Scunthorpe United 1-0 Port Vale

Madden is Scunthorpe's top scorer with 22 goals this season

Paddy Madden's winning goal against Port Vale kept alive Scunthorpe's hopes of reaching the League One play-offs.

Scunthorpe are level on points with sixth-placed Barnsley with just one game to play.

Madden, who now has 22 goals this season, headed in Stephen Dawson's cross after the break.

The Iron's fifth consecutive victory came in front of 7,275 fans, their biggest attendance at Glanford Park this season.

Scunthorpe are away at Sheffield United on 8 May and will finish in the top six if they better Barnsley's result at promoted Wigan.

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Line-ups

Scunthorpe

• 1Daniels
• 33ClarkeBooked at 65mins
• 5Mirfin
• 23Wallace
• 17Townsend
• 16AdelakunSubstituted forKingat 87'minutes
• 15Dawson
• 26Ness
• 7WilliamsSubstituted forLairdat 90+4'minutes
• 22HopperSubstituted forWoottonat 88'minutes
• 9Madden

Substitutes

• 3Laird
• 8Vose
• 13Anyon
• 18King
• 20Goode
• 27Burdett
• 29Wootton

Port Vale

• 21Alnwick
• 16YatesSubstituted forMooreat 74'minutes
• 6DuffyBooked at 54mins
• 5McGivern
• 2Purkiss
• 8O'ConnorSubstituted forKellyat 73'minutes
• 17Brown
• 11Foley
• 3Dickinson
• 25RobinsonSubstituted forLeitch-Smithat 65'minutes
• 15Hooper

Substitutes

• 7Birchall
• 18Kelly
• 19Moore
• 20Leitch-Smith
• 23Boot
• 30Turner

Referee:

Ben Toner

Attendance:

7,275

Match Stats

Home TeamScunthorpeAway TeamPort Vale

Possession

Home45%

Away55%

Shots

Home14

Away6

Shots on Target

Home5

Away3

Corners

Home5

Away4

Fouls

Home17

Away12

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Scunthorpe United 1, Port Vale 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Scunthorpe United 1, Port Vale 0.

Posted at 90'+6'

Attempt saved. Richard Duffy (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.

Posted at 90'+5'

Foul by Paddy Madden (Scunthorpe United).

Posted at 90'+5'

Sam Foley (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+4'

Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Scott Laird replaces Luke Williams.

Posted at 90'+3'

Murray Wallace (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Richard Duffy (Port Vale).

Posted at 90'+3'

Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Jack King.

Posted at 90'+2'

Stephen Dawson (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Sam Foley (Port Vale).

Posted at 90'

Attempt missed. Paddy Madden (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

Substitution

Posted at 88'

Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Kyle Wootton replaces Tom Hopper because of an injury.

Substitution

Posted at 87'

Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Jack King replaces Hakeeb Adelakun.

Posted at 87'

Tom Hopper (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Richard Duffy (Port Vale).

Posted at 83'

Attempt missed. Sam Kelly (Port Vale) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 82'

Attempt missed. Tom Hopper (Scunthorpe United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 79'

Attempt missed. Jamie Ness (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.

Posted at 77'

Attempt saved. Hakeeb Adelakun (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Posted at 76'

Attempt saved. Paddy Madden (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Posted at 75'

Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Conor Townsend.

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Port Vale. Byron Moore replaces Adam Yates.

Substitution

Posted at 73'

Substitution, Port Vale. Sam Kelly replaces Michael O'Connor.

Posted at 73'

Foul by Hakeeb Adelakun (Scunthorpe United).

Posted at 73'

Michael O'Connor (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 70'

Attempt blocked. Luke Williams (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Stephen Dawson (Scunthorpe United).

Posted at 67'

Michael O'Connor (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution

Posted at 65'

Substitution, Port Vale. A-Jay Leitch-Smith replaces Theo Robinson.

Booking

Posted at 65'

Jordan Clarke (Scunthorpe United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 64'

Michael O'Connor (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 64'

Foul by Jordan Clarke (Scunthorpe United).

Goal!

Posted at 61'

Goal! Scunthorpe United 1, Port Vale 0. Paddy Madden (Scunthorpe United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Stephen Dawson with a cross.

Posted at 60'

Attempt missed. Sam Foley (Port Vale) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.

Posted at 58'

Attempt missed. Hakeeb Adelakun (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 57'

Foul by David Mirfin (Scunthorpe United).

Posted at 57'

Sam Foley (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 56'

Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Jak Alnwick.

Booking

Posted at 54'

Richard Duffy (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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