Port Vale 2-1 Swindon Town: result and report

League Two · Saturday 28 September 2024

Result

Port Vale 2-1 Swindon Town

League Two · Saturday 28 September 2024, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Port Vale 2-1 Swindon Town: match report

Port Vale won against Swindon Town 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 28 September 2024. It was 0-0 at half-time.

George Byers opened the scoring in the 61st minute. Port Vale's goals came from George Byers (61') and Brandon Cover (85'). Swindon Town scored through Will Wright (89').

Discipline: Port Vale received 3 yellow cards; Swindon Town received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Port Vale were 8th on 11 points from 7 and Swindon Town 21st on 6 points from 7. Port Vale went on to finish that season 4th with 80 points, and Swindon Town 12th with 62.

Port Vale lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Swindon Town in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Tom Sang of Port Vale (8.1), ahead of George Byers (7.8).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 59'Yellow card · Ben GarrityPort Vale
  • 61'Goal · George ByersPort Vale · 1-0
  • 85'Goal · Brandon CoverPort Vale · 2-0
  • 87'Yellow card · Tom SangPort Vale
  • 89'Goal · Will WrightSwindon Town · 2-1
  • 90'Yellow card · George ByersPort Vale
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Joel CotterillSwindon Town

Team news

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Port Vale line-up (3-1-4-2)

Connor Ripley, Tom Sang, Ben Heneghan, Connor Hall, George Byers, Brandon Cover, Ben Garrity, L. Tolaj, Kyle John, Jayden Stockley, Antwoine Hackford

Swindon Town line-up (3-4-1-2)

Jack Bycroft, Harrison Minturn, Will Wright, Miguel Freckleton, Tunmise Sobowale, Joel Cotterill, Gavin Kilkenny, George Cox, Daniel Butterworth, Kabongo Tshimanga, Aaron Drinan