Walsall's youngsters came from behind twice to beat Hednesford 5-3 in the first round of the FA Youth Cup.

A Josh Craddock strike and a Ben Harbutt own goal saw the Saddlers go in level at 2-2 at half time.

Then after falling behind to a Jamey Osborne goal they won through thanks to efforts from Tom Overfield, Sam Adkins and Mark Lowe.

Walsall's reward is another home tie in round two with Rochdale coming to the Banks's Stadium on Monday 17 November.

Hednesford's other scorers on the night were Dean Rathbone and Ryan Lester.

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