STOKE-ON-TRENT. Plymouth Argyle was able to turn the tables against Port Vale. It was Port Vale to score first with a goal from J. Plant. However, later Plymouth Argyle found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Adam Randell (34′), Joe Edwards (38′) and F. Azaz (61′). Port Vale was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Vale Park stadium in Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Mather who had the assistance of Alex Gray and Mark Cunliffe. The 4th official was Alan Clayton.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 10 Total 11
- 3 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 126 Attack 73
- 44 Dangerous attack 18
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Port Vale had a strong ball possession 61% while Plymouth Argyle was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Plymouth Argyle succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Port Vale shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Plymouth Argyle shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Port Vale didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Plymouth Argyle received 1 yellow card (F. Azaz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Port Vale will stay with 49 points to sit in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Plymouth Argyle will have 101 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale
64'
3'
Port Vale started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Andy Crosby decided to play with the following team: Aiden Stone, Malvind Benning, Nathan Smith, Aaron Donnelly, David Worrall, Funso-King Ojo, Gavin Massey, Tom Conlon, James Plant, James Wilson and Daniel Butterworth.
The home team had on the bench: Jack Shorrock , Dennis Politic, Matt Taylor, Tom Pett, Jack Stevens, Jamie Proctor and Lewis Cass.
Substitutions
Port Vale made 4 changes: Daniel Butterworth for Tom Pett (57′), A. Donnelly for Lewis Cass (64′), James Wilson for Matty Taylor (64′) and Gavin Massey for Jamie Proctor (78′).
Best player: Jack Shorrock
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Port Vale was Jack Shorrock.
His rating is with 2 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 79′.
Plymouth Argyle – Formation
Plymouth Argyle
81'
Plymouth Argyle started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Steven Schumacher played with: Callum Burton, James Wilson, Joe Edwards, Macaulay Gillesphey, Dan Scarr, Jordan Houghton, Callum Wright, Adam Randell, Niall Ennis, Bali Mumba and Danny Mayor .
These were the players on the bench: Sam Cosgrove, Nigel Lonwijk, Jay Matete, Conor Grant, Ryan Hardie, Adam Parkes and Finn Azaz.
Substitutions
Plymouth Argyle made 4 changes: Danny Mayor for Finn Azaz (46′), Niall Ennis for Ryan Hardie (61′), Callum Wright for Jay Matete (72′) and Bali Mumba for Conor Grant (84′).
Best player: Bali Mumba
The most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was Bali Mumba even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 19 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Sheffield Wednesday – Derby County – 1-0
- Portsmouth – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-2
- Port Vale – Plymouth Argyle – 1-3
- Oxford United – Accrington Stanley – 1-2
- Lincoln City – Shrewsbury Town – 1-0
- Fleetwood Town – Ipswich Town – 2-2
- Exeter City – Morecambe – 3-2
- Cheltenham Town – Charlton Athletic – 2-2
- Cambridge United – Forest Green Rovers – 2-0
- Burton Albion – Milton Keynes Dons – 0-0
- Bristol Rovers – Bolton Wanderers – 2-3
- Barnsley – Peterborough United – 0-2
