Walsall 0-3 Preston North End: result and report

League One · Saturday 31 August 2013

Result

Walsall 0-3 Preston North End

League One · Saturday 31 August 2013, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Walsall 0-3 Preston North End: match report

Walsall lost to Preston North End 0-3 in the League One on Saturday 31 August 2013. The half-time score was 0-1.

Joel Byrom opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Walsall did not score. Preston North End scored through Joel Byrom (30'), Chris Humphrey (58') and Lee Holmes (61').

Discipline: Walsall received no yellow cards; Preston North End received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Walsall were 8th on 7 points from 4 and Preston North End 13th on 4 points from 4. Walsall went on to finish that season 15th with 58 points, and Preston North End 5th with 85.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Walsall wins, 2 draws and 0 for Preston North End.

Going into the match Walsall's last five read L-D-W-W and Preston North End's D-D-D-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Goal · Joel ByromPreston North End · 0-1
  • 36'Yellow card · Kevin DaviesPreston North End
  • 58'Goal · Chris HumphreyPreston North End · 0-2
  • 61'Goal · Lee HolmesPreston North End · 0-3

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Walsall 2, draws 2, Preston North End 0.

Team news

Walsall expected line-up

Andy Butler, Paul Michael Downing, James Ashley Chambers, Adam Chambers, Sam Mantom, James Baxendale, Mal Benning, Sander Krabbendam, Craig Westcarr, Will Grigg, Ashley Hemmings

Preston North End expected line-up

Paul Huntington, Bailey Wright, David Buchanan, Tom Clarke, Keith Keane, John Welsh, Jack King, Lee Holmes, Joel Byrom