Port Vale vs AFC Wimbledon, 2016-17 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Port Vale

21': Nathan Smith
69': Chris Eagles

FT
2 - 0

AFC Wimbledon

Port Vale beat AFC Wimbledon to boost survival chances

Match Timeline

17': Andy Barcham (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card.
21': Goal! Port Vale 1, AFC Wimbledon 0. Nathan Smith (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Eagles.
48': Chris Eagles (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Paul Robinson (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Goal! Port Vale 2, AFC Wimbledon 0. Chris Eagles (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
71': Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Dominic Poleon replaces Andy Barcham.
72': Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Jayden Antwi replaces Tom Elliott because of an injury.
77': Substitution, Port Vale. Anthony de Freitas replaces Chris Eagles.
81': Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Alfie Egan replaces Dean Parrett.
90': Substitution, Port Vale. Dan Turner replaces Rigino Cicilia.
90'+2': Substitution, Port Vale. William Reeves replaces Sam Foley.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Vale Park
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 4,308

Line-Ups

Port Vale (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Deniz Dogan Mehmet (GK)
24	Nathan Smith
39	André Bikey
5	Kjell Knops
2	Ben Purkiss
11	Sam Foley
12	Danny Pugh
10	Jonathan Hooper
6	Ryan Taylor
9	Rigino Cicilia
44	Chris Eagles

Port Vale Substitutes:

Anthony de Freitas, Scott Tanser, Leonardo Fasan, Billy Reeves, Olamide Shodipo, Dan Turner, Sam Kelly.

AFC Wimbledon (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	James Shea (GK)
22	Sean Kelly
6	Paul Robinson
32	Darius Charles
14	Tom Soares
18	Dean Parrett
8	Jake Reeves
7	George Francomb
17	Andy Barcham
33	Lyle Taylor
9	Tom Elliott

AFC Wimbledon Substitutes:

Alfie Egan, Jayden Antwi, Jonathan Meades, Joe McDonnell, Will Nightingale, David Fitzpatrick, Dominic Poleon.

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