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

· English League One

Cheltenham Town

45'+2': Matt Taylor
69': Jack Shepherd
73': Will Ferry

FT
3 - 2

Port Vale

25': Nathan Smith
65': Curtis Davies (OG)

About

Cheltenham Town are hosting Port Vale at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium, Cheltenham, 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.
1': Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town).
5': Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town).
8': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Sean Long.
9': Attempt blocked. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Grant.
9': Foul by Kacper Lopata (Port Vale).
9': Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Dan Jones (Port Vale).
11': Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Attempt missed. Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross following a set piece situation.
14': Attempt blocked. Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
14': Conor Grant (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town).
15': Attempt saved. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Smith with a headed pass.
16': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Dan Jones.
17': Offside, Cheltenham Town. Matty Taylor is caught offside.
18': Delay in match because of an injury Kacper Lopata (Port Vale).
18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Attempt saved. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Wilson.
21': Foul by Funso Ojo (Port Vale).
21': George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt blocked. Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Lloyd with a headed pass.
21': Attempt missed. Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
22': Foul by Funso Ojo (Port Vale).
22': Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt saved. Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Long with a cross.
25': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Will Ferry.
25': Goal! Cheltenham Town 0, Port Vale 1. Nathan Smith (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Grant with a cross following a corner.
27': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Chislett (Port Vale).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Foul by Dan Jones (Port Vale).
29': Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town).
30': Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town).
32': Funso Ojo (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town).
32': Ryan Loft (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Shepherd (Cheltenham Town).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Foul by Ethan Chislett (Port Vale).
36': Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Kacper Lopata.
40': Attempt blocked. Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kinsella with a cross.
41': Attempt saved. George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
42': Foul by Ryan Loft (Port Vale).
42': Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by James Wilson (Port Vale).
45': Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Hand ball by Kacper Lopata (Port Vale).
45'+2': Goal! Cheltenham Town 1, Port Vale 1. Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
45'+6': First Half ends, Cheltenham Town 1, Port Vale 1.
45'+6': Connor Ripley (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
45': Second Half begins Cheltenham Town 1, Port Vale 1.
46': Foul by Dan Jones (Port Vale).
46': George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Ryan Loft.
50': Foul by Gavin Massey (Port Vale).
50': Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt blocked. Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
51': Attempt missed. Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
52': Foul by Funso Ojo (Port Vale).
52': George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Funso Ojo (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt blocked. Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kinsella.
54': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Nathan Smith.
54': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Dan Jones.
56': Foul by Ryan Loft (Port Vale).
56': Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town).
56': Kacper Lopata (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Ryan Loft (Port Vale).
58': Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Gavin Massey.
60': Attempt missed. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matty Taylor following a corner.
61': Attempt missed. Conor Grant (Port Vale) header from the left side of the box misses to the left.
62': Attempt saved. Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Long with a cross.
63': Foul by Ryan Loft (Port Vale).
63': Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Ryan Loft (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Attempt saved. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
65': Own Goal by Curtis Davies, Cheltenham Town. Cheltenham Town 1, Port Vale 2.
67': Substitution, Port Vale. Jensen Weir replaces Funso Ojo.
67': Substitution, Port Vale. Baylee Dipepa replaces James Wilson.
67': Foul by Gavin Massey (Port Vale).
67': Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Kacper Lopata.
69': Goal! Cheltenham Town 2, Port Vale 2. Jack Shepherd (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
71': Attempt missed. Ryan Loft (Port Vale) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is high and wide to the right.
73': Goal! Cheltenham Town 3, Port Vale 2. Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Southwood.
75': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Aidan Keena replaces Matty Taylor.
75': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Elliott Bonds replaces Liam Sercombe.
75': Foul by Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town).
75': Ryan Loft (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Offside, Port Vale. Dan Jones is caught offside.
76': Delay in match (Cheltenham Town).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Attempt blocked. Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Baylee Dipepa (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town).
79': Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Port Vale. Alex Mighten replaces Conor Grant.
83': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Jones (Port Vale).
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Substitution, Port Vale. Rhys Walters replaces Dan Jones because of an injury.
87': Foul by Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town).
87': Kacper Lopata (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Ryan Loft (Port Vale).
90'+4': Foul by Ethan Chislett (Port Vale).
90'+4': Jack Shepherd (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Joe Nuttall replaces George Lloyd.
90'+9': Foul by Ryan Loft (Port Vale).
90'+9': Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 3, Port Vale 2.
0': Match ends, Cheltenham Town 3, Port Vale 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Location: Cheltenham, England
Attendance: 5,600

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Portsmouth	46	+37	97
2	Derby County	46	+41	92
3	Bolton Wanderers	46	+35	87
4	Peterborough United	46	+28	84

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cheltenham Town (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Luke Southwood (GK)
14	Jack Shepherd
6	Lewis Freestone
33	Curtis Davies
34	Thomas Pett
7	Liam Kinsella
8	Liam Sercombe
15	Will Ferry
2	Sean Long
19	George Lloyd
9	Matt Taylor

Cheltenham Town Substitutes:

Josh Harrop, Aidan Keena, Joe Nuttall, Jordan Thomas, James Pardington, Gregory Sloggett, Elliott Bonds.

Port Vale (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Connor Ripley (GK)
6	Nathan Smith
3	Dan Jones
5	Kacper Lopata
14	Funso Ojo
16	Jason Lowe
10	Ethan Chislett
15	Conor Grant
19	Gavin Massey
29	James Wilson
9	Ryan Loft

Port Vale Substitutes:

Jayson Leutwiler, Jensen Weir, Baylee Dipepa, Alex Mighten, Rhys Walters, Jesse Debrah, Thomas Sang.

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