Jon Whitney: Walsall happy with a point against Coventry City

Erhun Oztumer's eighth goal of the campaign cancelled out Andy Rose's first half strike to see the Saddlers extend their unbeaten run to six matches.

Whitney's side could have come away with all three points with Oztumer having a big shout for a penalty turned away after the interval and Liam Kinsella firing wide in stoppage time.

But Whitney felt a draw was the correct result in what was a keenly contested derby at the Banks's Stadium.

"It was a fair result - I think it was two good teams playing the right way," Whitney said.

"It keeps the unbeaten run going to six – and one defeat in 10. I'm pleased from the lads and it's good that we've come back from behind.

"I thought the first half was a bit of a stalemate, a bit of a chess game and I was disappointed with their goal because I thought it was quite cheap but we responded well after the break.

"Coventry are an in-form team. Mark (Venus) has got them playing well, with a bit of confidence and they are a danger. We didn't underestimate them. We knew it would be a really close game.

"It was one of them where you had to keep your discipline and a bit of individual skill would get you something.

"It so happens that Erhun's individual skill just got us back on level terms whereas if we could just have been a little tighter first half, it could have been a 1-0 win for us."

Whitney felt his side should have been awarded a second half penalty when Oztumer was fouled in the box.

But either way, the boss felt Kieron Morris should have scored in the same move after the ball fell kindly to the winger following the penalty appeal.

"I thought it was a penalty," Whitney added.

"They can go either way. But it was a fair result so I'm not going to moan too much.

"I think the referee played advantage and, to be fair, if Kieron's shot had nestled in the bottom corner, then no-one would have moaned."