Port Vale 3-1 Cheltenham Town: result and report
League Two · Saturday 14 October 2017
Result
Port Vale 3-1 Cheltenham Town
League Two · Saturday 14 October 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Port Vale 3-1 Cheltenham Town: match report
Port Vale defeated Cheltenham Town 3-1 in the League Two on Saturday 14 October 2017. The half-time score was 1-0.
Tom Pope opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Port Vale's goals came from Tom Pope (26'), Ben Whitfield (61') and Tom Pope (80'). Cheltenham Town scored through K. Dawson (90+1').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Port Vale were 23rd on 5 points from 12 and Cheltenham Town 12th on 17 points from 12. Port Vale went on to finish that season 20th with 47 points, and Cheltenham Town 17th with 51.
Port Vale lined up in a 3-4-3 and Cheltenham Town in a 4-4-2.
Going into the match Port Vale's last five read L-L-L-D-D and Cheltenham Town's W-W-W-D-W.
Key events
- 26'Goal · Tom Pope
- 61'Goal · Ben Whitfield
- 80'Goal · Tom Pope
- 90+1'Goal · K. Dawson
Team news
Port Vale line-up (3-4-3)
Kelle Roos, Tyler Denton, Tom Anderson, James Gibbons, Nathan Smith, Gavin Gunning, Marcus Harness, Danny Pugh, David Worrall, Ben Whitfield, Tom Pope
Cheltenham Town line-up (4-4-2)
S. Flinders, Jamie Grimes, Jordan Cranston, Kyle Storer, H. Pell, Carl Winchester, Joe Morrell, Taylor Moore, Jerell Sellars, Mo Eisa, Brian Graham