Notts County vs Port Vale, 2017-18 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

Notts County

86': Jon Stead (P)

FT
1 - 0

Port Vale

Late Jon Stead penalty hands Notts County victory over Port Vale

Match Timeline

31': Richard Duffy (Notts County) is shown the yellow card.
45': Substitution, Port Vale. Tyrone Barnett replaces Cristian Montaño.
56': Tom Pope (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Substitution, Port Vale. James Gibbons replaces Tom Anderson because of an injury.
67': Substitution, Notts County. Callum Saunders replaces Jonathan Forte.
71': Substitution, Port Vale. David Worrall replaces Ben Whitfield.
74': Elliott Hewitt (Notts County) is shown the yellow card.
86': Goal! Notts County 1, Port Vale 0. Jon Stead (Notts County) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
90': Substitution, Notts County. Alan Smith replaces Jon Stead.
90'+5': Joe Davis (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Meadow Lane
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 7,241

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Walsall	24	+27	55
2	Crewe Alexandra	25	+11	43
3	Salford City	24	+10	42
4	Port Vale	25	+4	41

Full Table

Line-Ups

Notts County (4-4-2)

No.	Name
34	Ross Fitzsimons (GK)
16	Shaun Brisley
5	Richard Duffy
23	Daniel Jones
2	Matt Tootle
4	Elliott Hewitt
22	Ryan Yates
10	Jorge Grant
7	Lewis Alessandra
14	Jonathan Forte
30	Jon Stead

Notts County Substitutes:

Terry Hawkridge, Liam Walker, Carl Dickinson, Nicky Hunt, Alan Smith, Branislav Pindroch, Callum Saunders.

Port Vale (4-4-2)

No.	Name
23	Ryan Boot (GK)
4	Tom Anderson
24	Nathan Smith
8	Danny Pugh
5	Joe Davis
6	Antony Kay
32	Michael Tonge
31	Ben Whitfield
7	Marcus Myers-Harness
9	Tom Pope
11	Cristian Montano

Port Vale Substitutes:

Anton Forrester, James Gibbons, Robert Lainton, Dan Turner, Tyrone Barnett, David Worrall, Tyler Denton.

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