Match ends, Port Vale 0, MK Dons 0.
Port Vale 0-0 Milton Keynes Dons
- From the section Football
Port Vale ended a six-game losing streak with a hard fought draw against promotion hopefuls MK Dons.
After a scrappy first half Vale's Louis Dodds scooped over the bar after being found by Ben Williamson's pass.
Substitute Mohamed Coulibaly came closest to scoring for the home side, but narrowly missed the target.
MK Dons had just one shot on target and needed Lee Hodson's goal-line clearance from Mark Marshall's close-range shot to secure a point at Vale Park.
The draw leaves Vale two points above the relegation places while MK Dons remain third, five points from the automatic promotion spots.
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MK Dons Manager Karl Robinson told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"We've not played well at all today. We lost Dean Lewington this morning and he's a big loss to us.
"It may become a positive point, you don't know how important that point could be at the end of the season.
"The players need to realise they've not played well today, we've not done the right things on a consistent basis.
"It was a very difficult pitch to play on, but we've just not been able to play as cute as we'd like today. We have to make sure it doesn't happen again."
Line-ups
Port Vale
- 1Neal
- 21Veseli
- 16CollinsBooked at 22mins
- 6Duffy
- 3Dickinson
- 9WilliamsonSubstituted forPopeat 78'minutes
- 17Brown
- 15O'Connor
- 20Marshall
- 8DoddsSubstituted forCoulibalyat 62'minutes
- 28Campion
Substitutes
- 2Yates
- 4Robertson
- 7Birchall
- 11Pope
- 12Johnson
- 18O'Sullivan
- 25Coulibaly
MK Dons
- 1Martin
- 2Hodson
- 5McFadzean
- 6Kay
- 23WalshBooked at 69mins
- 9Bowditch
- 14AlliSubstituted forBakerat 62'minutes
- 8PotterBooked at 30mins
- 17PowellSubstituted forHallat 62'minutes
- 11Grigg
- 22CarruthersBooked at 45mins
Substitutes
- 7Green
- 12Spence
- 19Hitchcock
- 29Burns
- 34Baker
- 38Hall
- Referee:
- Nigel Miller
- Attendance:
- 4,379
Match Stats
Home TeamPort ValeAway TeamMK Dons
- Possession
- Home44%
- Away56%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away1
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away1
- Corners
- Home7
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home19
- Away8
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Port Vale 0, MK Dons 0.
Darren Potter (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Michael Brown (Port Vale).
Attempt missed. Achille Campion (Port Vale) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Dean Bowditch (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Frederic Veseli (Port Vale).
Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Chris Neal.
Attempt saved. Robert Hall (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Michael Brown (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Robert Hall (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Carl Dickinson (Port Vale).
Darren Potter (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Marshall (Port Vale).
Foul by Samir Carruthers (MK Dons).
Mohamed Coulibaly (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Tom Pope replaces Ben Williamson.
Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
Attempt missed. Ben Williamson (Port Vale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
William Grigg (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Richard Duffy (Port Vale).
Hand ball by Samir Carruthers (MK Dons).
Attempt missed. Mohamed Coulibaly (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Booking
Joe Walsh (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Joe Walsh (MK Dons).
Mohamed Coulibaly (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Michael Brown (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Samir Carruthers (MK Dons).
Michael O'Connor (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Carl Dickinson.
Lewis Baker (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael O'Connor (Port Vale).
Samir Carruthers (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Mohamed Coulibaly (Port Vale).
Substitution
Substitution, MK Dons. Robert Hall replaces Daniel Powell.
Substitution
Substitution, MK Dons. Lewis Baker replaces Dele Alli.
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Mohamed Coulibaly replaces Louis Dodds.
Antony Kay (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Neill Collins (Port Vale).
Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Lee Hodson.