
Port Vale vs Wigan Athletic, 2023-24 English League One, Regular Season
· English League One
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
About
Port Vale are hosting Wigan Athletic
at Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League One.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Conor Grant (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Funso Ojo.
- 4': Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) hits the bar with a with an attempt from very close range. Assisted by Conor Grant.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
- 7': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
- 8': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Steven Sessegnon.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Jordan Jones (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Smith.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Conor Grant (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Chislett.
- 14': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
- 16': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Sean Clare.
- 20': Attempt missed. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Grant.
- 21': Goal! Port Vale 1, Wigan Athletic 0. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gavin Massey with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Kofi Balmer (Port Vale).
- 23': Jonny Smith (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic).
- 28': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Kofi Balmer.
- 34': Attempt saved. Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kofi Balmer.
- 35': Attempt missed. Jonny Smith (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Lang.
- 38': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Jason Lowe.
- 39': Foul by Jordan Jones (Wigan Athletic).
- 39': Jesse Debrah (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Funso Ojo.
- 41': Attempt missed. Conor Grant (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
- 43': Goal! Port Vale 2, Wigan Athletic 0. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Stephen Humphrys (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Jones with a through ball.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Port Vale 2, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Port Vale 2, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 45': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Charlie Wyke replaces Jonny Smith.
- 45': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Liam Morrison replaces Kelland Watts.
- 50': Attempt saved. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
- 50': Attempt missed. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gavin Massey with a cross.
- 52': Attempt missed. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Grant.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 52': Attempt saved. Alfie Devine (Port Vale) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 52': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Scott Smith.
- 53': Foul by Liam Morrison (Wigan Athletic).
- 53': Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Offside, Port Vale. Jesse Debrah is caught offside.
- 57': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Kofi Balmer.
- 57': Attempt missed. Sean Clare (Wigan Athletic) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Jones with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Foul by Scott Smith (Wigan Athletic).
- 57': Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 59': Alfie Devine (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Jordan Jones (Wigan Athletic).
- 59': Jordan Jones (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Alfie Devine (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Sean Clare.
- 61': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Chris Sze replaces Sean Clare.
- 61': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Callum McManaman replaces Stephen Humphrys.
- 62': Substitution, Port Vale. Tom Sang replaces Conor Grant.
- 63': Goal! Port Vale 2, Wigan Athletic 1. Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Lang.
- 64': Callum McManaman (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Tom Sang (Port Vale).
- 66': Connor Ripley (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Callum McManaman (Wigan Athletic).
- 67': Callum McManaman (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Kofi Balmer (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Foul by Gavin Massey (Port Vale).
- 68': Jordan Jones (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Gavin Massey (Port Vale).
- 68': Gavin Massey (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Funso Ojo (Port Vale).
- 73': Substitution, Port Vale. Ryan Loft replaces Funso Ojo because of an injury.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Foul by Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic).
- 74': Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavin Massey.
- 76': Offside, Port Vale. Ryan Loft is caught offside.
- 77': Goal! Port Vale 2, Wigan Athletic 2. Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum McManaman with a cross.
- 78': Attempt saved. Tom Sang (Port Vale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 79': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Charlie Wyke is caught offside.
- 80': Alfie Devine (Port Vale) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, Port Vale. Alex Iacovitti replaces Kofi Balmer because of an injury.
- 82': Attempt saved. Ryan Loft (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Sang with a cross.
- 83': Goal! Port Vale 3, Wigan Athletic 2. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gavin Massey.
- 83': Sam Tickle (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 85': Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Connor Ripley (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Josh Magennis replaces Babajide Adeeko.
- 88': Foul by Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic).
- 88': Gavin Massey (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Scott Smith (Wigan Athletic).
- 90': Tom Sang (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Scott Smith (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Foul by Tom Sang (Port Vale).
- 90'+1': Scott Smith (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Jordan Jones is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordan Jones with a cross.
- 90'+7': Foul by Ryan Loft (Port Vale).
- 90'+7': Steven Sessegnon (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Port Vale 3, Wigan Athletic 2.
- 0': Match ends, Port Vale 3, Wigan Athletic 2.
- 0': Match ends, Port Vale 3, Wigan Athletic 2.
Game Information
Competition: English League One
Venue: Vale Park
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 6,701
Venue: Vale Park
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 6,701
EFL League One Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cardiff City | 5 | +6 | 13 |
2 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | +7 | 12 |
3 | Stevenage | 5 | +4 | 12 |
4 | Bradford City | 5 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Port Vale (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Connor Ripley (GK) ![]() |
16 | Jason Lowe |
5 | Kofi Balmer ![]() |
27 | Jesse Debrah |
18 | Oliver Arblaster |
14 | Funso Ojo |
15 | Conor Grant |
19 | Gavin Massey ![]() |
8 | Ben Garrity |
10 | Ethan Chislett |
11 | Alfie Devine ![]() |
Wigan Athletic (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Sam Tickle (GK) ![]() |
6 | Charlie Hughes |
7 | Sean Clare |
2 | Kelland Watts |
5 | Steven Sessegnon |
19 | Callum Lang |
26 | Babajide Adeeko |
21 | Scott Smith ![]() |
11 | Stephen Humphrys |
14 | Jordan Jones ![]() |
18 | Jon Smith |
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