Cheltenham Town recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Port Vale 2-1 with S. Long scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

STOKE-ON-TRENT. Cheltenham Town managed to find the solution against Port Vale to win 2-1. S. Long was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals.

Mark Hall

October 29, 2023

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

Port Vale

1 - 2

Cheltenham Town

! 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

31'

Will Ferry- Yellow

32'

34'

Curtis Davies- Yellow

42'

Sean Long (goal)

45'

Ben Williams- Yellow

55'

Liam Sercombe- sub ->Curtis Thompson

55'

Nathan Butler-Oyedeji- sub ->Will Ferry

59'

Uche Ikpeazu- sub ->Ryan Loft

63'

Aidan Keena- sub ->George Lloyd

66'

Sean Long (goal)

Jesse Debrah- Yellow

66'

76'

Tom Bradbury- sub ->Robert Street

79'

Gavin Massey- sub ->James Plant

79'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

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

Port Vale

Connor Ripley 1.England

6.7

Lewis Cass 2.England

7.0

Nathan Smith 6.England

7.3

Jesse Debrah 27.England

7.1

66'

Thomas Sang 4.England

7.1

Ethan Chislett 10.South Africa

6.7

79'

A. Devine 11.England

7.9

32'

Funso Ojo 14.Belgium

6.7

J. Plant 21.England

6.3

79'

J. Thomas 44.Wales

6.3

90'

Ryan Loft 9.England

7.3

63'

Substitutes

Jayson Leutwiler 13.Canada

O. Arblaster 18.England

6.4

79'

Tom Conlon 20.England

Uche Ikpeazu 12.Uganda

6.3

63'

Gavin Massey 19.England

6.6

79'

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

The manager Andy Crosby decided to play with the following team: Connor Ripley (6.7), Lewis Cass (7.0), Jesse Debrah (7.1), Nathan Smith (7.3), Thomas Sang (7.1), Funso Ojo (6.7), James Plant (6.3), Ethan Chislett (6.7), Alfie Devine (7.9), Joshua Thomas (6.3) and Ryan Loft (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Uche Ikpeazu (6.3), Jayson Leutwiler, Oliver Arblaster (6.4), Gavin Massey (6.6), 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 (7.9) 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

Cheltenham Town

Luke Southwood 1.England

7.3

Ben Williams 3.Wales

7.0

45'

O. Bevan 5.Wales

7.3

Curtis Davies 33.England

7.1

34'

Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland

8.9

42', 66'

Curtis Thompson 14.England

6.7

55'

Will Ferry 15.Republic of Ireland

7.3

55'

31'

George Lloyd 19.England

6.7

63'

Elliot Bonds 23.Guyana

7.0

Will Goodwin 9.England

7.0

59'

Robert Street 11.England

7.0

76'

Substitutes

Max Harris 20.England

Tom Bradbury 4.England

6.8

76'

Josh Williams 26.England

Liam Sercombe 8.England

7.0

55'

Aidan Keena 10.Republic of Ireland

6.8

63'

Jovan Malcolm 32.England

Nathan Butler-Oyedeji 38.England

7.0

55'

Cheltenham Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Darrell Clarke played with: Luke Southwood (7.3), Owen Bevan (7.3), Curtis Davies (7.1), Ben Williams (7.0), Sean Long (8.9), Curtis Thompson (6.7), Elliot Bonds (7.0), Will Ferry (7.3), George Lloyd (6.7), Robert Street (7.0) and Will Goodwin (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Tom Bradbury (6.8), Liam Sercombe (7.0), Aidan Keena (6.8), Max Harris, Josh Williams, Jovan Malcolm and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (7.0).

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′).