Walsall 1-1 Bristol City

Sawyers scored his second goal in 11 games for Walsall this season

Walsall grabbed a well-earned draw against League One leaders Bristol City thanks to Romaine Sawyers' late strike.

Joe Bryan put the visitors ahead on 11 minutes with a right-footed shot into the corner from Luke Ayling's cross.

Aaron Wilbraham could have doubled City's lead but he fired straight at goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell.

The Saddlers created few chances after the loss of top scorer Tom Bradshaw but Sawyers curled a superb shot into the top corner five minutes from time.

Bradshaw limped off on 35 minutes with a hamstring injury that will scupper his chances of an international call, having been on standby for the full Wales squad.

Bristol City extend their unbeaten start to the season, although their lead at the top has been cut to four points, while Walsall move up one place into 16th.

Walsall striker Romaine Sawyers told BBC WM:

"Hopefully I can keep this form whilst I am away and then be able to maintain my high standards when I return from international duty.

"It was nice to see the ball hit the back of the net. It was a really good team goal with some neat play in the build-up.

"It was a great performance against another of the top teams. We always seem to perform against the better sides. Maybe it's because they come here trying to impose themselves on the game.

"We kept believing. At half-time, the gaffer told us to keep doing the right things and we got our reward. In fact, we were a little disappointed that we didn't come away with all three points."

Bristol City manager Steve Cotterill told BBC Radio Bristol:

"I think they're a good team. There were a couple of teams that I knew we would play against that don't get a lot of profile. But one thing is for sure, their manager and players work extremely hard.

"One was obviously Walsall today and the other was Rochdale, So I think we'll look back at this period of the season and think that these were two very good points.

"Second half we had to show a different side. I thought we were organised and the spirit was fantastic. They covered yards and yards, for each other.

"The one thing we didn't do was, we were not quite ruthless enough with our attempts on goal and we didn't stop one shot we didn't block one shot."