Steve Jones spared Walsall's blushes as they avoided an FA Cup upset with a 1-0 win against Midlands neighbours Stourbridge.

Experienced forward sends Saddlers through

Steve Jones spared Walsall's blushes as they avoided an FA Cup upset with a 1-0 win against Midlands neighbours Stourbridge. The ex-Burnley front man netted the only goal of the game in the 34th minute to break the Glassboys' early stubborn resistance. Striker Darren Byfield thought he had doubled the Saddlers' lead midway through the second half but his effort was ruled out for offside. Walsall soon got into their stride with skipper Rhys Weston and Jones firing wide of the mark. And Jones made no mistake soon after, latching onto Troy Deeney's flick-on and launched a stunning piledriver past keeper Stuart Brock. It was more of the same after the break and were only denied a second by the linesman's flag when Byfield was deemed offside after tapping home Matt Richards' cross, while Byfield was again involved soon after but the ex-Millwall striker could only find the side netting.