Port Vale vs Accrington

Lukas Jensen marks his recall to the team with a penalty save to earn 10-man Accrington a 1-1 draw at Port Vale.

Ademipo Odubeko (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Attempt blocked. Post update - Shots - 3Jones - 25Stevens

Live blog from Port Vale's League One game at home to Accrington Stanley, featuring all the build up, team news, action and reaction.

Proctor muscles a defender off the ball and finds Garrity. The corner is played short and then swung into the area but Proctor rises highest to head clear. However, he couldn’t get the ball under control before Conlon won possession. But Vale were level on 57 minutes after Jones’ long throw caused mayhem in the area. Nathan Smith scored from the rebound but the referee gave a penalty and sent off Rodgers. Good evening from Vale Park.

Vale fans disappointed by the erratic refereeing on Saturday must have been tearing their hair out on Tuesday night as Ben Speedie produced arguably the ...

Jamie Proctor, while not match fit, battled away while I thought Tom Conlon led the Vale response to going a goal down and Ben Garrity looked more comfortable in a more advanced role. It could and should have led to a Vale victory only for Darrell Clarke’s side to be denied by one of the worst decisions ever seen at Vale Park. Vale managed to keep their frustrations in check but just could not find a (second) winner. He became the centre of attention and disrupted the flow of the game as a result. Any other referee would have seen that a goal to Vale was the correct decision and when Dan Butterworth’s weak penalty was saved it meant the score remained 1-1 and their were howls of abuse for Mr Speedie. The second period at least began with Vale applying some pressure before Accrington were awarded a penalty when Ojo fouled in the box.

Live blog from Port Vale's League One game at home to Accrington Stanley, featuring all the build up, team news, action and reaction.

Proctor muscles a defender off the ball and finds Garrity. The corner is played short and then swung into the area but Proctor rises highest to head clear. However, he couldn’t get the ball under control before Conlon won possession. But Vale were level on 57 minutes after Jones’ long throw caused mayhem in the area. Nathan Smith scored from the rebound but the referee gave a penalty and sent off Rodgers. Good evening from Vale Park.

John Coleman likened Accrington's visit to partisan Port Vale to the task of trying to win a boxing match as an away fighter in Mexico. Accrington repeate.

Then he blew up when the ball was in the net, which I don’t get. they [Accrington] slowed the game down but the referee has to control that. He has to control all aspects of the games. “The fans were superb and stuck with us all night. “When you are going through hell, the secret is to keep going. It reminded me of going to Blyth Spartans, the crowd can have so much influence.

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Then he blew up when the ball was in the net, which I don’t get. He has to control all aspects of the games. they [Accrington] slowed the game down but the referee has to control that. “The fans were superb and stuck with us all night. “When you are going through hell, the secret is to keep going. It reminded me of going to Blyth Spartans, the crowd can have so much influence.