PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth tops Port Vale 2-0 after C. Bishop scores a double.

The match was played at the Fratton Park stadium in Portsmouth on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. In front of 17,847 spectators.​ The referee was Robert Madley with the assistance of Black Antrobus and Hristo Karaivanov. The 4th official was Matthew Corlett. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.92 degrees Celsius or 57.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Portsmouth

2 - 0

Port Vale

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 12 Total 14
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 79 Attack 98
  • 43 Dangerous attack 61
  • 101 Ball safe 89
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Portsmouth was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Port Vale that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Port Vale was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Portsmouth was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Portsmouth shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Port Vale shot 14 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Portsmouth received 1 yellow card (Paddy Lane). On the other side, Port Vale received 3 yellow cards (Jason Lowe, Kofi Balmer and Oliver Arblaster).

Match Timeline

33'
45'
Paddy Lane- Yellow
52'
Colby Bishop(goal)Joe Rafferty
53'
57'
Colby Bishop(penalty)
58'
62'
62'
James Wilson- sub ->Funso Ojo
68'
Jason Lowe- Yellow
Gavin Whyte- sub ->Paddy Lane
70'
75'
Gavin Massey- sub ->Thomas Sang
Terry Devlin- sub ->Abu Kamara
79'
Kusini Yengi- sub ->Christian Saydee
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After this encounter, Portsmouth will have 28 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Port Vale will stay with 17 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will play away against Cheltenham Town on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Portsmouth (7 draws).

Port Vale will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of January with a 2-2 head to head stats.

Portsmouth – Formation

Portsmouth
G
Will Norris 1.England
7.5
D
Joe Rafferty 17.Republic of Ireland
8.4
D
Conor Shaughnessy 18.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Sean Raggett 20.England
6.7
D
Jack Sparkes 21.England
7.8
M
Ben Stevenson 14.England
7.5
M
Christian Saydee 15.England
6.6
90'
M
Joe Morrell 16.Wales
7.3
M
Abu Kamara 25.England
7.3
79'
M
Paddy Lane 32.England
6.0
70' 52'
F
Colby Bishop 9.England
8.9
53', 58'
Substitutes
G
Ryan Schofield 31.England
D
Zak Swanson 2.England
D
Ryley Towler 4.England
M
Terry Devlin 24.Northern Ireland
6.8
79'
M
Tino Anjorin 28.England
F
Gavin Whyte 11.Northern Ireland
6.8
70'
F
Kusini Yengi 19.Australia
6.4
90'

Portsmouth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager John Mousinho decided to play with the following team: Will Norris (7.5), Joe Rafferty (8.4), Sean Raggett (6.7), Conor Shaughnessy (7.0), Jack Sparkes (7.8), Joe Morrell (7.3), Ben Stevenson (7.5), Paddy Lane (6.0), Christian Saydee (6.6), Abu Kamara (7.3) and Colby Bishop (8.9).

The home team had on the bench: Zak Swanson, Ryley Towler, Gavin Whyte (6.8), Kusini Yengi (6.4), Terry Devlin (6.8), Faustino Anjorin and Ryan Schofield.

Portsmouth could not rely on the presence of Kusini Yengi (injured).

Substitutions

Portsmouth made 3 changes: Abu Kamara for Terry Devlin (79′), Paddy Lane for Gavin Whyte (70′) and Christian Saydee for Kusini Yengi (90′).

Best player: Colby Bishop​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Portsmouth was Colby Bishop.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 21 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15.

Port Vale – Formation

Port Vale
G
Connor Ripley 1.England
6.4
D
Kofi Balmer 5.Northern Ireland
6.6
57'
D
Nathan Smith 6.England
6.7
D
Jason Lowe 16.England
6.8
68'
M
Thomas Sang 4.England
7.1
75'
M
Ethan Chislett 10.South Africa
6.8
62'
M
Funso Ojo 14.Belgium
7.0
62'
M
Conor Grant 15.England
7.0
33'
M
O. Arblaster 18.England
7.5
45'
F
Ben Garrity 8.England
7.0
F
J. Plant 21.England
6.7
Substitutes
G
Jayson Leutwiler 13.Canada
D
Lewis Cass 2.England
M
A. Devine 11.England
6.7
33'
F
Gavin Massey 19.England
6.6
75'
F
James Wilson 29.England
6.4
62'
F
J. Thomas 44.Wales
6.8
62'

Port Vale started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Andy Crosby played with: Connor Ripley (6.4), Jason Lowe (6.8), Nathan Smith (6.7), Kofi Balmer (6.6), Thomas Sang (7.1), Oliver Arblaster (7.5), Funso Ojo (7.0), Conor Grant (7.0), Ethan Chislett (6.8), Ben Garrity (7.0) and James Plant (6.7).

They had on the bench: Lewis Cass, Alfie Devine (6.7), Jayson Leutwiler, Gavin Massey (6.6), Rhys Walters, James Wilson (6.4) and Joshua Thomas (6.8).

Port Vale could not rely on the presence of Alfie Devine (injured).

Substitutions

Port Vale made 4 changes: Conor Grant for Alfie Devine (33′), Ethan Chislett for Joshua Thomas (62′), Thomas Sang for Gavin Massey (75′) and Funso Ojo for James Wilson (62′).

Best player: Oliver Arblaster​

The most impressive player for Port Vale was Oliver Arblaster.

His rating is (7.5) with 42 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​