Port Vale vs Luton Town, 2017-18 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Port Vale
  • 23': Johnny Mullins (OG)
  • 60': Tom Pope
  • 70': Ben Whitfield
  • 82': Tom Pope
FT
4 - 0
Luton Town

    Tom Pope double helps Vale to easy win over Luton

    Tom Pope double helps Vale to easy win over Luton

    Match Commentary

    • 23': Own Goal by Johnny Mullins, Luton Town. Port Vale 1, Luton Town 0.
    • 54': Substitution, Luton Town. James Collins replaces Elliot Lee.
    • 54': Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Berry replaces Lawson D'Ath.
    • 57': Substitution, Port Vale. Tom Anderson replaces Gavin Gunning because of an injury.
    • 60': Goal! Port Vale 2, Luton Town 0. Tom Pope (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Whitfield following a fast break.
    • 67': Substitution, Luton Town. Andrew Shinnie replaces Harry Cornick.
    • 70': Goal! Port Vale 3, Luton Town 0. Ben Whitfield (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Pope with a cross.
    • 76': Substitution, Port Vale. David Worrall replaces Ben Whitfield.
    • 82': Goal! Port Vale 4, Luton Town 0. Tom Pope (Port Vale) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Worrall.
    • 87': Substitution, Port Vale. Tyrone Barnett replaces Tom Pope.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Two

    Venue: Vale Park
    Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
    Attendance: 5,523

    EFL League Two Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Walsall 19 +11 38
    2 Notts County 19 +11 34
    3 Swindon Town 19 +6 34
    4 Bromley 19 +8 33
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    PTV Port Vale (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    23 Ryan Boot (GK)
    24 Nathan Smith
    33 Gavin Gunning
    8 Danny Pugh
    5 Joe Davis
    32 Michael Tonge
    6 Antony Kay
    7 Marcus Myers-Harness
    31 Ben Whitfield
    11 Cristian Montano
    9 Tom Pope
    Port Vale Substitutes:
    Anton Forrester, Tom Anderson, Dan Turner, Tyrone Barnett, Tyler Denton, David Worrall, Robert Lainton.

    LTN Luton Town (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Marek Stech (GK)
    44 Alan Sheehan
    5 Johnny Mullins
    3 Dan Potts
    2 James Justin
    16 Glen Rea
    24 Lawson D'Ath
    17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
    9 Danny Hylton
    38 Elliott Lee
    14 Harry Cornick
    Luton Town Substitutes:
    James Shea, Akin Famewo, James Collins, Luke Berry, Jordan Cook, Luke Gambin, Andrew Shinnie.

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