Fleetwood Hosts Walsall in League Two Clash at Highbury Stadium

Fleetwood Town host Walsall at Highbury Stadium on Saturday 10 October for a Sky Bet League Two fixture, with Fleetwood aiming to recover from recent defeats and Walsall looking to extend an unbeaten start after eight matches.

According to BBC Sport, Walsall entered the match seventh in League Two with 15 points, while Fleetwood were 17th with 11 points. The fixture followed a three-week international break.

Fleetwood manager Matt Lawlor selected a starting lineup featuring Jay Lynch in goal, with Shaun Rooney, Rhys Bennett and Finley Potter in defense. The team used a 3-1-4-2 formation, according to BBC Sport.

Walsall lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Jed Ward as goalkeeper and players including Ryan Leak, Declan Skura, James Connolly and Mason Hancock in the defensive setup, according to the published lineup information.

Walsall head coach Lee Grant said the squad had maintained its focus on improvement after recording three wins and five draws in their opening eight league games, according to AOL.

"We at our stadium - that adds another layer to it - both teams are in kit, official EFL referees and they're [Lincoln] really good. We had to work really hard and were challenged from the minute the whistle blew. I really like that for our group.

I just like that mentality, that work is there, it won't it won't be diminished by whatever sort of performance comes from us [on Saturday]. In the long term, that'll serve us well. It hasn't got in the way of us trying to improve and trying to move things forward.

I'm really pleased and proud of the group the way they've gone after the last couple of weeks and looking forward to seeing how it does translate," said Lee Grant, Walsall head coach.

Grant arranged a behind-closed-doors friendly against Championship side Lincoln City during the break to prepare the squad. Walsall also collected league points against teams including Accrington, Port Vale, Gillingham, Grimsby, Rochdale, Crewe, Exeter and Tranmere.

"We're feeling like we've done some things OK, and there's a hunger to try to be better. It's not one of these ones where I'm sitting here saying 'it's feeling really comfortable' because we've won games or we've not lost. We know we've got to be better.

And the supporters will echo that. They've seen us play really well against Port Vale, and for a half at Crewe. They've seen us finish a game impeccably well at Gillingham but start the game a little bit chaotic so we know we can be more of what we want to be more often and more consistently and it's searching for that all the time," said Lee Grant, Walsall head coach.

Fleetwood's matchday lineup also included captain Ched Evans and striker Ronan Coughlan, while Walsall's squad featured attacking players Andrew Dallas, Reece Smith and Aaron Pressley, according to the confirmed team selections.

Fleetwood Town also announced that Flexi Narrow Aisle became a match sponsor for the Walsall fixture, with the company joining the club at Highbury Stadium for the first time, according to the club's official announcement.