George Bennett brings you all the latest from Mat Sadler's pre-Barrow press conference.
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00:00Good afternoon, Sadler's fans. I'm at Essenton where I've just spoke to Matt Sadler, head
00:05of Walsall's home match against Barrow on Saturday. And Walsall head into this one topping
00:11League Two after back-to-back victories against fellow promotion hopefuls Notts County and
00:18Port Vale last week propelled them to the summit. They are a two-point lead over Port
00:23Vale who they leapfrogged with that victory over their local rivals and a game in hand
00:29as well. So Walsall will be looking to strengthen that grip on the top spot and extend what
00:38was already a nine-match unbeaten run for the Sadlers in League Two, which is their
00:42longest run without a league defeat since Dean Smith's days in 2013. So Walsall in a
00:51really rich vein of form at the moment. News on Jamie Jellis. Matt Sadler has said that
00:57he trained today. He is ready and in contention. He has obviously missed the last three matches
01:04with a calf injury after hobbling off in that four-nil defeat against Charlton Athletic
01:10in the FA Cup towards the end of last month. Brandon Connolly, still the same situation
01:16with him. Walsall in the process of sorting out a protective mask. So around a fortnight
01:23to three weeks before he could be deemed available. Priestley Farquharson, obviously
01:29there was the setback revealed last week that he's expected another further two months out
01:34after suffering a setback. He went to see a specialist last week. So around March for
01:39him and Josh Gordon still working towards that mid-January return. He's been on the
01:45grass at Essington as he continues his rehabilitation. Been out since August.