Port Vale FC vs Derby County FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Port Vale FC vs Derby County FC — League One at Vale Park.
- Port Vale FC 46 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
- Derby County FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Paul Howard
- Assistant 1 Mark Jones
- Assistant 2 Darren Wilding
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Nov Derby County FC H 0–1 L 25 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–2 L 14 Nov Burton Albion FC A 2–0 W 11 Nov Lincoln City FC A 1–1 D 04 Nov Burton Albion FC H 0–0 D 28 Oct Cheltenham Town FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Nov Port Vale FC A 1–0 W 25 Nov Bristol Rovers FC H 2–1 W 14 Nov Crewe Alexandra FC H 1–3 L 11 Nov Barnsley FC H 3–0 W 05 Nov Crewe Alexandra FC A 2–2 D 31 Oct Northampton Town FC H 4–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Port Vale FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Vale Park that hosts another battle between Port Vale FC and Derby County FC.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Louie Sibley suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Connor Ripley has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Max Bird made 376 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Port Vale FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' Derby County FC is showing some good football. However, Derby County FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sonny Bradley, as he is very good at scoring at Vale Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 45' It’s high time Paul Warne made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 50' Tyreece John-Jules needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 11 Yellow cards this season.
- 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Derby County FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 65' Derby County FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
- 70' Time for substitution for Port Vale FC. Uche Ikpeazu is replaced by Ryan Loft.
- 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alex Iacovitti on 71.
- 76' Derby County FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thomas Barkhuizen is hanging James Collins on the field on 76 minute.
- 77' Goal! Tyreece John-Jules scores his 10 goal in 396 matches.
- 78' Time for substitution for Port Vale FC. Gavin Massey is replaced by James Plant.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Ethan Chislett. He replaces Alfie Devine on 79 minute.
- 81' Another change for Port Vale FC made on 81 minute. Alex Iacovitti leaves to be changed by Jesse Debrah.
- 84' Port Vale FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 84.
- 85' Another change for Derby County FC made on 85 minute. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing leaves to be changed by Sonny Bradley.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Louie Sibley. He replaces Conor Hourihane on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.
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Port Vale FC
Starting XI- 16
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19
Gavin Massey ↓ James Plant 78'
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- 6
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17
Alex Iacovitti ↓ Jesse Debrah 81'
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12
Uche Ikpeazu ↓ Ryan Loft 70'
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- 8
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11
Alfie Devine ↓ Ethan Chislett 79'
- 18
- 14
Bench- 13
- 20
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10
Ethan Chislett ↑ 79'
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Ryan Loft ↑ 70'
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21
James Plant ↑ 78'
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27
Jesse Debrah ↑ 81'
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Coach Andy CrosbyDerby County FC
Starting XI- 3
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4
Conor Hourihane ↓ Louie Sibley 90'
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- 24
- 35
- 9
- 22
- 6
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Bench- 10
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- 31
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5
Sonny Bradley ↑ 85'
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19
Tyreece John-Jules ↑ 76'
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17
Louie Sibley ↑ 90'
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Thomas Barkhuizen ↑ 76'
Coach Paul Warne -
Head to Head
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