Walsall 2-0 Port Vale: result and report
League Two · Saturday 19 September 2026
Result
Walsall 2-0 Port Vale
League Two · Saturday 19 September 2026, 11:30 UTC · Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall · half-time 1-0
Walsall 2-0 Port Vale: match report
Walsall won against Port Vale 2-0 in the League Two on Saturday 19 September 2026 at Poundland Bescot Stadium. The half-time score was 1-0.
James Connolly opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Walsall's goals came from James Connolly (45+5') and Andy Dallas (89'). Port Vale did not score.
Discipline: Walsall received 3 yellow cards; Port Vale received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Walsall were 5th on 10 points from 6 and Port Vale 22nd on 5 points from 6. In the current table Walsall are 3rd on 22 points and Port Vale are 19th on 15 points.
Walsall lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Port Vale in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to James Connolly of Walsall (7.8), ahead of Andy Dallas (7.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Walsall win, 0 draws and 1 for Port Vale.
Key events
- 27'Yellow card · Sven Sprangler
- 40'Yellow card · Elicha Ahui
- 45+5'Goal · James Connolly
- 50'Yellow card · James Connolly
- 51'Yellow card · Kyle Dempsey
- 84'Yellow card · Ben Garrity
- 89'Goal · Andy Dallas
- 90+3'Yellow card · Jasper Moon
Form and table
Head-to-head
Team news
Walsall line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jed Ward, Elicha Ahui, Declan Skura, James Connolly, Mason Hancock, Isaac Moore, Sven Sprangler, Courtney Clarke, Antony Evans, Reece Smith, Tai Sodje
Port Vale line-up (3-5-2)
Marko Marosi, Kyle John, Lewis Montsma, Connor Hall, Jordan Gabriel, Kyle Dempsey, George Byers, Ben Garrity, Jaheim Headley, Oliver Lynch, Ben Waine
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