Port Vale: Match statistics
PORT VALE 3
(Richards 43, Dodds 86, 88)
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BIG THREAT: Vale's Sean Rigg was always in the thick of the action against Burton.
BURTON ALBION 0
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Vale 49 per cent
Burton 51 per cent
GOAL ATTEMPTS
Vale 9 (7 on target)
Burton 5 (3 on target)
CORNERS
Vale 4
Burton 4
THE REFEREE
Scott Mathieson (Cheshire) 5
FOULS
Vale 7
Burton 7
CARD WATCH
YELLOW – Vale: Taylor (foul, 10); Loft (foul, 40); Burton: Phillips (foul, 42). RED – Vale: None; Burton: None.
THE CROWD
Attendance 5,197
MATCH RATING
Entertainment 7
TOMLINSON: Barely had a save to make, but kept his focus on the rare occasions he was called into action 6
LOFT: Delivered a few excellent crosses during another lung-busting display 7
McCOMBE: Had few problems seeing off former Valiants striker Justin Richards to nullify the Burton threat 7
COLLINS: Showed good positional sense to mop up when required 6
TAYLOR: Passed the tricky test of keeping dangerous Burton loan winger Lionel Ainsworth quiet 6
GRIFFITH: Produced a disciplined and solid display – as we've become accustomed to 6
SHUKER: Flashes of attacking flair, especially when the game become more open in the second period 7
MARSHALL: Caused panic in the Burton defence with his dangerous set-pieces 7
DODDS: Struggled to make an impact in the first period, but sparked into life after the break and netted a late double 7
RICHARDS: Looked full of energy despite his recent illness and was perfectly placed to net Vale's first goal of the night 7
RIGG: Posed an attacking threat by constantly stretching the Burton defence 7
SUBSTITUTES
MORSY (for Rigg, 72): Got about the pitch to help Vale over the finishing line 5
POPE (for Richards, 75): Found himself in a few dangerous positions, but couldn't fully capitalise 6
JAMES (for Shuker, 84): The rookie midfielder gained more first-team experience 5
Not used: Martin, Williamson.
BURTON ALBION: Atkins, Corbett (Palmer, 77), James, Austin, Webster, Harriott (Yussuf, 59), Dyer, Bolder, Ainsworth, Richards, Phillips (Taylor, 88). Subs not used: Gurrieri, Blanchett.
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