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New keeper Ward hailed by Saddlers boss Grant

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The LeaguePaper Team
23 August 2026

By Andy Mitchell

WALSALL goalkeeper Jed Ward was praised by his ex-stopper boss Lee Grant after the Saddlers drew with Grimsby.
Ward, 23, earned the plaudits not only for chalking up his third straight clean sheet but his overall contribution to combating Grimsby’s set-piece threat.
“I’m not sure he could have had a better start, Jed’s been exceptional,” said Grant of the keeper signed from Bristol Rovers in the summer.
“I hoped we would have to use him less. The boys trust him immensely, his level has been top and when needed he was there,...

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