Bristol Rovers 2-1 Port Vale: result and report

League One · Saturday 24 September 2016

Result

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Port Vale

League One · Saturday 24 September 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Bristol Rovers 2-1 Port Vale: match report

Bristol Rovers won against Port Vale 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 24 September 2016. The half-time score was 1-1.

Martin Paterson opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Bristol Rovers's goals came from Ellis Harrison (44') and Jermaine Easter (63', penalty). Port Vale scored through Martin Paterson (23').

Discipline: Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card; Port Vale received 7 yellow cards.

Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 15th on 10 points from 8 and Port Vale 5th on 14 points from 8. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 10th with 66 points, and Port Vale 21st with 49.

Going into the match Bristol Rovers's last five read W-D-D-D-D and Port Vale's W-D-L-W-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Goal · Martin PatersonPort Vale · 0-1
  • 41'Yellow card · Jerome ThomasPort Vale
  • 44'Goal · Ellis HarrisonBristol Rovers · 1-1
  • 60'Yellow card · Remie StreetePort Vale
  • 61'Yellow card · Martin PatersonPort Vale
  • 63'Penalty goal · Jermaine EasterBristol Rovers · 2-1
  • 65'Yellow card · A. JonesPort Vale
  • 85'Yellow card · J. AlnwickPort Vale
  • 87'Yellow card · Stuart SinclairBristol Rovers
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Michael BrownPort Vale
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Michael BrownPort Vale

Team news

Bristol Rovers line-up

Kelle Roos, Daniel Leadbitter, Lee Brown, Tom Lockyer, Peter Hartley, Ollie Clarke, Chris Lines, Stuart Sinclair, Ellis Harrison, Jermaine Easter, Rory Gaffney

Port Vale line-up

Jak Alnwick, Ben Purkiss, Remie Streete, Kjell Knops, Nathan Smith, Paulo Tavares, Jerome Thomas, Quentin Leite Pereira, Anthony Grant, Martin Paterson, Alex Jones