Walsall 2-3 Wolves: Christophe Berra nets winner as Premier League side edge past League One club

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Premier League side Wolves continued their pre-season with a 3-2 victory at League One side Walsall on Tuesday evening.

Despite starting the brighter of the two at the Banks’ Stadium, Walsall found themselves behind after 14 minutes as Wolves’ first serious foray forward resulted in the first goal of the match as Stephen Hunt crossed to the far post with Michael Kightly waiting to head the ball in.

It didn’t take long for the home side to hit back however as former Manchester City man Jon Macken struck from distance in the 20^th minute leaving Wayne Hennessey little chance.

Wolves regained the lead 20 minutes later after Sylvan Ebanks-Blake crossed the ball from the left leaving Leigh Griffiths with the task of finding the back of the net and he did so with a good touch.

However, once again, their lead failed to last as just two minutes later Walsall were level after Alex Nicholls’ centre eventually found its way through to Will Grigg who found the back of the net with a low shot.

The winner came half-way through the second half as Christophe Berra pounced on Kevin Doyle’s rebounded shot, converting from close range.