STOKE-ON-TRENT. Cheltenham Town managed to find the solution against Port Vale to win 2-1. S. Long was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Port Vale to strike first with a goal of Alfie Devine at the 32′. Then it was a goal in the 42′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Sean Long gave the win to Cheltenham Town in the 66′ minute scoring a double. Port Vale was decisively better in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Vale Park stadium in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matthew Corlett with the help of Joe Simpson and . The 4th official was Jack Forder. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.34 degrees Celsius or 52.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 5 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 124 Attack 72
- 79 Dangerous attack 42
- 68 Ball safe 47
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 7
Fouls
- 12 Total 19
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Port Vale was in firm control of the ball 68% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale was putting more pressure with 79 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Cheltenham Town was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Port Vale shot 16 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Port Vale received 2 yellow cards (Joshua Thomas and Jesse Debrah). Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town received 5 yellow cards (Will Goodwin, Darrell Clarke, Ben Williams, Curtis Davies and Will Ferry).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Port Vale will stay with 18 points like Charlton Athletic to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town will have 8 points to hold in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Port Vale will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of January with a 2-2 head to head record.
Cheltenham Town will host Portsmouth on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Portsmouth (7 draws).
Port Vale – Formation
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Port Vale started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Andy Crosby decided to play with the following team: Connor Ripley
, Lewis Cass , Jesse Debrah , Nathan Smith , Thomas Sang , Funso Ojo , James Plant , Ethan Chislett , Alfie Devine , Joshua Thomas and Ryan Loft .The home team had on the bench: Uche Ikpeazu
, Jayson Leutwiler, Oliver Arblaster , Gavin Massey , Tom Conlon, Jack Shorrock and Rhys Walters.Substitutions
Port Vale made 3 changes: Ryan Loft for Uche Ikpeazu (63′), Ethan Chislett for Oliver Arblaster (79′) and James Plant for Gavin Massey (79′).
Best player: Alfie Devine
The player that probably impressed the most for Port Vale was Alfie Devine.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 38 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.Cheltenham Town – Formation
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Cheltenham Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Darrell Clarke played with: Luke Southwood
, Owen Bevan , Curtis Davies , Ben Williams , Sean Long , Curtis Thompson , Elliot Bonds , Will Ferry , George Lloyd , Robert Street and Will Goodwin .These were the players on the bench: Tom Bradbury
, Liam Sercombe , Aidan Keena , Max Harris, Josh Williams, Jovan Malcolm and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji .Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 4 changes: Robert Street for Tom Bradbury (76′), Curtis Thompson for Liam Sercombe (55′), Will Ferry for Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (55′) and George Lloyd for Aidan Keena (63′).
Best player: Sean Long
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was Sean Long.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 10 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wigan Athletic – Shrewsbury Town – 2-0
- Stevenage – Derby County – 3-1
- Reading – Portsmouth – 2-3
- Port Vale – Cheltenham Town – 1-2
- Oxford United – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-2
- Exeter City – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Charlton Athletic – Bolton Wanderers – 0-2
- Cambridge United – Carlisle United – 1-0
- Burton Albion – Leyton Orient – 0-0
- Bristol Rovers – Northampton Town – 2-1
- Blackpool – Peterborough United – 2-4
- Barnsley – Fleetwood Town – 2-2