Port Vale 1-0 Northampton Town: result and report

League One · Saturday 16 September 2023

Result

Port Vale 1-0 Northampton Town

League One · Saturday 16 September 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Port Vale · Northampton Town · League One predictions

Port Vale 1-0 Northampton Town: match report

Port Vale defeated Northampton Town 1-0 in the League One on Saturday 16 September 2023. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Ben Garrity of Port Vale in the 84th minute.

Discipline: Port Vale received 1 yellow card; Northampton Town received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Port Vale were 4th on 13 points from 6 and Northampton Town 16th on 7 points from 6. Port Vale went on to finish that season 23rd with 41 points, and Northampton Town 14th with 60.

Port Vale lined up in a 3-4-3 and Northampton Town in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Ethan Chislett of Port Vale (7.7), ahead of Oliver Arblaster (7.5).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 53'Yellow card · Ethan ChislettPort Vale
  • 84'Goal · Ben GarrityPort Vale · 1-0

Team news

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

Connor Ripley, Kofi Balmer, Nathan Smith, Alex Iacovitti, Tom Sang, F. Ojo, Oliver Arblaster, James Plant, Alfie Devine, Ethan Chislett, James Wilson

Northampton Town line-up (4-3-3)

Lee Burge, Akin Odimayo, Sam Sherring, Jon Guthrie, Patrick Brough, Mitch Pinnock, Jack Sowerby, M. Leonard, Kieron Bowie, Louis Appéré, Sam Hoskins