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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 41 (setup 4, season 27)
Port Vale
v.
Nottingham Forest
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Bram VERBIST1Jordan SMITH
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Dennis ODOI72Eric LICHAJ
Jelle VAN DAMME3Tendayi DARIKWA
Andrew SURMAN4Liam BRIDCUTT
Kenneth OMERUO5Joe WORRALL
Alex BAPTISTE766Jack HOBBS
Thomas BUFFEL7Matty CASH
Oliver BURKE8Barrie McKAY
Denis Andrés STRACQUALURSI79Daryl MURPHY
Jordan RHODES10Ben BRERETON DÍAZ
Valeri BOJINOV711Jamie WARD
Manager
Leroy LITA12David VAUGHAN
Brice DJA DJEDJE13Dimitar EVTIMOV
Kevin VANDENBERGH14Dimitar ILIEV
Marcus TUDGAY15Kieran DOWELL
Christian PANDER16Ben OSBORN

Port Vale 2 Nottingham Forest 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 20,882, Stadium: Vale Park, Referee: Mike THORPE 7½)
6 Stracqualursi, 20 BurkeScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
49 BuffelBookings15 Ward
5Corners7
6Fouls20
1Offsides0
2Shots on3
7Shots off5
9Total shots8
0Shots saved3
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Bram VERBIST
2LICHAJ beat a number of Port Vale players and blasted a great chance just beyond the near post.
4The 'keeper was able to palm clear a fierce effort.
6GOAL!! A deep corner left the Nottingham Forest 'keeper struggling and STRACQUALURSI knocked the ball over the line. (1-0 Port Vale)
15The ref books WARD.
20GOAL!! A perfect ball from OMERUO left RHODES in the clear, he made SMITH commit himself before passing the ball to BURKE to score. (2-0 Port Vale)
22A weak strike from MURPHY bounced agonisingly wide.
25A free-kick from WORRALL went just wide.
26A shot from CASH seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
33RHODES headed over the bar.
42RHODES fired a right foot shot inches over from long range.
44MCKAY rasped the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
 
46BUFFEL beat CASH and whacked the ball to RHODES who dragged his shot wide.
49BUFFEL booked for gamesmanship.
54BURKE shot over.
58An exceptional effort from BURKE scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
63MURPHY waltzed away from BURKE and stabbed a weak shot wide.
64A cross from BURKE left STRACQUALURSI in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
65MURPHY was put clear by HOBBS and he raced past the Port Vale 'keeper but rammed his shot over the bar.
80A fine ball from BOJINOV on the right fell to BURKE who sliced his effort wide.