Evans George ('89).
Walsall FC remains in first place with 48 points from 23 games, tie on points with runner-up Burton Albion FC.
View : Full League One table (as of December 28, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 48 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 47 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 44 |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 40 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 37 |
| 7 | Southend United | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 37 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | Millwall | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 34 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 33 |
| 12 | Bury | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 33 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 31 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 31 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 28 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 26 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 25 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 24 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 24 |
| 21 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 23 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 20 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 20 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2015-2016
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Overview
Walsall FC
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Blackpool 0-4 Walsall (29 Aug.)
- Previous game:Millwall 0-1 Walsall (26 Dec.)
- Next game:Walsall - Rochdale (2 Jan.)
Peterborough United FC
- Position: 6 -1
- Best performance of the season:Crewe Alexandra 1-5 Peterborough United (21 Nov.)
- Previous game:Peterborough United 2-0 Chesterfield (26 Dec.)
- Next game:
Walsall
2:0
Peterborough United
2:0 (0:0)
- 28 December 2015
- 15:00
- Walsall
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall | 48 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 48 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 47 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 44 |
| 5 |  Wigan Athletic | 40 |
Week 24 Results
| Monday 28 December 2015 | ||||
| Southend United | 0-4 | Millwall |  | |
| Barnsley | 4-2 | Blackpool |  | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1-2 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1-2 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Sheffield United | 3-1 | Bradford City | ||
| Chesterfield | 1-1 | Coventry City | ||
| Gillingham | 1-0 | Colchester United | ||
| Port Vale | 1-0 | Bury | ||
| Burton Albion | 1-0 | Swindon Town | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 1-3 | Wigan Athletic | | |
| Scunthorpe United | 1-1 | Rochdale | ||
| Walsall | 2-0 | Peterborough United | ||