STOKE-ON-TRENT. Port Vale conquers Northampton Town 1-0 after B. Garrity scored just 1 goal (84′). Port Vale took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Vale Park stadium in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,532 spectators. The referee was Scott Oldham who was helped by Joe Simpson and Daniel Jarvis. The 4th official was Ross Joyce. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.82 degrees Celsius or 65.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 13 Total 5
- 4 On Target 1
- 3 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 126 Attack 68
- 68 Dangerous attack 27
- 85 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Port Vale had a superior ball possession 60% while Northampton Town was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Port Vale won the match.
Port Vale shot 13 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Northampton Town shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Port Vale received 1 yellow card (Ethan Chislett). Regarding the opposition, Northampton Town didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Port Vale will have 16 points like Exeter City to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Northampton Town will stay with 7 points like Charlton Athletic and Carlisle United to sit in the 19th 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 statistic.
Northampton Town will play away agasint Peterborough United on the 6th of January with a 8-2 head to head statistic in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale
75'
53'
84'
Port Vale started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Andy Crosby decided to play with the following team: Connor Ripley , Kofi Balmer , Nathan Smith , Alex Iacovitti , Thomas Sang , Funso Ojo , Oliver Arblaster , James Plant , Alfie Devine , Ethan Chislett and James Wilson .
The home team had on the bench: Ben Garrity , Lewis Cass , Conor Grant , Jayson Leutwiler, Ryan Loft , Gavin Massey and Jason Lowe.
Port Vale could not rely on the presence of Ben Garrity (injured).
Substitutions
Port Vale made 5 changes: James Plant for Conor Grant (62′), James Wilson for Ryan Loft (63′), Kofi Balmer for Lewis Cass (75′), Ethan Chislett for Ben Garrity (75′) and Alfie Devine for Gavin Massey (75′).
Best player: Ethan Chislett
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Port Vale was Ethan Chislett even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Northampton Town – Formation
Northampton Town
Northampton Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jon Brady played with: Lee Burge , Akinwale Odimayo , Sam Sherring , Jon Guthrie , Patrick Brough , Mitchell Pinnock , Jack Sowerby , Marc Leonard , Kieron Bowie , Louis Appéré and Sam Hoskins .
These were the players on the bench: Shaun McWilliams , Ben Fox, Harvey Lintott , Emmanuel Monthe , Max Thompson, Aaron McGowan and Tyreece Simpson .
Substitutions
Northampton Town made 5 changes: Kieron Bowie for Aaron McGowan (46′), Akinwale Odimayo for Emmanuel Monthe (46′), Louis Appéré for Tyreece Simpson (46′), Jack Sowerby for Shaun McWilliams (82′) and Sam Sherring for Harvey Lintott (86′).
Best player: Jon Guthrie
The player that probably impressed the most for Northampton Town was Jon Guthrie.
His rating is with 45 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Blackpool – 2-0
- Wigan Athletic – Cambridge United – 2-1
- Stevenage – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-2
- Reading – Bolton Wanderers – 2-1
- Port Vale – Northampton Town – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Carlisle United – 1-1
- Fleetwood Town – Oxford United – 0-3
- Exeter City – Cheltenham Town – 1-0
- Derby County – Portsmouth – 1-1
- Barnsley – Burton Albion – 2-0
