STOKE-ON-TRENT. Derby County conquers Port Vale 1-0 after T. John-Jules scored just 1 goal (77′).

The match was played at the Vale Park stadium in Stoke-on-Trent on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Paul Howard who was helped by Mark Jones and Darren Wilding. The 4th official was Grant Taylor. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 4.58 degrees Celsius or 40.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Port Vale was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Derby County that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Port Vale was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Derby County succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Port Vale shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Derby County shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Port Vale received 2 yellow cards (Ryan Loft and Alex Iacovitti). Regarding the opposition, Derby County didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this contest, Port Vale will stay with 19 points to remain in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Derby County will have 33 points to hold in the 6th 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.

Derby County will play away agasint Fleetwood Town on the 6th of January with a 1-1 head to head.

Port Vale – Formation

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

The manager Andy Crosby decided to play with the following team: Connor Ripley (8.7), Nathan Smith (7.0), Jason Lowe (7.0), Alex Iacovitti (6.4), Gavin Massey (6.8), Funso Ojo (6.8), Oliver Arblaster (6.7), Thomas Sang (7.5), Alfie Devine (7.1), Ben Garrity (7.0) and Uche Ikpeazu (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ryan Loft (6.4), Ethan Chislett (6.4), Jayson Leutwiler, Tom Conlon, James Plant (6.4), Rhys Walters and Jesse Debrah (7.0).

Substitutions

Port Vale made 4 changes: Alex Iacovitti for Jesse Debrah (81′), Uche Ikpeazu for Ryan Loft (70′), Alfie Devine for Ethan Chislett (79′) and Gavin Massey for James Plant (78′).

Player of the match: Connor Ripley​

The player that probably impressed the most for Port Vale was the goalkeeper: Connor Ripley. His rating is 8.67. He performed 6 saves.

Derby County – Formation

Derby County started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Paul Warne played with: Joe Wildsmith (7.5), Ryan Nyambe (7.0), Curtis Nelson (7.0), Eiran Joe Cashin (7.9), Craig Forsyth (7.5), Conor Hourihane (7.0), Kane Wilson (7.9), Tyrese Fornah (7.1), Max Bird (6.7), Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (7.8) and James Collins (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sonny Bradley (6.8), Tom Barkhuizen (6.8), Martyn Waghorn, Louie Sibley, Tyreece John-Jules (7.5), Joe Ward and Josh Vickers.

Substitutions

Derby County made 4 changes: James Collins for Tyreece John-Jules (76′), Ryan Nyambe for Tom Barkhuizen (76′), Conor Hourihane for Louie Sibley (90′) and Nathaniel Méndez-Laing for Sonny Bradley (85′).

Player of the match: Kane Wilson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Derby County was Kane Wilson even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 20 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 19. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Reading – Carlisle United – 5-1
• Wigan Athletic – Fleetwood Town – 3-0
• Stevenage – Peterborough United – 2-2
• Port Vale – Derby County – 0-1
• Oxford United – Bolton Wanderers – 0-0
• Exeter City – Shrewsbury Town – 0-0
• Charlton Athletic – Cheltenham Town – 2-1
• Cambridge United – Lincoln City – 0-3
• Burton Albion – Portsmouth – 0-2
• Bristol Rovers – Leyton Orient – 1-1
• Blackpool – Northampton Town – 1-2
• Barnsley – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-0