THE SADDLERS battled for a deserved point at in-form Darlington to record our first clean sheet since January.

Craig Pead had to be alert to clear Gregg Blundell's first-half effort off the line, while Quakers' loanee Ian Miller came closest to breaking the deadlock midway through the second-half when his looping header struck the woodwork.

Leading marksman Martin Butler had our best chance of the match; firing wide from Kevin Harper's cross.

Dean Keates' second-half spot-kick proved enough to take all three points against Chester City as we moved within three points of League Two leaders Hartlepool United.

Dave Artell's rash challenge on Darren Wrack sparked a mass brawl on 22 minutes. Midfield man Wrack was unable to continue following the challenge while lucky Artell received only a yellow card.

Referee Foster amended a number of debatable decisions by correctly awarding the Saddlers a penalty after Laurence Wilson handled in the area. Keates stepped up and confidently thumped home the only goal of the game with 67 minutes on the watch.

We extended our unbeaten run to four games after earning what could prove to be a valuable point in May at Wycombe Wanderers.

Cardiff City loanee Kevin Cooper wasted a guilt-edged chance to score in the first-half as the visitors went in the happier side at half-time.

Martin Butler could have snatched maximum points late on but was thwarted by Wycombe's Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo Batista.

Our second successive stalemate away from Bescot took our tally to 72 points with eight games left to play.

Darren Wrack scored within seconds of coming off the bench to earn us a deserved point against promotion rivals Milton Keynes Dons in front of the Sky cameras.

New loan capture Trevor Benjamin saw his lob wrongly ruled out for offside in the first-half and strike partner Martin Butler, who had a strong penalty appeal controversially waved away earlier in the game, struck the bar with a header shortly after the interval.

But MK Dons went ahead when pacy front man Izale McLeod raced onto Jon-Paul McGovern's long ball from the wing and coolly found the back of the net.

Clive Platt almost made it 2-0 against his former employers only for substitute Wrack to slot home at the far post from Dean Keates' excellent free-kick.

Two late goals cut the gap on runaway leaders Hartlepool United to five points as we came from behind to defeat relegation battlers Accrington Stanley.

Stoke City loanee Kevin Harper fired his third goal in six outings just after the 20-minute mark, but Stanley were soon level when Paul Mullin raced through to equalise with Clayton Ince rooted to his line.

The visitors got their noses in front midway through the second-half when Robbie Williams, not to be confused with the singer, headed home from close range. However, Dean Keates made it 2-2 from the penalty spot after Phil Edwards had needlessly clattered into Martin Butler, who later scored a dramatic winner to put us within touching distance of League One football.

By BEN LOWE