Striker Sawyers played a one-two on the edge of the box with winger Andy Forde before curling a side-foot stunner into the top corner for his second goal of the campaign before flying to Haiti to for a St. Kitts and Nevis Caribbean Cup game.
And Bristol City boss Steve Cotterill praised Sawyers goal. He said:
"You have to take your hat off at times. That was a wonderful finished. All in all, it was a fair result. We're still unbeaten and I've told the players to be proud of that.
Joe Bryan had the Robins rocking though with his first league goal of the season in the eleventh minute.
Central defender Luke Ayling picked Bryan out with a cross field pass and the winger cut into the box from the left flank before drilling a low fourteen yard shot past helpless keeper Richard O'Donnell.
Walsall started the game brightly and defender Andy Butler hooked a volley into the arms of keeper Frank Fielding in the first minute.
Five minutes after Bryan's opener, central defender Paul Downing nearly gifted City a second.
Downing dithered on the edge of his box and striker Aaron Wilbraham nicked the ball off his toes, but fired a low shot straight at O'Donnell.
But Fielding needed to be at his best in the 25th minute to touch a twenty yard curling shot from Forde just over the bar.
Saddlers manager Dean Smith was delighted with his side, but said:
"I thought we deserved more if I'm honest. We were disappointed with their goal, but think we have a goal of the season contender and I thought we had them on the back foot in the second half."
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