English League One

Derby County vs Port Vale, 2023-24 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One
Derby County
  • 5': Kacper Lopata (OG)
  • 44': Dwight Gayle
  • 58': Louie Sibley
FT
3 - 0
Port Vale

    About

    Derby County are hosting Port Vale at Pride Park Stadium, Derby, 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.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Louie Sibley (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ward with a cross.
    • 5': Own Goal by Kacper Lopata, Port Vale. Derby County 1, Port Vale 0.
    • 9': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Alex Iacovitti.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Ebou Adams (Derby County) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Louie Sibley with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
    • 10': Jensen Weir (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Max Bird (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
    • 11': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Connor Ripley.
    • 13': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Funso Ojo (Port Vale).
    • 13': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Alex Iacovitti.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Eiran Cashin (Derby County) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joe Ward with a cross following a corner.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joe Ward with a cross.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
    • 17': Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Foul by Louie Sibley (Derby County).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Jesse Debrah (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Chislett with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Connor Ripley (Port Vale).
    • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
    • 25': Ben Garrity (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
    • 27': Foul by Kacper Lopata (Port Vale).
    • 27': Louie Sibley (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Ben Garrity (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Eiran Cashin (Derby County).
    • 33': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
    • 33': Foul by Dwight Gayle (Derby County).
    • 33': James Plant (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Joe Ward.
    • 37': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
    • 39': Curtis Nelson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Jensen Weir (Port Vale).
    • 40': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Funso Ojo (Port Vale).
    • 40': Funso Ojo (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Jesse Debrah.
    • 42': Ben Garrity (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Louie Sibley (Derby County).
    • 44': Goal! Derby County 2, Port Vale 0. Dwight Gayle (Derby County) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ebou Adams with a cross.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ebou Adams (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Connor Ripley.
    • 45'+3': Offside, Derby County. Louie Sibley is caught offside.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Derby County 2, Port Vale 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Derby County 2, Port Vale 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Port Vale. Baylee Dipepa replaces Ethan Chislett.
    • 46': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Max Bird.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jensen Weir with a cross following a corner.
    • 48': Hand ball by Curtis Nelson (Derby County).
    • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Shorrock (Port Vale).
    • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Ward (Derby County).
    • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Jesse Debrah.
    • 54': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Kacper Lopata.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Louie Sibley (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing following a corner.
    • 56': Foul by Sonny Bradley (Derby County).
    • 56': Gavin Massey (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Goal! Derby County 3, Port Vale 0. Louie Sibley (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Ward.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Max Bird.
    • 62': Substitution, Port Vale. Mitchell Clark replaces Jack Shorrock.
    • 64': Dwight Gayle (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Alex Iacovitti (Port Vale).
    • 65': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
    • 65': Funso Ojo (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby County) with an attempt from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Louie Sibley with a cross.
    • 68': Substitution, Derby County. Martyn Waghorn replaces Dwight Gayle.
    • 71': Foul by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby County).
    • 71': Kacper Lopata (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Derby County).
    • 74': James Plant (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Derby County. Corey Blackett-Taylor replaces Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Corey Blackett-Taylor (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Max Bird.
    • 79': Offside, Derby County. Corey Blackett-Taylor is caught offside.
    • 80': Substitution, Derby County. Conor Hourihane replaces Ebou Adams.
    • 80': Substitution, Derby County. Korey Smith replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
    • 80': Substitution, Port Vale. Nathan Smith replaces Alex Iacovitti.
    • 81': Foul by Louie Sibley (Derby County).
    • 81': Mitchell Clark (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Max Bird (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Corey Blackett-Taylor with a cross.
    • 84': Foul by James Plant (Port Vale).
    • 84': Joe Ward (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 87': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Derby County).
    • 87': Gavin Massey (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Eiran Cashin (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Baylee Dipepa (Port Vale).
    • 89': Attempt saved. Max Bird (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Nelson with a headed pass.
    • 89': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Derby County).
    • 89': James Plant (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Delay in match because of an injury James Plant (Port Vale).
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+1': Conor Hourihane (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ben Garrity (Port Vale).
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Port Vale. Alex Mighten replaces James Plant because of an injury.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Gavin Massey (Port Vale).
    • 90'+4': Joe Ward (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Gavin Massey (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Derby County 3, Port Vale 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Derby County 3, Port Vale 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Derby County 3, Port Vale 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League One

    Venue: Pride Park Stadium
    Location: Derby, England
    Attendance: 27,392

    EFL League One Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lincoln City 46 +48 103
    2 Cardiff City 46 +40 91
    3 Stockport County 46 +13 77
    4 Bradford City 46 +7 77
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    DER Derby County (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Joe Wildsmith (GK)
    5 Sonny Bradley
    6 Eiran Cashin
    35 Curtis Nelson
    32 Ebrima Adams
    8 Max Bird
    17 Louie Sibley
    23 Joe Ward
    25 Dwight Gayle
    7 Tom Barkhuizen
    11 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
    Derby County Substitutes:
    Liam Thompson, Corey Taylor, Kane Wilson, Korey Smith, Martyn Waghorn, Conor Hourihane, Scott Loach.

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

    No. Name
    1 Connor Ripley (GK)
    17 Alex Iacovitti
    27 Jesse Debrah
    5 Kacper Lopata
    14 Funso Ojo Yellow Card
    8 Ben Garrity
    23 Jack Shorrock
    21 James Plant
    19 Gavin Massey Yellow Card
    20 Jensen Weir
    10 Ethan Chislett
    Port Vale Substitutes:
    Jason Lowe, Mitchell Clark, Jayson Leutwiler, Alex Mighten, Rhys Walters, Baylee Dipepa, Nathan Smith.

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