Ben Knight scores twice as Cambridge extend unbeaten run with win over Walsall

Ben Knight scored twice as Cambridge beat Walsall 2-0 to make it 10 games unbeaten in Sky Bet League Two.

In the 19th minute the U’s produced a pacey attacking move as Knight released James Brophy, whose pullback was completely miscued by Sullay Kaikai.

Cambridge scored in stoppage time when Rico Browne was dispossessed in his own box, allowing Brophy to roll the ball across and give Knight a simple finish.

It should have been 2-0 at half-time, only for Mamadou Jobe to somehow head against a post from a matter of yards.

Knight made it 2-0 eight minutes into the second half, running onto Louis Appere’s pass forward and producing an exquisite lob to score from outside the box.

Knight almost completed a spectacular hat-trick in the 59th minute with a flying overhead kick that came back off the crossbar.

Walsall were given a huge chance a minute from the end Liam Bennett tripped Courtney Clarke, only for Aaron Pressley’s penalty to be saved by Jake Eastwood.