Harrogate Town 0-2 Walsall - player ratings
George Bennett rates Walsall's players from their () against Harrogate Town at Wetherby Road on Saturday in League Two.
Tommy Simkin - 7
Shutout - The windy conditions played havoc with his kicking but he preserved his fourth away clean sheet on the spin with a last-gasp save to deny Matty Daly.
David Okagbue - 7
Marshalled the Harrogate attack with relative comfort and provided a composed head at the back amid the chaos.
Harry Williams - 7
Continued to reinforce his warrior like reputation with another solid performance in the centre of the back-line despite the tricky conditions.
Taylor Allen - 8
Captained the side in Jamille Matt's absence. Caused havoc with his set piece deliveries and forced a finger tip stop from James Belshaw with a beautiful free-kick.
Ryan Stirk - 7
Battled hard in the centre of the park and ran relentlessly to help Walsall maintain control of the midfield contest.
Connor Barrett - 8
Dangerous - Linked play nicely down the right in the second half and opened up the pitch with a lovely threaded pass in behind for Adomah in the lead up to Lakin's second half chance.
Jamie Jellis - 8
Lively - Returned to the starting line-up and impressed, especially in the second half, with a few silky touches and passes during a lively performance.
Charlie Lakin - 8
Energetic - Had a great chance to get on the score sheet when his close-range finish was saved before turning provider for Albert Adomah's goal.
Liam Gordon - 7
Solid - Drove the ball forward in the build-up to Walsall's second and performed his defensive duties diligently in a solid overall performance.
Nathan Lowe - 8
Magic - Ticked into double figures for the campaign with a sensational low strike into the bottom corner from distance and kept the Harrogate defence busy in the second 45.
Albert Adomah - 8
Impressed - Capped his first league start of the season by doubling Walsall's advantage. Continued to prove that age is just a number with an energetic display especially after the break.
Substitutes
Jack Earing (for Jellis, 73) - 7
Danny Johnson (for Lowe, 80)
Oisin McEntee (for Stirk, 80)
Evan Weir (for Allen, 89)
Unused: Hornby, Daniels, Cleary.
