Port Vale 1-3 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League Two · Monday 18 April 2022

Result

Port Vale 1-3 Bristol Rovers

League Two · Monday 18 April 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Port Vale 1-3 Bristol Rovers: match report

Port Vale lost to Bristol Rovers 1-3 in the League Two on Monday 18 April 2022. The half-time score was 1-2.

Jamie Proctor opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Port Vale's goal came from Jamie Proctor (2'). Bristol Rovers scored through E. Anderson (10'), J. Connolly (32') and Ryan Loft (90+4').

Discipline: Port Vale received 2 yellow cards; Bristol Rovers received 6 yellow cards.

Going into the game Port Vale were 3rd on 75 points from 42 and Bristol Rovers 5th on 70 points from 42. Port Vale went on to finish that season 2nd with 84 points, and Bristol Rovers 6th with 80.

Port Vale lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Bristol Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Connor Taylor of Bristol Rovers (7.8), ahead of James Connolly (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Port Vale wins, 2 draws and 3 for Bristol Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Jamie ProctorPort Vale · 1-0
  • 8'Yellow card · C. TaylorBristol Rovers
  • 10'Goal · E. AndersonBristol Rovers · 1-1
  • 22'Yellow card · Harry AndersonBristol Rovers
  • 32'Goal · J. ConnollyBristol Rovers · 1-2
  • 45'Yellow card · Paul CouttsBristol Rovers
  • 47'Yellow card · Connor HallPort Vale
  • 49'Yellow card · Mal BenningPort Vale
  • 51'Yellow card · Josh GrantBristol Rovers
  • 77'Yellow card · Sam FinleyBristol Rovers
  • 90+4'Goal · Ryan LoftBristol Rovers · 1-3
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Ryan LoftBristol Rovers

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Port Vale 4, draws 2, Bristol Rovers 3.

Team news

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Port Vale line-up (3-4-1-2)

Aidan Stone, Nathan Smith, Aaron Martin, Connor Hall, David Worrall, Harry Charsley, Jake Taylor, Mal Benning, Ben Garrity, James Wilson, Jamie Proctor

Bristol Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)

James Belshaw, Luca Hoole, Connor Taylor, James Connolly, Joshua Grant, Paul Coutts, Sam Finley, Harry Anderson, Antony Evans, Elliot Anderson, Aaron Collins