Port Vale 0-2 Cambridge United: result and report

League One · Saturday 1 April 2023

Result

Port Vale 0-2 Cambridge United

League One · Saturday 1 April 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Port Vale 0-2 Cambridge United: match report

Port Vale were beaten by Cambridge United 0-2 in the League One on Saturday 1 April 2023. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Sam Smith opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Port Vale did not score. Cambridge United scored through Sam Smith (48') and Lloyd Jones (52').

Discipline: Port Vale received 3 yellow cards; Cambridge United received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Port Vale were 16th on 45 points from 38 and Cambridge United 23rd on 30 points from 37. Port Vale went on to finish that season 18th with 49 points, and Cambridge United 20th with 46.

Port Vale lined up in a 3-5-2 and Cambridge United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Will Mannion of Cambridge United (7.8), level with Lloyd Jones (7.8).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Yellow card · Will ForresterPort Vale
  • 48'Goal · Sam SmithCambridge United · 0-1
  • 52'Goal · Lloyd JonesCambridge United · 0-2
  • 64'Yellow card · Tom PettPort Vale
  • 80'Yellow card · Funso OjoPort Vale

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Port Vale 1, draws 0, Cambridge United 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

Cambridge United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Will Mannion, Liam Bennett, Ryan Bennett, Lloyd Jones, Harrison Dunk, Conor McGrandles, Paul Digby, James Brophy, Jack Lankester, Shilow Tracey, Sam Smith