This was always going to be a tough game for the Saddlers. The pressure of not having won since Boxing Day is beginning to build up. We were facing a Forest team on a bad run who had just appointed a new manager.

We fell behind early on when new Forest signing Andy Impey converted an Andy Reid cross. You could have been forgiven for feeling it wasn't going to be our day, but two minutes later and we were back in the game. 

Some good work by Wales down the right created a chance for Leitao who scored from just six yards out as the ball deflected off Ward’s legs and in to the net. 

Marlon King then had a great chance to restore Forest ’s lead, finding himself in acres of space on the edge of the area but Walker somehow managed to deflect the striker’s powerful effort over the bar.

We began to stamp our authority on the game and took control with Samways pulling the strings as usual. It didn't look good when Ian Roper picked up a groin strain on 18 minutes, and was replaced by Jamie Lawrence. Lawrence moved in to midfield with Emblen slotting in to the back four. We had four defenders who hadn't played as a single unit before.

Lawrence went on to put us 2-1 up five minutes later, tucking away the rebound from a Gary Birch shot.

Gary Wales sent us in to half time 3-1 up with a well taken goal on 39 minutes. He had to shake off two Forest defenders before firing his shot in to the Forest goal from the edge of the area.

All the hard work of the first half came undone in the second. It was the same old Saddlers wanting to defend for 45 minutes.

When King made it 3-2 on 56 minutes the writing was on the wall. He bundled Aranalde to the ground before heading past Walker from six yards – much to the anger of the away players who surrounded the referee. Forest were camped inside the Walsall half and had a series of chances to equalise. Jess and Chopra both went close before Taylor 's diving header levelled things up in injury time. Walsall almost threw the game away even after that late equaliser but Jess headed wide when he really should have scored.