All the facts and figures from Port Vale's 3-1 League Two win against Darlington at Vale Park

PORT VALE 3 (Dodds 45, Taylor 51, Richards 78)

DARLINGTON 1 (Carlton, 26)

GOAL ATTEMPTS

Vale: 9 (6 on target)

Darlington: 15 (7 on target)

THE REFEREE

Lee Probert (Wiltshire) 7

CARD WATCH

YELLOW – Vale: Griffith (foul, 56) Darlington: Hatch (foul, 54), White (foul, 57) RED - Vale: None. Darlington: None.

THE CROWD

Attendance: 4,860

MATCH RATING

Entertainment: 6

PLAYER RATINGS

ANYON: Continued his good form and produced a couple of smart saves to keep Darlington at bay 8

GRIFFITH: Had little trouble in containing left midfielder Rob Purdie 7

PROSSER: Tends to dive in on occasions, but provided solid cover in the absence of influential centre-half Gareth Owen 6

McCOMBE: Faced a tough challenge in diffusing the threat posed by physical striker Liam Hatch, but made few mistakes 7

EDWARDS: Went about his business quietly and effectively, but wasn't given licence to support Rob Taylor 7

GALL: Provided genuine width and posed a threat with his whipped-in deliveries, one of which led to the first goal 7

MARSHALL: Was a driving force in midfield and his confidence is growing with every game 7

HOWLAND: Playing in a withdrawn role, the Irishman stuck to his defensive duties well 6

TAYLOR: Drifted in and out of the game, but once again proved he knows where the back of the net is 7

DODDS: Had a hand in all three goals and made a strong claim to partner Marc Richards on a regular basis 9

RICHARDS: Worked hard for the cause and converted his 11th goal of the campaign by converting quality service from Dodds 7

SUBSTITUTES

RICHMAN: (For Taylor, 74): Worked hard in helping Vale close out the match 6

THOMPSON (for Richards, 82): Looked lively when he emerged and will be pushing for a starting place after recovering from a hamstring injury 6

Not used: Martin, Stockley, Ahmed.

DARLINGTON: Oakes, Miller, White, Foster, Valentine, Poole (Gray, 56), Ravenhill, Kennedy, Purdie (Griffin, 79), Hatch (Fortune, 87), Carlton. Not used: Kazimierczak, Riley.