Port Vale 2-3 Burton Albion: result and report

League One · Saturday 18 March 2023

Result

Port Vale 2-3 Burton Albion

League One · Saturday 18 March 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Port Vale 2-3 Burton Albion: match report

Port Vale lost to Burton Albion 2-3 in the League One on Saturday 18 March 2023. The half-time score was 1-1.

Ellis Harrison opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Port Vale's goals came from Ellis Harrison (2') and Jamie Proctor (80'). Burton Albion scored through D. Taylor (8'), Jonny Smith (48', penalty) and D. Taylor (67').

Discipline: Port Vale received 2 yellow cards; Burton Albion received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Port Vale were 15th on 44 points from 36 and Burton Albion 18th on 38 points from 35. Port Vale went on to finish that season 18th with 49 points, and Burton Albion 15th with 56.

Port Vale lined up in a 3-5-2 and Burton Albion in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jonny Smith of Burton Albion (8.8), ahead of Dale Taylor (8.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Port Vale win, 0 draws and 0 for Burton Albion.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Ellis HarrisonPort Vale · 1-0
  • 8'Goal · D. TaylorBurton Albion · 1-1
  • 21'Yellow card · Z. AshworthBurton Albion
  • 43'Yellow card · Charlie KirkBurton Albion
  • 48'Penalty goal · Jonny SmithBurton Albion · 1-2
  • 54'Yellow card · Conor ShaughnessyBurton Albion
  • 65'Yellow card · Dennis PoliticPort Vale
  • 67'Goal · D. TaylorBurton Albion · 1-3
  • 75'Yellow card · Derek AgyakwaPort Vale
  • 80'Goal · Jamie ProctorPort Vale · 2-3

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Port Vale 1, draws 0, Burton Albion 0.

Team news

Port Vale line-up (3-5-2)

Aidan Stone, Will Forrester, Nathan Smith, Aaron Donnelly, David Worrall, F. Ojo, Tom Pett, Tom Conlon, Sam Robinson, M. Taylor, Ellis Harrison

Burton Albion line-up (3-4-2-1)

Craig MacGillivray, Conor Shaughnessy, Sam Hughes, Jasper Moon, John Brayford, Joe Powell, Mark Helm, Zac Ashworth, Jonny Smith, Charlie Kirk, Dale Taylor