Match ends, Port Vale 1, Walsall 0.
Port ValePort Vale1WalsallWalsall0
A second-half penalty saw Port Vale end Walsall's five-match unbeaten run.
A lively contest saw Chris Birchall and Doug Loft go close for Vale while home goalkeeper Sam Johnson saved from Romaine Sawyers and Michael Ngoo.
Vale took the lead after Tom Pope was pulled down in the penalty area by Paul Downing, with Jennison Myrie-Williams converting the spot-kick.
Vale hung on to record a league double over Walsall for the first time since the 1899-1900 season.
Line-ups
Port Vale
Formation 4-4-2
- 12Johnson
- 24DuffyBooked at 67mins
- 3Jones
- 28KnottBooked at 54minsSubstituted forDoddsat 83'minutes
- 4Robertson
- 5Dickinson
- 26Birchall
- 7LoftBooked at 78mins
- 10TomlinSubstituted forWilliamsonat 74'minutes
- 11Pope
- 9Myrie-WilliamsSubstituted forTaylorat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Yates
- 8Dodds
- 14Taylor
- 17Davis
- 19Williamson
- 21Griffith
- 39Hugill
Walsall
Formation 4-4-2
- 1O'Donnell
- 15Chambers
- 3Taylor
- 7Chambers
- 4Butler
- 12Downing
- 29BrandySubstituted forLalkovicat 68'minutes
- 8Mantom
- 30NgooSubstituted forBakayokoat 68'minutes
- 25Sawyers
- 16BaxendaleSubstituted forHewittat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Purkiss
- 6Featherstone
- 9Lalkovic
- 13Lewis
- 24Hewitt
- 26McQuilkin
- 27Bakayoko
- Referee:
- Carl Berry
- Attendance:
- 5,569
Match Stats
Home TeamPort ValeAway TeamWalsall
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away7
- Corners
- Home6
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home18
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Port Vale 1, Walsall 0.
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Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Daniel Jones.
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Carl Dickinson (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Andrew Butler (Walsall).
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Foul by Tom Pope (Port Vale).
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Romaine Sawyers (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Doug Loft (Port Vale).
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Sam Mantom (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Chris Birchall (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Daniel Jones.
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Sam Mantom (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Louis Dodds (Port Vale).
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Foul by Louis Dodds (Port Vale).
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Andy Taylor (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Louis Dodds replaces Billy Knott.
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Robert Taylor replaces Jennison Myrie-Williams.
Substitution
Substitution, Walsall. Troy Hewitt replaces James Baxendale.
Booking
Doug Loft (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt saved. Amadou Bakayoko (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
