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Sadler proud of how Walsall handled Lowe departure

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Walsall boss Mat Sadler is proud of the way the League Two leaders handled loan man Nathan Lowe's return to parent club Stoke City.

After hitting 18 goals for the Saddlers this season, there were concerns as to how Sadler's side might cope without him - especially after the way Saturday afternoon started.

No sooner than Lowe had scored within nine minutes for Stoke just a few miles across the Black Country against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns, Walsall went a goal behind against MK Dons.

Lowe's strike took him clear as the EFL's top scorer with 16 goals this season.