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Tom Knowles: Perfect game plan helped Walsall to Doncaster win

Walsall striker Tom Knowles says the team stuck to a carefully executed game-plan at half time to go on and win at Doncaster.

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Knowles got on the score sheet in the second half after being set up by Isaac Hutchinson and Danny Johnson stole the ball from the Doncaster centre half and went on to round the goalkeeper and score - both goals came from counter attacks.

Knowles said they felt Doncaster weren't causing any problems at half time and that they could go on and win the game by pinching the ball off them and going on the attack.

He said: "Both teams looked comfortable on the ball but they weren't doing much with it and we knew we could if we got the ball so we had to be patient, see where we could take advantage and I think that's what we did.

"I could have had another goal in the first half when Danny set me up but it is nice being able to play with a bit of confidence that we have the players to create those chances for me like Isaac did and then it is all about getting in the box sand the right position to finish when they do come."