English League Two

FT Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Coventry City DWLWW 0
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Port Vale LWLWD 1
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Vale Park · 7,127 att.

Match Report

Nathan Smith inspires Port Vale to victory over Coventry

Nathan Smith inspires Port Vale to victory over Coventry

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Head to Head

COV leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

PTV · 4-4-2

  1. 23Ryan BootG
  2. 33Gavin GunningCD-L
  3. 24Nathan SmithCD-R
  4. 8Danny PughLB
  5. 5Joseph DavisRB
  6. 6Antony KayCM-L
  7. 32Michael TongeCM-R
  8. 31Ben WhitfieldLM
  9. 7Marcus Myers-HarnessRM
  10. 9Tom PopeCF-L
  11. 14Tyrone BarnettCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Cristian MontanoSUB
  2. 3Tyler DentonSUB
  3. 15Anton ForresterSUB
  4. 20Graham KellySUB
  5. 28Anthony de FreirasSUB
  6. 1Robert LaintonSUB
  7. 19Dan TurnerSUB

COV · 5-3-2

  1. 1Lee BurgeG
  2. 4Jordan WillisCD
  3. 5Rod McDonaldCD-L
  4. 12Tom DaviesCD-R
  5. 3Chris StokesLB
  6. 2Jack GrimmerRB
  7. 26Jordan ShipleyCM
  8. 30Tom BaylissCM-L
  9. 8Michael DoyleCM-R
  10. 10Marc McNultyCF-L
  11. 9Maxime BiamouCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Stuart BeavonSUB
  2. 38Jordan PonticelliSUB
  3. 28Callum MaycockSUB
  4. 31Ben StevensonSUB
  5. 18Duckens NazonSUB
  6. 13Liam O'BrienSUB
  7. 24Ryan HaynesSUB

Timeline

  1. 28' Michael Tonge (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Rod McDonald (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Port Vale. Cristian Montaño replaces Tyrone Barnett.
  4. 50' Tom Davies (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Michael Doyle (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 67' Substitution, Port Vale. Tyler Denton replaces Ben Whitfield.
  7. 69' Substitution, Coventry City. Duckens Nazon replaces Maxime Biamou.
  8. 71' Antony Kay (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 79' Goal! Port Vale 1, Coventry City 0. Nathan Smith (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marcus Myers-Harness with a cross.
  10. 84' Substitution, Coventry City. Stuart Beavon replaces Jordan Shipley.
  11. 84' Substitution, Coventry City. Jordan Ponticelli replaces Jordan Willis.
  12. 90'+2' Gavin Gunning (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+2' Joe Davis (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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