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Walsall vs Port Vale: match report

Walsall hosted Port Vale at Bescot Stadium on Saturday 19 September 2026, in the EFL League Two (round 7). James Oldham is the referee, averaging 5.1 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Walsall 2-0 Port Vale. Goals: James Connolly 45'+5' for Walsall; Andrew Dallas 90' for Walsall. Attendance: 6,902.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 27' Yellow card: Sven Sprangler (Walsall)
  • 40' Yellow card: Elicha Ahui (Walsall)
  • 45'+5' Goal: James Connolly (Walsall)
  • 50' Yellow card: James Connolly (Walsall)
  • 51' Yellow card: Kyle Dempsey (Port Vale)
  • 84' Yellow card: Ben Garrity (Port Vale)
  • 90' Goal: Andrew Dallas (Walsall)
  • 90'+3' Yellow card: Jasper Moon (Port Vale)
Match stats (contains the result)
64.2%Possession35.8%
15Shots9
5Shots on target1
7Corners4
14Fouls18
5Offsides1
1Saves3
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Walsall 4-2-3-1

Coach: Lee Grant

  1. 1 Jed Ward GK
  2. 22 Elicha Ahui DEF
  3. 25 Declan Skura DEF
  4. 4 James Connolly DEF
  5. 3 Mason Hancock DEF
  6. 15 Isaac Moore MID
  7. 6 Sven Sprangler MID
  8. 17 Courtney Clarke MID
  9. 14 Antony Evans MID
  10. 11 Reece Smith FWD
  11. 7 Tai Sodje FWD

Bench

  • 10 Lewis Simper FWD
  • 9 Andrew Dallas FWD
  • 8 Charlie Crew MID
  • 37 Albert Adomah FWD
  • 31 Tom Wooster GK
  • 26 Ryan Leak DEF
  • 29 James Furlong MID

Port Vale 3-5-2

Coach: Jon Brady

  1. 20 Marko Maroši GK
  2. 2 Kyle John DEF
  3. 22 Lewis Montsma DEF
  4. 5 Connor Hall DEF
  5. 6 Jordan Gabriel DEF
  6. 10 Kyle Dempsey MID
  7. 7 George Byers MID
  8. 8 Ben Garrity MID
  9. 3 Jaheim Headley DEF
  10. 19 Ben Waine FWD
  11. 14 Oliver Lynch FWD

Bench

  • 36 Max Watters FWD
  • 33 George Hall MID
  • 38 Rhys Walters MID
  • 11 Onel Hernández FWD
  • 4 Jasper Moon DEF
  • 31 Keaton Moseley GK
  • 25 Cameron Humphreys DEF
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 5 April 2025: Walsall 2-3 Port Vale
  • Saturday 7 December 2024: Port Vale 0-1 Walsall
  • Saturday 23 April 2022: Walsall 2-0 Port Vale
  • Tuesday 23 November 2021: Port Vale 0-1 Walsall
  • Saturday 23 January 2021: Port Vale 1-3 Walsall