Walsall v Stevenage - Match preview
Alfie Bates insists Walsall must not let complacency creep into their game as they prepare to host Stevenage tonight.
The Saddlers are seemingly at a crossroads in their season, sitting 16th in League Two but still only six points off the top seven.
Two poor performances and results against Southend United and Cheltenham Town was followed up by a point away at league leaders Newport County – when the display warranted all three points.
Like Southend, Stevenage arrive at the Banks’s Stadium having made a difficult start to the season – although they have made a resurgence in their last two games.
When asked what the team learned from the Southend stumble, in preparation for tonight’s clash, Bates said: “It’s about not being complacent.
“We went toe-to-toe with top of the league so against smaller teams like Stevenage we need to be ruthless.
“We need to really go for them and hopefully get the three points.
“We went into the Southend game with a little bit of complacency and we need to stop that. That needs to go.
