Port Vale vs Blackpool, 2015-16 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Port Vale

82': A-Jay Leitch-Smith
86': Chris Birchall

FT
2 - 0

Blackpool

Late double from Port Vale sees off plucky Blackpool

Match Timeline

26': Clark Robertson (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Jim McAlister (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Ryan McGivern (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Port Vale. Chris Birchall replaces Byron Moore.
67': Bright Samuel (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
67': Substitution, Blackpool. John Herron replaces Brad Potts.
72': Substitution, Port Vale. Sam Kelly replaces Sam Foley.
72': Substitution, Port Vale. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Louis Dodds.
82': Goal! Port Vale 1, Blackpool 0. A-Jay Leitch-Smith (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Kelly.
86': Goal! Port Vale 2, Blackpool 0. Chris Birchall (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Uche Ikpeazu.
87': Substitution, Blackpool. Jack Redshaw replaces Mark Cullen.
87': Substitution, Blackpool. Martin Paterson replaces Bright Samuel.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Vale Park
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 3,640

Line-Ups

Port Vale (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
21	Jak Alnwick (GK)
5	Ryan McGivern
6	Richard Duffy
3	Carl Dickinson
16	Adam Yates
42	Anthony Grant
8	Michael O'Connor
11	Sam Foley
19	Byron Moore
20	A-Jay Leitch-Smith
10	Louis Dodds

Port Vale Substitutes:

Sam Kelly, Remie Streete, Colin Daniel, Chris Neal, Chris Birchall, Uche Ikpeazu, Ben Purkiss.

Blackpool (4-4-2)

No.	Name
26	Dean Lyness (GK)
4	Jim McAlister
15	Tom Aldred
3	David Ferguson
2	Hayden White
8	Brad Potts
19	David Norris
5	Clark Robertson
21	Bright Osayi-Samuel
9	Mark Cullen
17	Kwame Thomas

Blackpool Substitutes:

Kyle Letheren, John Herron, Martin Paterson, Jarrett Rivers, Will Aimson, Jack Redshaw, Emmerson Boyce.

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