Port Vale vs Salford City, 2021-22 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

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50': Tom Elliott

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Port Vale are hosting Salford City at Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Ashley Eastham (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Ryan Edmondson (Port Vale).
5': Foul by Connor Hall (Port Vale).
5': Tom Elliott (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Corrie Ndaba (Salford City).
6': James Gibbons (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt blocked. Kian Harratt (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Edmondson with a headed pass.
7': Attempt missed. Ryan Edmondson (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brad Walker.
8': Foul by Ben Garrity (Port Vale).
8': Stephen Kelly (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Tom Pett.
10': Foul by Theo Vassell (Salford City).
10': Ryan Edmondson (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt missed. Kian Harratt (Port Vale) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Hussey with a cross.
11': Foul by Ryan Watson (Salford City).
11': Tom Pett (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Attempt missed. Ryan Watson (Salford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Elliott with a headed pass.
15': Offside, Port Vale. David Worrall tries a through ball, but Ryan Edmondson is caught offside.
25': Connor Hall (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Ryan Watson (Salford City).
25': Attempt saved. Chris Hussey (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Worrall with a cross.
26': Attempt blocked. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
26': Attempt blocked. Chris Hussey (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27': David Worrall (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Corrie Ndaba (Salford City).
27': Corrie Ndaba (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Foul by Ben Garrity (Port Vale).
32': Jason Lowe (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Ben Garrity (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Jason Lowe (Salford City).
33': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Stephen Kelly.
34': Foul by Aramide Oteh (Salford City).
34': Tom Pett (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Substitution, Port Vale. Aaron Martin replaces Connor Hall because of an injury.
36': Foul by Tom Elliott (Salford City).
36': Ryan Edmondson (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Kian Harratt (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Worrall with a cross.
41': Aramide Oteh (Salford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by Chris Hussey (Port Vale).
41': Dangerous play by Ashley Eastham (Salford City).
41': Ryan Edmondson (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Attempt blocked. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kian Harratt.
42': Attempt missed. Brad Walker (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
45'+2': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Donald Love.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Smith.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Tom Pett (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Worrall.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+3': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Donald Love.
45'+4': First Half ends, Port Vale 0, Salford City 0.
45': Second Half begins Port Vale 0, Salford City 0.
45': Substitution, Salford City. Ashley Hunter replaces Corrie Ndaba.
45': Substitution, Salford City. Conor McAleny replaces Aramide Oteh.
46': Attempt missed. Ashley Hunter (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stephen Kelly.
48': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Brad Walker.
50': Goal! Port Vale 0, Salford City 1. Tom Elliott (Salford City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Watson following a corner.
52': Conor McAleny (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Chris Hussey (Port Vale).
52': Aaron Martin (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Tom Elliott (Salford City).
54': Conor McAleny (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Brad Walker (Port Vale).
55': Ashley Hunter (Salford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Foul by Nathan Smith (Port Vale).
56': Foul by Ryan Watson (Salford City).
56': Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Chris Hussey (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Tom Elliott (Salford City).
57': Substitution, Port Vale. David Amoo replaces Tom Pett.
60': David Amoo (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Conor McAleny (Salford City).
61': Attempt blocked. Brad Walker (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Chris Hussey (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Foul by Conor McAleny (Salford City).
62': Attempt blocked. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Hussey with a cross.
69': Attempt missed. Ryan Edmondson (Port Vale) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brad Walker.
69': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Aaron Martin.
73': Substitution, Port Vale. James Wilson replaces Ryan Edmondson.
73': Substitution, Salford City. D'Mani Mellor replaces Tom Elliott.
74': Attempt blocked. Chris Hussey (Port Vale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Martin.
74': Donald Love (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by David Worrall (Port Vale).
75': Donald Love (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Kian Harratt (Port Vale).
79': Attempt blocked. James Wilson (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Worrall with a headed pass.
81': Foul by James Gibbons (Port Vale).
81': Ryan Watson (Salford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Foul by D'Mani Mellor (Salford City).
83': Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Stephen Kelly (Salford City).
86': James Gibbons (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Stephen Kelly (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Foul by Ben Garrity (Port Vale).
90'+2': Ryan Watson (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Brad Walker (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Ashley Hunter (Salford City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Conor McAleny (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Nathan Smith (Port Vale).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Port Vale 0, Salford City 1.
0': Match ends, Port Vale 0, Salford City 1.
0': Match ends, Port Vale 0, Salford City 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Vale Park
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 4,311

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Accrington Stanley	0	0	0
2	Barnet	0	0	0
3	Bristol Rovers	0	0	0
4	Cheltenham Town	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Port Vale (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
26	Aidan Stone (GK)
6	Nathan Smith
5	Connor Hall
2	James Gibbons
4	Brad Walker
23	Thomas Pett
8	Ben Garrity
15	Chris Hussey
7	David Worrall
29	Ryan Edmondson
24	Kian Harratt

Port Vale Substitutes:

Malvind Benning, David Amoo, Alex Hurst, Aaron Martin, Lewis Cass, James Wilson.

Salford City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Tom King (GK)
16	Jordan Turnbull
5	Ashley Eastham
6	Corrie Ndaba
42	Theo Vassell
7	Ryan Watson
4	Jason Lowe
17	Stephen Kelly
9	Tom Elliott
20	Aramide Oteh
2	Donald Love

Salford City Substitutes:

D'Mani Bughail-Mellor, Ashley Hunter, Tylor Golden, Matthew Lund, Conor McAleny, Joel Torrance.

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