Walsall 3-3 Newport County: Conor Wilkinson has final word in six-goal thriller

Dom Telford finishes clinically to put Newport ahead early on

Conor Wilkinson netted twice against his old club - and also scored an own goal - as Walsall levelled deep in stoppage time to claim a thrilling 3-3 draw with Newport County.

League Two top scorer Dom Telford struck twice for Newport who looked set to secure an away victory.

But ex-Newport loanee Wilkinson volleyed home in the fifth added minute to earn Walsall a point.

Newport's Matty Dolan also put through his own net in a memorable game.

Telford's sharp finish put Newport ahead after just four minutes.

Wilkinson made it 1-1 with his first touch after coming off the bench only to head into his own net to restore Newport's lead three minutes later.

Dolan's own goal at the other end made it 2-2 before Telford headed home Newport's third seconds later.

The ex-Plymouth forward pounced after the ball came back off the bar to make it 16 goals in 15 league appearances this season, but it was Wilkinson who had the final word.

Newport, who last played on 18 December, drop to seventh in League Two, while Walsall slip to 13th having played for the first time in three weeks after three successive postponements.

Newport manager James Rowberry:

"I have to take the positives. We have scored three goals away from home, it's a point at Walsall and we have to look at it like that and move forward.

"You could see what it meant to them. I thought they celebrated like they'd won the league [after the third equaliser] with the reactions of the fans and their staff and players.

"But that's probably, I'd say, credit to where we are at as a team. That's what it means to get a result against us."