Port Vale: Post-match stats for Vale's League Two clash with Oxford United

PORT VALE 3

(Richards 41; Rigg 70; Williamson 90)

OXFORD UNITED 0

POSSESSION

Port Vale 46 per cent

Oxford Utd 54 per cent

GOAL ATTEMPTS

Port Vale 7 (6 on target)

Oxford Utd 6 (2 on target)

CORNERS

Port Vale 5

Oxford Utd 4

THE REFEREE

Darren Drysdale (Lincs) 7

FOULS

Port Vale 8

Oxford Utd 6

CARD WATCH

YELLOW – Port Vale: Griffith (foul, 52), Davis (foul, 61). Oxford: Pittman (Ungentlemanly conduct, 36), Batt (foul, 87). RED – Port Vale: None. Oxford: None.

THE CROWD

Attendance 5,621

MATCH RATING

Entertainment 8

TOMLINSON: A crucial first-half block set the tone for an impressive display which included a fine save after the break 8

YATES: Looked largely untroubled in a composed performance until he was forced off early with a knock 7

McCOMBE: Rock at the back who kept Oxford at bay. Also claimed an assist on one goal and then went close to scoring one of his own 8

DAVIS: Did well under early pressure, and coped admirably after being pushed into an unfamiliar left-back role on Yates's departure 7

LOFT: Linked up well with Rigg in the first half, and looked a threat in a more advanced role after the switch 8

DODDS: Busy if unspectacular performance from the wide man, who turned right-back when Yates went off 7

GRIFFITH: Strong display full of grit and determination from the midfield enforcer who took the game by the scruff of the neck 8

SHUKER: Always a lively presence in the heart of a busy midfield 7

RIGG: Posed all sorts of problems for Oxford as he probed forward at every opportunity and then scored a stunning goal 9

POPE: Burst into life in the second half and went close on a couple of occasions 7

RICHARDS: A danger throughout, the skipper put Vale ahead and claimed an assist late on 8

SUBSTITUTES

McDONALD (for Yates, 54): Strong aerial presence made sure Oxford were never given a sniff 7

LLOYD (for Rigg, 79): Offered fresh energy in midfield and kept possession well 7

WILLIAMSON (for Pope, 82): Was in the thick of the late action, and rounded things off with a decent finish 7

Not used: Morsy, James.

OXFORD UNITED: Martinez, Batt, Duberry, Wright, Davis (Rendell, 46), Hall, Whing (Chapman, 46), Leven, Capaldi, Craddock (Johnson, 50), Pittman. Not used: Crocombe, Montano.