EXETER. Exeter City liquidates Port Vale 4-0 with goals of H. Kite (24′), J. Brown (38′ pen), J. Brown (72′) and S. Nombe (75′).

The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Charles Breakspear with the collaboration of Daniel Flynn and Jack Clench. The 4th official was Christopher Wade. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.6 degrees Celsius or 74.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Port Vale had a more offensive attitude with 25 dangerous attacks and 2 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, Exeter City found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Exeter City shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Port Vale shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Exeter City received 2 yellow cards (C. Diabate and P. Sweeney). On the other side, Port Vale didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this encounter, Exeter City has 1 points to occupy the 13th place in the table. On the opposite side, Port Vale stays with 3 points (4th).

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will host Morecambe on the 6th of May with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of Exeter City (10 draws).

Port Vale will host Plymouth Argyle on the 6th of May with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Port Vale (1 draw).

Exeter City – Formation

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

The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Jamal Blackman (7.1), Pierce Sweeney (7.5), Cheick Diabate (6.8), Alex Hartridge (7.2), Josh Key (6.4), Archie Collins (7.1), Harry Kite (7.1), Jack Sparkes (8.0), Timothée Dieng (7.4), Jevani Brown (9.4) and Sam Nombe (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Sam Stubbs, Matt Jay (6.4), Jake Caprice, Jonathan Grounds, Scott P. Brown, Josh Coley (6.6) and Kgagelo Chauke (6.8).

Substitutions

Exeter City made 5 changes: S. Nombe for J. Coley (76′), H. Kite for K. Chauke (76′), A. Collins for M. Jay (81′), J. Key for J. Caprice (88′) and J. Brown for J. Grounds (88′).

Best player: Jevani Brown​

The most impressive player for Exeter City was Jevani Brown.

His rating is (9.4) with 2 goals, 16 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Port Vale – Formation

Port Vale started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Darrell Clarke played with: Aidan Stone (6.1), Lewis Cass (6.1), Nathan Smith (6.2), Connor Hall (6.6), Sam Robinson (6.6), Harry Charsley (6.2), Ben Garrity (6.3), Funso Ojo (6.7), Malvind Benning (6.7), Tommy McDermott (6.3) and Jamie Proctor (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Thierry Small (6.1), Rory Holden (6.4), Daniel Jones (6.6), Tom Conlon (6.1), William Forrester, Chris Hussey and Tom Pett (6.2).

Substitutions

Port Vale made 5 changes: H. Charsley for T. Conlon (46′), T. McDermott for R. Holden (46′), M. Benning for T. Small (46′), S. Robinson for D. Jones (65′) and J. Proctor for T. Pett (75′).

Best player: Funso Ojo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Port Vale was Funso Ojo.

His rating is (6.7) with 26 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Exeter City – Port Vale – 4-0
• Charlton Athletic – Derby County – 1-0
• Shrewsbury Town – Accrington Stanley – 0-1
• Portsmouth – Lincoln City – 0-0
• Peterborough United – Morecambe – 3-0
• Oxford United – Cambridge United – 1-0
• Milton Keynes Dons – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
• Forest Green Rovers – Ipswich Town – 1-2
• Fleetwood Town – Plymouth Argyle – 2-1
• Burton Albion – Bristol Rovers – 0-4
• Bolton Wanderers – Wycombe Wanderers – 3-0
• Barnsley – Cheltenham Town – 1-0