Kick-off Second round
Walsall
0–0
Leyton Orient
After penaltiesLeyton Orient win 6–5 on penaltiesLeyton Orient go through
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Carabao Cup · 2026/27
Walsall Carabao Cup fixtures and results 2026/27
Walsall's 2015/16 League Cup run opened with seven goals at Nottingham Forest and ended with Chelsea visiting Bescot. Between those matches came another victory over Brighton. The current fixture list covers the Saddlers' present campaign; the guide below follows that earlier route and the first-half goal which briefly brought Walsall back into the Chelsea tie.
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Walsall: cup campaign
League Two · Eliminated
Walsall 0–0 Leyton Orient. After penalties. Leyton Orient win 6–5 on penalties. Leyton Orient go through. Walsall are out of this season’s Carabao Cup.
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Walsall fixtures, results and UK TV
2 matchesKick-off First round
Bristol City
0–1
Walsall
Full timeWalsall go through
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Kick-off Second round
Walsall
0–0
Leyton Orient
After penaltiesLeyton Orient win 6–5 on penaltiesLeyton Orient go through
Finished Result checked:
O'Connor reduced Chelsea's lead before half-time
Walsall lost 4–1 to Chelsea on 23 September 2015. James O'Connor scored in first-half stoppage time after Asmir Begovic parried Milan Lalkovic's free-kick. The goal reduced Chelsea's advantage to 2–1 at the interval.
Ramires and Loic Remy had scored for the visitors before O'Connor's reply. Kenedy restored the two-goal margin after the break, and Pedro added a late fourth. The final score therefore widened during the second half rather than reflecting the position at half-time.
Tom Bradshaw missed the match with a groin injury after scoring a hat-trick in the first-round victory at Forest. His absence is useful context from the contemporary report. For supporters revisiting the Chelsea highlights, O'Connor's follow-up and the 2–1 interval score explain the brief period when the Saddlers were within a single goal.
Seven goals at Forest started the run
Walsall won 4–3 away to Nottingham Forest in round one of the 2015/16 League Cup. A 2–1 home win over Brighton followed, earning the third-round meeting with Chelsea. The campaign began on the road and finished with two home ties.
The Forest and Brighton victories both came by a single goal, despite their different totals. Walsall scored six times across those opening rounds, then added O'Connor's goal against Chelsea. Following all three opponents gives the run more context than the final defeat alone.
A separate 2018/19 campaign began with a 3–1 away victory over Tranmere. Walsall then drew 3–3 at home to Macclesfield and lost the penalties 3–1. That later high-scoring draw should not be mixed with the 2015 Forest win: the season, opponent and shoot-out detail identify different cup evenings.
Walsall's 2015 League Cup questions
Who scored Walsall's goal against Chelsea?
James O'Connor followed up a saved Milan Lalkovic free-kick in first-half stoppage time. Walsall trailed 2–1 at the break before losing 4–1.
Which wins earned the Chelsea tie?
A 4–3 away victory at Nottingham Forest and a 2–1 home win over Brighton took Walsall through the first two rounds of 2015/16.
Was the Macclesfield shoot-out part of that run?
No. The 3–3 draw and penalty defeat against Macclesfield were in 2018/19, after Walsall had beaten Tranmere. Chelsea visited during the separate 2015/16 campaign.
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