STOKE-ON-TRENT. Port Vale overcomes Lincoln City 1-0 after D. Butterworth scored just 1 goal (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 Sunny Sukhvir Gill with the help of Darren Wilding and Marvyn Amphlett. The 4th official was Chris Husband.

Match Statistics​

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 15 Total 4
  • 1 On Target 1
  • 14 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 121 Attack 90
  • 52 Dangerous attack 43
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Port Vale had a strong ball possession 55% while Lincoln City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Port Vale was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Port Vale won the match​.

Port Vale shot 15 times, 1 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lincoln City shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Port Vale received 3 yellow cards (B. Garrity, S. Robinson and D. Jones). Talking about the opposition, Lincoln City received 2 yellow cards (B. House and S. Roughan).

Match Timeline

2'
Ben House- Yellow
Ben Garrity- Yellow
10'
24'
28'
33'
45'
46'
61'
S. Roughan- Yellow
68'
69'
Lasse Sørensen- sub ->M. H. Sanders
69'
Gavin Massey- sub ->A. Odubeko
75'
James Wilson- sub ->D. Butterworth
75'
85'
Daniel Jones- Yellow
90'

Standings

After playing this encounter, Port Vale will have 22 points like Exeter City and Shrewsbury Town to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Lincoln City will stay with 21 points like Wycombe Wanderers to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, 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).

Lincoln City will host Shrewsbury Town on the 6th of May with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).

Port Vale – Formation

Port Vale
G
Jack Stevens 25.England
D
Mal Benning 11.England
D
Daniel Jones 3.England
90'
D
Lewis Cass 2.England
M
William Forrester 15.England
46'
M
David Worrall 7.England
28'
M
Tom Pett 23.England
M
Ben Garrity 8.England
24' 10'
M
Ademipo Odubeko 21.England
75'
F
Ellis Harrison 22.Wales
F
Daniel Butterworth 26.England
75' 68'
Substitutes
G
Aidan Stone 1.England
D
S. Robinson 27.England
28' 45'
D
Connor Hall 5.England
46'
M
Dennis Politic 33.Romania
F
Tom Conlon 10.England
24'
F
Gavin Massey 19.England
75'
F
James Wilson 9.England
75'

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

The manager Darrell Clarke decided to play with the following team: Jack Stevens, Malvind Benning, Daniel Jones, William Forrester, Lewis Cass, David Worrall, Tom Pett, Ben Garrity, Ellis Harrison, Daniel Butterworth and Ademipo Odubeko.

The home team had on the bench: Samson Robinson, Dennis Politic, Tom Conlon, Connor Hall, Aiden Stone, Gavin Massey and James Wilson.

Substitutions

Port Vale made 5 changes: B. Garrity for T. Conlon (24′), D. Worrall for S. Robinson (28′), W. Forrester for C. Hall (46′), A. Odubeko for G. Massey (75′) and D. Butterworth for J. Wilson (75′).

Lincoln City – Formation

Lincoln City
G
Carl Rushworth 1.England
D
Adam Jackson 5.England
D
Regan Poole 2.Wales
D
Paudie O'Connor 15.Republic of Ireland
D
Timothy Eyoma 22.England
D
S. Roughan 24.England
69' 61'
M
Matty Virtue 26.England
M
Daniel Mândroiu 19.Republic of Ireland
33'
M
Max Sanders 6.England
69'
F
Jack Diamond 27.England
85'
F
Ben House 18.Scotland
2'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Wright 29.England
D
Jamie Robson 17.Scotland
69'
M
85'
M
Charles Vernam 7.England
M
Lasse Sørensen 21.Denmark
69'
F
Freddie Draper 34.England
F
Jordon Garrick 14.England
33'

Lincoln City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Mark Kennedy played with: Carl Rushworth, Adam Jackson, Regan Poole, Paudie O’Connor, Timothy Eyoma, Sean Roughan, Matthew Virtue-Thick, Daniel Mandroiu, Max Harrison Sanders, Jack Diamond and Ben House.

These were the players on the bench: Lasse Sørensen, Jordan Garrick, Jordan Wright, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Jamie Robson, Freddie Draper and Charles Vernam.

Substitutions

Lincoln City made 4 changes: D. Mandroiu for J. Garrick (33′), M. H. Sanders for L. Sorensen (69′), S. Roughan for J. Robson (69′) and J. Diamond for T. Oakley-Boothe (85′).

Results of the day

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