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Commentary
1¹An exceptional effort from BEN YEDDER scraped the top of the crossbar.
4¹MAZRAOUI ran onto a great ball from MADUEKE but dragged his shot wide of the lefthand post.
5¹GOAL!! As JOTA was trying to hold back BREMER the ball dropped to TROSSARD who nudged the ball into the net. (1-0 Port Vale)
14¹MÜLLER shot wide.
15¹BARCOLA chipped the ball to TROSSARD who touched it wide.
18¹GOAL!! A deep cross from CRESSWELL on the left was headed home by HØJLUND at the far post. (1-1)
23¹TROSSARD turned MADUEKE but nudged the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
27¹A mix up in the Colchester United defence enabled OPENDA to hammer the ball just wide.
28¹A free-kick from BARCOLA floated just wide.
32¹The hapless Colchester United 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from JOTA fell just over.
33¹GOAL!! A deep cross by LINDELÖF was met by HØJLUND who stormed in to score. (2-1 Colchester United)
34¹The Colchester United 'keeper dived to his right to save a lovely drive from Port Vale's FRATTESI.
34¹A tame strike from BEN YEDDER rolled agonisingly wide.
39¹LINDELÖF fluffed a simple chance.
40¹GOAL!! HØJLUND hit a swerving twenty-five yard shot past the bemused Port Vale 'keeper. (3-1 Colchester United)
41¹A drive from FRATTESI seemed a certain goal but TRAPP managed to punch the ball away.
42¹BEN YEDDER was put clear by WEBSTER and he nutmegged the Port Vale 'keeper but struck his shot over the bar.
1²MÜLLER beat MADUEKE and drove the ball to TROSSARD who fumbled his effort wide.
10²TROSSARD booted the ball wide from just outside the area.
12²BREMER booked for dangerous play.
23²TROSSARD flicked a simple chance past the far post.
29²TROSSARD made space on the left and knocked the ball to OPENDA who clipped the ball over.
46²TROSSARD waltzed round CRESSWELL and rattled a weak shot over.

 
Port Vale
 
League position: 3
Home league form: WWXW
Overall league form: LWXWWXLW
Formation: 4-1-3-2
Line-ups
Walter BENÍTEZ6 15½Kevin TRAPP(c)
Julian RYERSON7 27 Noussair MAZRAOUI
Destiny UDOGIE8 37½Aaron CRESSWELL
(c)Gleison BREMER6½47 Harvey BARNES
Ben WHITE7 56½Victor LINDELÖF
Davide FRATTESI6½67 Adam WEBSTER
Mohammed KUDUS7½76 Noni MADUEKE
Bradley BARCOLA7½87 JOTA
Loïs OPENDA7 97 Rasmus HØJLUND(p)
Thomas MÜLLER6½105½Joe WILLOCK(f)
(p,f)Leandro TROSSARD6½115½Wissam BEN YEDDER
Dean MurphyManager
Justin OMOREGIE  12  Eddie NKETIAH
Marcel MOSWITZER  13  Julen AGIRREZABALA
Tommaso MARTINELLI  14  Alejandro GARNACHO
Karim ADEYEMI  15  Zak LOVELACE
Tom ROTHE  16  Neco WILLIAMS
 
Colchester United
 
League position: 14
Away league form: LLLX
Overall league form: OWWLLLLX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Port Vale 1 Colchester United 3
(Half-time: 1-3, Attendance: 19,098, Stadium: Vale Park, Referee: Martin Atkinson 5½)

Trossard 5¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Højlund 18¹, Højlund 33¹, Højlund 40¹
  
  
Bremer 12² 
16
812
61
43
105
148
30
42%58%
Man of the match: Destiny Udogie