Port Vale 1-0 Cambridge United: result and report

League Two · Saturday 31 August 2019

Result

Port Vale 1-0 Cambridge United

League Two · Saturday 31 August 2019, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Port Vale 1-0 Cambridge United: match report

Port Vale beat Cambridge United 1-0 in the League Two on Saturday 31 August 2019. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Richie Bennett of Port Vale in the 84th minute.

Discipline: Port Vale received 1 yellow card; Cambridge United received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Port Vale were 16th on 6 points from 5 and Cambridge United 11th on 8 points from 5. Port Vale went on to finish that season 10th with 45 points, and Cambridge United 19th with 35.

Port Vale lined up in a 4-3-3 and Cambridge United in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to David Amoo of Port Vale (7.5), level with Richie Bennett (7.5).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 32'Yellow card · George TaftCambridge United
  • 53'Yellow card · Liam O'NeilCambridge United
  • 78'Yellow card · James GibbonsPort Vale
  • 78'Yellow card · Jack RolesCambridge United
  • 84'Goal · Richie BennettPort Vale · 1-0

Team news

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

Scott Brown, James Gibbons, Adam Crookes, Leon Legge, Nathan Smith, Luke Joyce, David Worrall, Tom Conlon, Cristian Montano, David Amoo, Richie Bennett

Cambridge United line-up (4-4-2)

Dimitar Mitov, George Taft, Greg Taylor, Harrison Dunk, Leon Davies, Luke Hannant, Liam O'Neil, Samir Carruthers, Paul Lewis, Marc Richards, Sam Smith