Ten-man Walsall condemned promotion-chasing Stockport to their second away loss of the season, courtesy of Rhys Weston's 64th-minute winner.

The defender headed home Chris Palmer's corner as the visitors were denied by a string of fine saves from Clayton Ince.

The home keeper was in fine form and produced a brilliant 57th-minute point-blank stop to deny Dominic Blizzard.

Walsall lost Michael Ricketts was he was sent off for a second yellow card, but managed to hang on for the win.

Walsall: Ince, Taundry, Weston, Gerrard, Palmer, Deeney (Reich 85), Bradley (Sansara 26), Mattis, Nicholls, Ibehre, Ricketts. Subs Not Used: Smith, Gilmartin, Davies.

Sent Off: Ricketts (67).

Booked: Weston, Mattis, Ricketts.

Goals: Weston 64.

Stockport: fon Williams, Mullins, Tunnicliffe, McNulty, Rose (McSweeney 85), Anthony Pilkington, Dicker (Thompson 69), Blizzard, Rowe, Baker (Gleeson 63), Davies.

Subs Not Used: Taylor, Turnbull.

Att: 5,496

Ref: Jon Moss (W Yorkshire).

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