Overview
- Priestley Farquharson scored twice from set pieces at Croud Meadow on Feb. 28, with Iwan Morgan’s free-kick briefly leveling for the hosts.
- The result stopped Shrewsbury’s push for a sixth consecutive League Two victory and marked their first home defeat under Gavin Cowan.
- Josh Ruffels was sent off in stoppage time for Shrewsbury as the hosts finished with ten men.
- Cowan said refereeing decisions curtailed his side’s momentum and praised their progress, with Shrewsbury still 11 points above the relegation zone.
- Walsall snapped a seven-game winless run to earn a lift for Mat Sadler after a slide to 10th with just one victory in their previous ten league matches.