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Port Vale vs Exeter: match report

Port Vale hosted Exeter City at Vale Park on Saturday 12 September 2026, in the EFL League Two (round 6). Leigh Doughty is the referee, averaging 4.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Port Vale 1-0 Exeter. Goals: George Byers 70' (pen) for Port Vale.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 57' Yellow card: Jake Doyle-Hayes (Exeter)
  • 70' Penalty: George Byers (Port Vale)
  • 73' Yellow card: Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale)
  • 77' Yellow card: George Byers (Port Vale)
  • 90'+5' Yellow card: Taylor Perry (Exeter)
  • 90'+5' Yellow card: Ben Garrity (Port Vale)
Match stats (contains the result)
52.9%Possession47.1%
14Shots10
4Shots on target0
6Corners4
14Fouls9
0Offsides2
0Saves3
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Port Vale 3-4-2-1

Coach: Jon Brady

  1. 1 Jackson Smith 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. 8 Ben Garrity MID
  8. 3 Jaheim Headley DEF
  9. 7 George Byers MID
  10. 19 Ben Waine FWD
  11. 14 Oliver Lynch FWD

Bench

  • 33 George Hall MID
  • 25 Cameron Humphreys DEF
  • 11 Onel Hernández FWD
  • 17 Tyreece Simpson FWD
  • 20 Marko Maroši GK
  • 38 Rhys Walters MID
  • 24 Keyrol Figueroa FWD

Exeter 3-4-1-2

Coach: Matt Taylor

  1. 1 Jack Bycroft GK
  2. 40 Edward James DEF
  3. 5 Jack Fitzwater DEF
  4. 3 Luca Woodhouse DEF
  5. 7 Gwion Edwards MID
  6. 31 Jake Doyle-Hayes MID
  7. 16 Charlie Cummins MID
  8. 24 Vincent Harper MID
  9. 12 Reece Cole MID
  10. 10 Josh Gordon FWD
  11. 32 Danny Rose FWD

Bench

  • 6 Jack Taylor DEF
  • 20 George Birch MID
  • 8 Taylor Perry MID
  • 2 Lakyle Samuel DEF
  • 23 Ethan Sutherland MID
  • 22 Frankie Phillips GK
  • 15 Ajay Matthews FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 24 January 2026: Port Vale 1-3 Exeter City
  • Saturday 13 September 2025: Exeter City 0-2 Port Vale
  • Saturday 13 April 2024: Port Vale 2-4 Exeter City
  • Saturday 9 December 2023: Exeter City 0-1 Port Vale
  • Saturday 18 February 2023: Port Vale 1-0 Exeter City