Port Vale 1-3 Exeter City
League One · · Regular Season - 28
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Port Vale 1-3 Exeter City.
Port Vale 1-3 Exeter City
Managers: D. Moore (Port Vale) · G. Caldwell (Exeter City)
Match facts
- Venue: Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire — the fixture record names no ground, so this is where Port Vale plays the majority of its home matches.
- Referee: D. Bourne
- Round: Regular Season - 28
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 22' Carlos Gomes for Exeter City (assist I. Niskanen)
- 47' J. Wareham for Exeter City
- 59' T. Tuterov for Exeter City (assist J. Aitchison)
- 75' C. Humphreys for Port Vale (assist B. Heneghan)
Bookings
- 28' F. Ojo — Yellow Card
- 75' J. Aitchison — Yellow Card
- 89' J. Whitworth — Yellow Card
- 90+7' Josh Magennis — Yellow Card
- 90+4' S. Cox — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Port Vale — 4-3-3
Starting XI
- 4 · B. Heneghan (D)
- 5 · C. Hall (D)
- 6 · J. Lawrence-Gabriel (D)
- 11 · E. Archer (F)
- 14 · F. Ojo (M)
- 15 · L. Gordon (D)
- 18 · R. Croasdale (M)
- 26 · J. Shipley (M)
- 33 · G. Hall (F)
- 44 · D. Cole (F)
- 46 · J. Gauci (G)
Substitutes
- 3 · J. Headley (D)
- 9 · J. Stockley (F)
- 10 · D. Brown (F)
- 13 · B. Amos (G)
- 19 · B. Waine (F)
- 24 · K. John (D)
- 25 · C. Humphreys (D)
Exeter City — 3-4-1-2
Starting XI
- 1 · J. Whitworth (G)
- 5 · J. Fitzwater (D)
- 6 · E. Brierley (M)
- 7 · Carlos Gomes (F)
- 9 · J. Wareham (F)
- 10 · J. Aitchison (F)
- 14 · I. Niskanen (M)
- 20 · L. Woodhouse (D)
- 26 · P. Sweeney (D)
- 31 · J. Doyle-Hayes (M)
- 34 · Liam Oakes (M)
Substitutes
- 2 · J. McMillan (D)
- 4 · E. Turns (D)
- 12 · R. Cole (M)
- 19 · S. Cox (F)
- 23 · J. Bycroft (G)
- 27 · Josh Magennis (F)
- 28 · T. Tuterov
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Port Vale: WLDWW · 10 pts from 5 · 8-5
- Exeter City: WLLWW · 9 pts from 5 · 9-7
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Port Vale and Exeter City.
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