Port Vale vs Doncaster Rovers

League Two 31 Aug 2024, 11:30
Port Vale
Port Vale
2–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers
🏟 Vale Park (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) 👤 A. Herczeg Round 4

Match report

Doncaster Rovers edged past Port Vale 3-2 in the League Two on 31 August 2024. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Port Vale had 11 shots to Doncaster Rovers' 9.

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

Half-time 1-1 Possession 53% - 47% Shots 11 - 9 On target 5 - 4 Corners 4 - 4 Fouls 16 - 13 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Luke Molyneux
Doncaster Rovers · 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Ethan Chislett 1 goal
8 Billy Sharp 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Lorent Tolaj 1 assist
7 Ryan Croasdale 1 goal
First half vs second half
Port Vale stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–3 8–6
Shots On Goal 1–1 4–3
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 2–0 2–4
Attacks 72–48 67–32
Match statistics
4 Corners 4
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
139 Attacks 80
54 Dangerous Attacks 34
4 On Target 4
5 Off Target 4
11 Shots Total 9
5 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 8
4 Shots Outside Box 1
16 Fouls 13
4 Corners 4
2 Offsides 3
53% Ball Possession 47%
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 3
409 Passes Total 366
296 Passes Accurate 262
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Port Vale · 3-4-3
1 C. Ripley
24 K. John 4 B. Heneghan 5 C. Hall
27 B. Cover 18 R. Croasdale 8 B. Garrity 42 S. Hart
19 L. Tolaj 17 R. Paton 11 R. Curtis
Doncaster Rovers · 4-2-3-1
19 T. Sharman-Lowe
2 J. Sterry 4 T. Anderson 25 J. McGrath 27 B. Fleming
17 O. Bailey 24 Z. Westbrooke
7 L. Molyneux 15 H. Clifton 11 J. Gibson
14 B. Sharp
Port Vale
Coach
D. Moore
Substitutes
  • 37 Benicio Boaitey
  • 20 Thomas Sang
  • 9 Jayden Stockley
  • 10 Ethan Chislett
  • 7 George Byers
  • 13 Ben Amos
  • 22 Jesse Debrah
Doncaster Rovers
Coach
G. McCann
Substitutes
  • 20 Joe Ironside
  • 18 Ephraim Yeboah
  • 8 George Broadbent
  • 22 Patrick Kelly
  • 5 Joseph Olowu
  • 1 Ian Lawlor
  • 21 Kyle Hurst
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ B. Baker-Boaitey ↓ R. Curtis Port Vale
  • 60' ↑ T. Sang ↓ S. Hart Port Vale
  • 61' ↑ J. Stockley ↓ R. Paton Port Vale
  • 61' ↑ E. Chislett ↓ L. Tolaj Port Vale
  • 70' ↑ J. Ironside ↓ B. Sharp Doncaster Rovers
  • 70' ↑ E. Yeboah ↓ J. Gibson Doncaster Rovers
  • 76' ↑ G. Byers ↓ B. Cover Port Vale
  • 78' ↑ P. Kelly ↓ H. Clifton Doncaster Rovers
  • 78' ↑ G. Broadbent ↓ Z. Westbrooke Doncaster Rovers
  • 90' ↑ J. Olowu ↓ L. Molyneux Doncaster Rovers
Cards
  • 90+6' E. Yeboah Doncaster Rovers
Head-to-head
Port Vale 1 0 draws 3 Doncaster Rovers
2026-03-24 Doncaster vs Port Vale 1 - 0
2025-08-23 Port Vale vs Doncaster 0 - 1
2025-01-04 Doncaster Rovers vs Port Vale 1 - 2
2024-08-31 Port Vale vs Doncaster Rovers 2 - 3
Recent form
Port Vale D D D D W
Doncaster Rovers D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Port Vale vs Doncaster Rovers?
Port Vale lost 2-3 against Doncaster Rovers on 31 August 2024.
Who won Port Vale vs Doncaster Rovers?
Doncaster Rovers won the match 3-2.
Where was Port Vale vs Doncaster Rovers played?
The match was played at Vale Park (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire).
Who had more possession in Port Vale vs Doncaster Rovers?
Port Vale had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.