English League One

Port Vale vs Northampton Town, 2023-24 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One
Port Vale
  • 84': Ben Garrity
FT
1 - 0
Northampton Town

    About

    Port Vale are hosting Northampton Town at Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. James Plant (Port Vale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross.
    • 3': Attempt saved. James Wilson (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kofi Balmer.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Alfie Devine (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
    • 7': Attempt missed. James Wilson (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ethan Chislett with a cross.
    • 8': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Kofi Balmer.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Leonard with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 11': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Lee Burge.
    • 12': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Marc Leonard.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. James Wilson (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
    • 16': Offside, Port Vale. Oliver Arblaster tries a through ball, but Ethan Chislett is caught offside.
    • 17': Foul by Marc Leonard (Northampton Town).
    • 17': Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Attempt saved. James Wilson (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Funso Ojo.
    • 19': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Lee Burge.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Louis Appéré.
    • 30': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Nathan Smith.
    • 32': Foul by Kofi Balmer (Port Vale).
    • 32': Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by James Plant (Port Vale).
    • 37': Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town).
    • 38': Kofi Balmer (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Port Vale 0, Northampton Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Port Vale 0, Northampton Town 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. Aaron McGowan replaces Kieron Bowie.
    • 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. Emmanuel Monthe replaces Akinwale Odimayo.
    • 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. Tyreece Simpson replaces Louis Appéré.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. James Plant (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Chislett.
    • 47': Offside, Port Vale. Oliver Arblaster tries a through ball, but James Plant is caught offside.
    • 48': Offside, Northampton Town. Sam Sherring tries a through ball, but Aaron McGowan is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Tyreece Simpson (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patrick Brough with a cross.
    • 53': Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 53': Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Tom Sang (Port Vale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Tom Sang (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iacovitti with a cross.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. James Plant (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Wilson with a through ball.
    • 57': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Jon Guthrie.
    • 60': Foul by Tyreece Simpson (Northampton Town).
    • 60': Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Substitution, Port Vale. Conor Grant replaces James Plant.
    • 63': Substitution, Port Vale. Ryan Loft replaces James Wilson.
    • 66': Foul by Kofi Balmer (Port Vale).
    • 66': Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Emmanuel Monthe (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by Ryan Loft (Port Vale).
    • 75': Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Patrick Brough.
    • 75': Substitution, Port Vale. Gavin Massey replaces Alfie Devine.
    • 75': Substitution, Port Vale. Lewis Cass replaces Kofi Balmer.
    • 75': Substitution, Port Vale. Ben Garrity replaces Ethan Chislett.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Sherring (Northampton Town).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Foul by Patrick Brough (Northampton Town).
    • 80': Gavin Massey (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Substitution, Northampton Town. Shaun McWilliams replaces Jack Sowerby because of an injury.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Shaun McWilliams.
    • 84': Goal! Port Vale 1, Northampton Town 0. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Grant.
    • 86': Substitution, Northampton Town. Harvey Lintott replaces Sam Sherring.
    • 88': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Jon Guthrie.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Alex Iacovitti (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Grant with a cross.
    • 90': Foul by Tyreece Simpson (Northampton Town).
    • 90': Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ryan Loft (Port Vale).
    • 90'+1': Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Conor Grant (Port Vale).
    • 90'+4': Harvey Lintott (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Alex Iacovitti.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town).
    • 90'+7': Gavin Massey (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Port Vale 1, Northampton Town 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Port Vale 1, Northampton Town 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League One

    Venue: Vale Park
    Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
    Attendance: 7,532

    EFL League One Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bradford City 2 +3 6
    2 Huddersfield Town 1 +3 3
    3 Stockport County 1 +2 3
    4 Luton Town 1 +1 3
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    Line-Ups

    PTV Port Vale (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Connor Ripley (GK)
    6 Nathan Smith
    17 Alex Iacovitti
    5 Kofi Balmer
    18 Oliver Arblaster
    14 Funso Ojo
    21 James Plant
    4 Thomas Sang
    29 James Wilson
    10 Ethan Chislett Yellow Card
    11 Alfie Devine
    Port Vale Substitutes:
    Ben Garrity, Gavin Massey, Conor Grant, Jason Lowe, Lewis Cass, Ryan Loft, Jayson Leutwiler.

    NHT Northampton Town (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Lee Burge (GK)
    5 Jon Guthrie
    6 Sam Sherring
    33 Patrick Brough
    22 Akinwale Odimayo
    4 Jack Sowerby
    21 Marc Leonard
    11 Mitchell Pinnock
    9 Louis Appere
    7 Sam Hoskins
    19 Kieron Bowie
    Northampton Town Substitutes:
    Max Thompson, Ben Fox, Tyreece Simpson, Harvey Lintott, Shaun McWilliams, Aaron McGowan, Emmanuel Monthe.

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