Port Vale vs Crewe Alexandra

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 5 Sep 2023, 18:45
Port Vale
Port Vale
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
🏟 Vale Park (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) 👤 S. Copeland Round 3

Match report

Port Vale edged past Crewe Alexandra 1-0 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 5 September 2023.

Port Vale had 10 shots to Crewe Alexandra's 6.

R. Cooney was sent off in the 90+8th minute.

The match was played at Vale Park (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire), with S. Copeland in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 51% - 49% Shots 10 - 6 On target 4 - 1 Corners 6 - 2 Fouls 7 - 13 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Ben Garrity
Port Vale · 1 goal
7 Jayson Leutwiler 66 passes (68% accurate)
7 Lewis Cass captained the side
7 Kofi Balmer captained the side
7 Jack Shorrock 60 passes (72% accurate)
First half vs second half
Crewe Alexandra came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–1 3–5
Shots On Goal 2–0 2–1
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 4–0 2–2
Match statistics
10 Shots Total 6
4 Shots On Goal 1
2 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 1
5 Shots Inside Box 3
5 Shots Outside Box 3
7 Fouls 13
6 Corners 2
2 Offsides 2
51% Ball Possession 49%
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 3
562 Passes Total 548
444 Passes Accurate 442
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-5-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Port Vale · 3-4-2-1
13 J. Leutwiler
2 L. Cass 5 K. Balmer 23 J. Shorrock
4 T. Sang 16 J. Lowe 24 R. Walters 15 C. Grant
8 B. Garrity 21 J. Plant
9 R. Loft
Crewe Alexandra · 3-5-1-1
13 T. Booth
28 L. Billington 15 C. O'Riordan 5 M. Demetriou
2 R. Cooney 19 O. Lunt 8 C. Thomas 30 J. White 24 C. Finney
21 A. Rowe
20 E. Nevitt
Port Vale
Coach
A. Crosby
Substitutes
  • 17 Alex Iacovitti
  • 14 Funso Ojo
  • 25 Baylee Dipepa
  • 7 Mitchell Clark
  • 26 Laim Brazier
  • 1 Connor Ripley
  • 19 Gavin Massey
Crewe Alexandra
Coach
L. Bell
Substitutes
  • 6 Luke Offord
  • 10 Shilow Tracey
  • 33 Calum Agius
  • 9 Courtney Baker-Richardson
  • 34 Lewis Nolan
  • 1 Harvey Davies
  • 35 Nathan Robinson
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Iacovitti ↓ K. Balmer Port Vale
  • 46' ↑ L. Offord ↓ M. Demetriou Crewe Alexandra
  • 46' ↑ S. Tracey ↓ E. Nevitt Crewe Alexandra
  • 61' ↑ C. Agius ↓ J. White Crewe Alexandra
  • 61' ↑ C. Baker-Richardson ↓ A. Rowe Crewe Alexandra
  • 65' ↑ F. Ojo ↓ L. Cass Port Vale
  • 65' ↑ B. Dipepa ↓ R. Loft Port Vale
  • 72' ↑ M. Clark ↓ J. Plant Port Vale
  • 80' ↑ L. Nolan ↓ S. Tracey Crewe Alexandra
  • 90+2' ↑ L. Brazier ↓ C. Grant Port Vale
Cards
  • 90+8' R. Cooney Crewe Alexandra
  • 33' T. Booth Crewe Alexandra
  • 47' J. Shorrock Port Vale
  • 68' R. Cooney Crewe Alexandra
  • 78' J. Lowe Port Vale
  • 90+8' R. Cooney Crewe Alexandra
  • 90+8' M. Clark Port Vale
Head-to-head
Port Vale 3 2 draws 0 Crewe Alexandra
2025-03-29 Crewe Alexandra vs Port Vale 0 - 1
2024-11-25 Port Vale vs Crewe Alexandra 1 - 1
2023-09-05 Port Vale vs Crewe Alexandra 1 - 0
2023-08-29 Port Vale vs Crewe Alexandra 1 - 0
2020-03-28 Port Vale vs Crewe Alexandra 0 - 0
Recent form
Port Vale D D D D W
Crewe Alexandra D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Port Vale vs Crewe Alexandra?
Port Vale won 1-0 against Crewe Alexandra on 5 September 2023.
Who won Port Vale vs Crewe Alexandra?
Port Vale won the match 1-0.
Where was Port Vale vs Crewe Alexandra played?
The match was played at Vale Park (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire).
Who had more possession in Port Vale vs Crewe Alexandra?
Port Vale had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.