Matt Taylor has been named new manager of Walsall.

Walsall have confirmed the appointment of former West Brom, Bolton and Portsmouth midfielder Taylor as their new manager.

Taylor had been working as Under-18 boss at Tottenham.

He said: "I'm very happy to join the club. I'm extremely honoured to be given the opportunity to be Head Coach of Walsall and I'm really excited.

"In football and life, a lot of it is about timing and in my opinion it's very good timing."