Port Vale: Match stats v Stevenage
PORT VALE 1
(Dodds, 24)
GOAL ATTEMPTS
Stevenage 10 (3 on target)
Vale 8 (2 on target)
THE REFEREE
Jarnail Singh (Middlesex) 7
CARD WATCH
YELLOW – Stevenage: Odubade (foul, 66). Vale: K Taylor (foul, 67). RED – Stevenage Borough: None. Vale: None.
THE CROWD
Attendance 2,894
MATCH RATING
Entertainment 6
MARTIN: Hard to pick fault with a strong and mature performance that included a couple of neat saves, including an excellent first-half tip-over 8
GRIFFITH: Continued his good form with a dynamic display in his adopted right-wing position and his aerial dominance in the second half was a big bonus 8
McCOMBE: Will not be pleased that Borough managed to attack Martin's goal with close-range headers but rarely put a foot wrong 8
COLLINS: Helped guide Kris Taylor through the game, while his own no-nonsense approach was just the ticket 8
K TAYLOR: Made a couple of crucial interventions and showed his versatility playing in an unfamiliar centre-back role 7
R TAYLOR: Always willing to drive forward, while his pace in defence prompted Borough winger Yemi Odubade to switch flanks during the first half 7
JARRETT: Never looked totally convincing but still produced some neat touches and tried to burst the net with a couple of long-range efforts 6
LOFT: Gave his all for the side more than a month after making his last appearance 6
HALDANE, pictured below: Never allowed Borough's defence to relax with a typically energetic display 7
DODDS: Showed deadly instincts, good anticipation and persistence to net his sixth goal of the season 7
RICHARDS: Led the line well with a disciplined performance which added composure to the forward line 7
SUBSTITUTES
HOWLAND (for Jarrett, 76): As you would expect the Irishman put his foot in to help Vale close out the game 6
GLOVER (for Haldane, 90+2): Had no time to make an impact 6
Not used: Anyon, Howland, Yates, Glover, Davidson, Richman.
STEVENAGE: Day, Henry, Roberts, Ashton (Murphy, 45), Laird (Byrom, 86), Drury, Bostwick, Bridges (Vincenti, 81), Cole, Griffin, Odubade. Subs (not used): Bayes, Odhiambo, Boylan, Beardsley.
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