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1¹	Uncertainty in the Wolves defence enabled TROSSARD to blast an effort wide.
4¹	TROSSARD headed inches over.
4¹	GOAL!! A tame shot from TROSSARD seemed to hold little difficulty for the Wolves 'keeper but the ball somehow squeezed over the line. (1-0 Port Vale)
7¹	KUDUS fluffed an easy chance.
18¹	A strike from RAPHINHA held no problem for the 'keeper.
19¹	A accurate pass found RAPHINHA and his right foot shot went narrowly wide.
22¹	RASPADORI dribbled away from UDOGIE and rifled a poor shot well wide.
24¹	GOAL!! A shot from BARCOLA which BELKO managed to block was deemed over the line and the referee awarded the goal. (2-0 Port Vale)
34¹	A corner was collected by TROSSARD who headed an effort wide.
35¹	A cross from KUDUS left OPENDA in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
42¹	A fine ball from RASPADORI on the right bobbled toward RAPHINHA who mishit his shot inches over.
44¹	RÚBEN NEVES fired a right foot shot just beyond the far post from twenty yards out.
0²	A shot from TROSSARD was smothered by BELKO.
9²	GOAL!! After some fine play on the left BENSEBAINI came inside and drove the ball into the top corner. (2-1 Port Vale)
14²	A free-kick from RYERSON raced inches over.
17²	A penalty box scramble resulted in RAPHINHA knocking a low shot wide.
19²	An exceptional effort from ARCHER scraped the outside of the post.
24²	GOAL!! A great solo effort from KUDUS who beat three defenders before striking the ball into the top corner. (3-1 Port Vale)
28²	The 'keeper dived to his right to save a fierce drive from Wolves's POGBA.
30²	GOAL!! An inswinging corner was nodded clear only for MÜLLER to volley the ball into the back of the net. (4-1 Port Vale)
37²	TROSSARD was put clear by WHITE and he raced past the 'keeper but rammed his shot wide.
42²	RAPHINHA played the ball to KEITA who headed it wide.

Port Vale

League position:

Home league form:

WWWW

Overall league form:

WLWXWWWL

Formation:

4-1-3-2

Line-ups

Walter BENÍTEZ	7½	1	6½	Lubomír BELKO
Julian RYERSON	8½	2	8	Bobby DECORDOVA-REID
Destiny UDOGIE	8	3	7	Ramy BENSEBAINI
^(c)Piero HINCAPIÉ	7½	4	6½	RÚBEN Diogo NEVES
Ben WHITE	7	5	7	Marcos SENESI
Davide FRATTESI	6½	6	6½	Abdou DIALLO
Mohammed KUDUS	7	7	6½	Mandela KEITA
Bradley BARCOLA	7	8	6½	RAPHINHA^(c)
Loïs OPENDA	7½	9	7	Cameron ARCHER^(p)
Thomas MÜLLER	7½	10	6	Paul POGBA^(f)
^(p,f)Leandro TROSSARD	7	11	5½	Giacomo RASPADORI
Dean Murphy	Manager
Justin OMOREGIE		12		Dimitri PAYET
Marcel MOSWITZER		13		Etienne CAMARA
Tommaso MARTINELLI		14		LUIZ FELIPE Ramos
Karim ADEYEMI		15		Timothy CASTAGNE
Tom ROTHE		16		RÚBEN Gonçalo VINAGRE

Wolves

League position:

Away league form:

LLLW

Overall league form:

XLXLLOWX

Formation:

4-3-3

Statistics

Port Vale 4 Wolves 1

(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 18,999, Stadium: Vale Park, Referee: Graham Salisbury 5½)

Trossard 4¹, Barcola 24¹, Kudus 24², Müller 30²

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Shots on

Shots off

Total shots

Shots saved

Possession

Bensebaini 9²

44%

56%

¶ Man of the match: Julian Ryerson ¶