Walsall upset Bristol City as Aaron Pressley seals Carabao Cup progress

Aaron Pressley’s second-half strike proved enough for Walsall to inflict Carabao Cup embarrassment on Championship Bristol City with a 1-0 first round win at Ashton Gate.The League Two side took a 47th-minute lead when Reece Smith crossed low from the left and Pressley netted with a right-footed shot from eight yards.City piled on the pressure in the closing stages, forcing a succession of corners, but Lee Grant’s team defended with tremendous commitment to earn a second-round place.Between them the two teams featured 12 debutants, with City fielding five and Walsall seven. The visitors would have led at the interval but for Sam Tickle’s remarkable series of saves on 32 minutes.City’s new goalkeeper dived to parry a firm header from Pressley and then twice regained his feet to keep out fol