| 3¹ | The Wigan Athletic 'keeper stopped a neatly crafted shot from NISBET. |
| 4¹ | A shot from NISBET was headed off the line by McCLEAN. |
| 9¹ | BURGESS beat two Wigan Athletic players and thundered a shot just beyond the far post. |
| 13¹ | GELHARDT beat BURGESS and hit the ball to MASSEY who dragged his shot wide. |
| 17¹ | SØRENSEN made space on the right and knocked the ball to JOHNSTON who touched the ball over. |
| 19¹ | ECCLES headed inches wide. |
| 22¹ | NISBET's shot was well held by the 'keeper. |
| 29¹ | JOHNSTON worked the ball to ECCLES, NISBET gathered his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the Wigan Athletic 'keeper. |
| 30¹ | FLETCHER snapped at a simple chance. |
| 35¹ | A shot from JOHNSTON was smothered by the Wigan Athletic 'keeper. |
| 38¹ | McCLEAN ran onto a delightful ball from MORSY but hit his effort wide of the righthand post. |
| 39¹ | GOAL!! A lovely set-piece enabled BURKE to drill the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Port Vale)| 40¹ | GOAL!! A long shot from MORSY deflected off the legs of LAMPTEY and into his own net. (1-1)| 46¹ | GOAL!! Port Vale's BURKE beat three defenders before firing just inside the 'keeper's near post. (2-1 Port Vale)| 2² | A refined pass from ECCLES was nudged goalbound by JOHNSTON only for the 'keeper to claw away. | | 5² | NISBET nodded the ball wide of the righthand post from just outside the area. | | 14² | SØRENSEN receives a yellow card by the referee for a late foul. | | 18² | A right foot effort from NISBET was forced wide by the 'keeper. | | 18² | An exceptional effort from McCLEAN scraped the outside of the righthand post. | | 41² | A fine ball from NISBET on the left was collected by BURKE who scuffed his shot wide. | | 44² | BURKE stroked an easy chance past the far post. | | 47² | Uncertainty in the Wigan Athletic defence enabled SØRENSEN to crack an effort over. | | | |