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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 16 (setup 4, season 35)
Port Vale
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Dan BENTLEY16Milos VESIC
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Tariq LAMPTEY72Maxime COLIN
Marc BOLA738George FRIEND
Vitaly JANELT48Ivan SUNJIC
Jake COOPER57Jake CLARKE-SALTER
Dennis ODOI67Marc ROBERTS
Jamie ALLEN677Juninho BACUNA
Ben SHEAF88Tahith CHONG
Dan TURNER98Troy DEENEY
Glen REA107Lukas JUTKIEWICZ
Dan BUTTERWORTH611Scott HOGAN
Manager
Cody DRAMEH12Odin BAILEY
Jack STEVENS13Zach JEACOCK
Tom CONLON14Jordan JAMES
Theo VASSELL15Nico GORDON
Josh PARKER16Isaac VASSELL

Port Vale 1 Birmingham City 3
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 24,245, Stadium: Vale Park, Referee: Eddie ILDERTON 7)
61 ReaScorers15 Deeney, 65 Chong, 69 Clarke-Salter
Substitutions
63 SheafSendings off
26 SheafBookings21 Bacuna
2Corners14
5Fouls5
12Offsides4
7Shots on13
4Shots off4
11Total shots17
4Shots saved7
37%Possession63%
Man of the match: George FRIEND
4TURNER scuffed an easy chance.
9A thirty yard drive from DEENEY caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
9A strike from ALLEN held no problem for VESIC.
10A pin-point pass bobbled toward FRIEND and his looping effort went narrowly wide.
15GOAL!! A one-fisted punch from the Port Vale 'keeper enabled DEENEY to lob the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Birmingham City)
21BACUNA cautioned by ILDERTON.
23CHONG shot wide.
26The ref books SHEAF for a clinical challenge.
28The 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing strike from SUNJIC.
29CHONG turned COOPER but lashed the ball into the arms of BENTLEY.
38A mix up in the Birmingham City defence enabled SHEAF to fire an effort wide.
43A left foot effort from BOLA was stopped by the 'keeper.
45+2A cross from JUTKIEWICZ left DEENEY in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
 
46The Port Vale 'keeper dived to his left to stop a fierce drive from Birmingham City's DEENEY.
51A wonderful save prevented SUNJIC from scoring a great goal.
57BACUNA stabbed an easy chance past the righthand post.
61GOAL!! A long ball from ALLEN had the Birmingham City defence back-pedalling and REA made the most of the opportunity with an exceptional goal. (1-1)
63SHEAF shown the red card for a poor foul.
65GOAL!! After some useful play on the right CHONG came inside and placed the ball into the back of the net. (2-1 Birmingham City)
69GOAL!! A HOGAN run down the middle resulted in a low cross for CLARKE-SALTER to fire in. (3-1 Birmingham City)
73A header from CHONG was kicked off the line by BOLA.
80A shot from ROBERTS seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.