Port Vale vs Bristol Rovers, 2023-24 English League One, Regular Season
· English League OneAbout
Port Vale are hosting Bristol Rovers
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.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Wilson.
- 1': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Kamil Conteh.
- 3': Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Ben Garrity (Port Vale).
- 3': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Scott Sinclair is caught offside.
- 9': Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
- 10': Attempt saved. James Wilson (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Smith with a headed pass.
- 14': Attempt saved. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Plant.
- 14': Offside, Port Vale. James Wilson is caught offside.
- 15': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Harvey Vale is caught offside.
- 18': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Connor Taylor.
- 19': Attempt saved. Alex Iacovitti (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Sang with a cross.
- 19': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Jed Ward.
- 19': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Connor Taylor.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Nathan Smith (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Sang with a cross.
- 20': Attempt saved. James Wilson (Port Vale) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Smith.
- 20': Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Funso Ojo (Port Vale).
- 21': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
- 21': Funso Ojo (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Jesse Debrah.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Alex Iacovitti (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesse Debrah.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury James Wilson (Port Vale).
- 30': Substitution, Port Vale. Baylee Dipepa replaces James Wilson because of an injury.
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Baylee Dipepa (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Luca Hoole (Bristol Rovers).
- 34': Luca Hoole (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Antony Evans.
- 36': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Jesse Debrah.
- 38': Attempt missed. Ryan Loft (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Chislett.
- 42': Goal! Port Vale 1, Bristol Rovers 0. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 43': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Chris Martin is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers).
- 44': James Plant (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Tom Sang (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+2': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Luca Hoole is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Port Vale 1, Bristol Rovers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Port Vale 1, Bristol Rovers 0.
- 48': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Lewis Gordon.
- 48': Attempt missed. Ryan Loft (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesse Debrah with a headed pass following a corner.
- 49': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Antony Evans is caught offside.
- 52': Goal! Port Vale 2, Bristol Rovers 0. Baylee Dipepa (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Sang.
- 54': Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Funso Ojo (Port Vale).
- 55': Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
- 55': James Plant (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Brandon Aguilera replaces Lewis Gordon.
- 56': Attempt saved. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 58': Baylee Dipepa (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Foul by James Wilson (Bristol Rovers).
- 58': James Wilson (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt saved. Ryan Loft (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Baylee Dipepa.
- 63': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Grant Ward replaces Sam Finley.
- 63': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Luke McCormick replaces Antony Evans.
- 64': Attempt missed. Tom Sang (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 69': Attempt saved. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 69': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Luke McCormick is caught offside.
- 74': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Jesse Debrah.
- 76': Substitution, Port Vale. Rhys Walters replaces Ethan Chislett.
- 77': Substitution, Port Vale. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Ryan Loft.
- 77': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Tom Sang.
- 78': Attempt missed. Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Tom Sang (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhys Walters.
- 78': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by James Wilson.
- 79': Attempt saved. Baylee Dipepa (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesse Debrah with a headed pass.
- 79': Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Foul by James Plant (Port Vale).
- 80': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. John Marquis replaces Kamil Conteh.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Garrity (Port Vale).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Substitution, Port Vale. Dan Jones replaces Ben Garrity because of an injury.
- 87': Substitution, Port Vale. Gavin Massey replaces Baylee Dipepa.
- 88': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Dan Jones.
- 89': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Jesse Debrah.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Foul by Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers).
- 90': Gavin Massey (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Uche Ikpeazu (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesse Debrah.
- 90'+3': Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Gavin Massey (Port Vale).
- 90'+4': Foul by Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers).
- 90'+4': Jesse Debrah (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Port Vale).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Port Vale 2, Bristol Rovers 0.
- 0': Match ends, Port Vale 2, Bristol Rovers 0.
Game Information
Competition: English League One
Venue: Vale Park
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 6,637
Venue: Vale Park
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 6,637
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| # | 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 |
Line-Ups
Port Vale (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Ripley (GK) |
| 6 | Nathan Smith |
| 17 | Alex Iacovitti |
| 27 | Jesse Debrah |
| 14 | Funso Ojo |
| 8 | Ben Garrity |
| 10 | Ethan Chislett |
| 21 | James Plant |
| 4 | Thomas Sang |
| 29 | James Wilson |
| 9 | Ryan Loft |
Bristol Rovers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Jed Ward (GK) |
| 5 | James Wilson  |
| 17 | Connor Taylor |
| 3 | Lewis Gordon |
| 30 | Luca Hoole |
| 21 | Antony Evans |
| 6 | Sam Finley |
| 22 | Kamil Conteh |
| 18 | Chris Martin |
| 7 | Scott Sinclair |
| 19 | Harvey Vale |
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