Match ends, Scunthorpe United 1, Port Vale 0.
ScunthorpeScunthorpe United1Port ValePort Vale0
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.
Line-ups
Scunthorpe
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Daniels
- 33ClarkeBooked at 65mins
- 5Mirfin
- 23M Wallace
- 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
Formation 3-5-2
- 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
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Scunthorpe United 1, Port Vale 0.
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Attempt saved. Richard Duffy (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
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Foul by Paddy Madden (Scunthorpe United).
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Sam Foley (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Scott Laird replaces Luke Williams.
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Murray Wallace (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Richard Duffy (Port Vale).
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Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Jack King.
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Stephen Dawson (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Sam Foley (Port Vale).
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Attempt missed. Paddy Madden (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Kyle Wootton replaces Tom Hopper because of an injury.
Substitution
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Jack King replaces Hakeeb Adelakun.
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Tom Hopper (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Richard Duffy (Port Vale).
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Attempt missed. Sam Kelly (Port Vale) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right.
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Attempt missed. Tom Hopper (Scunthorpe United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Attempt missed. Jamie Ness (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
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Attempt saved. Hakeeb Adelakun (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
