Port Vale 3-0 Colchester United: result and report

League Two · Saturday 23 October 2021

Result

Port Vale 3-0 Colchester United

League Two · Saturday 23 October 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Port Vale 3-0 Colchester United: match report

Port Vale defeated Colchester United 3-0 in the League Two on Saturday 23 October 2021. The half-time score was 2-0.

James Gibbons opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Port Vale's goals came from James Gibbons (6'), James Wilson (16') and Aaron Martin (61'). Colchester United did not score.

Discipline: Port Vale received 1 yellow card; Colchester United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Port Vale were 4th on 22 points from 13 and Colchester United 19th on 14 points from 12. Port Vale went on to finish that season 2nd with 84 points, and Colchester United 15th with 55.

Port Vale lined up in a 3-4-3 and Colchester United in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to James Gibbons of Port Vale (8.3), ahead of James Wilson (8.2).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · James GibbonsPort Vale · 1-0
  • 11'Yellow card · Brendan WireduColchester United
  • 16'Goal · James WilsonPort Vale · 2-0
  • 51'Yellow card · N. ChilversColchester United
  • 61'Goal · Aaron MartinPort Vale · 3-0
  • 75'Yellow card · James GibbonsPort Vale

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Port Vale 1, draws 1, Colchester United 0.

Team news

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

Lucas, Lewis Cass, Nathan Smith, Dan Jones, David Worrall, Tom Pett, Tom Conlon, James Gibbons, Devante Rodney, James Wilson, Dennis Politic

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

Shamal George, Luke Chambers, Tom Eastman, Tommy Smith, Charlie Daniels, Luke Hannant, Brendan Wiredu, Cole Skuse, Noah Chilvers, Frank Nouble, Freddie Sears