CITY earned a valuable point from this afternoon’s 1-1 draw with Walsall at Valley Parade, according to Steve Parkin.

Billy Clarke drilled them in front from 20 yards with his fifth goal in seven starts before Jordy Hiwula’s equaliser stretched Walsall’s unbeaten away run to eight games.

The draw was enough to edge City back into the final play-off spot and assistant boss Parkin said: “We were a bit frustrated walking off but it was a good point by the time we’d got to the dressing room.

“It was pretty poor first half in terms of goal mouth action as both teams snuffed each other out.

“I thought the lads came out the blocks really well in the second half. We played some decent football and scored a good goal – I’m glad to see Billy keep ticking over now he’s back in the team.

“We were disappointed with their goal but in general it was a tough game against a team with a really good away record.

“The players perked up a little bit when they saw we’d popped up one place. That’s key for morale.”