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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 5 (setup 4, season 36)
WBA
v.
Port Vale
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
David BUTTON1Jack STEVENS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Dara O'SHEA2Tariq LAMPTEY
Conor TOWNSEND36Marc BOLA
Adam FORSHAW74Vitaly JANELT
Nicolai Møller BOILESEN756Will FORRESTER
Ciaran CLARK66Dennis ODOI
Tom FELLOWS77Jamie ALLEN
Rico RICHARDS686Oliver BURKE
Daryl DIKE796Ademipo ODUBEKO
Jayson MOLUMBY10Dan TURNER
Teemu PUKKI711Ellis HARRISON
Manager
Erik PIETERS12Cody DRAMEH
Andreas VAIKLA13Aidan STONE
Kyle BARTLEY14Liam McCARRON
Nathan FERGUSON715Dennis POLITIC
Kenneth ZOHORE616Dan BUTTERWORTH

WBA 2 Port Vale 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 26,625, Stadium: The Hawthorns, Referee: Mike REED 5½)
23 Richards, 33 ForshawScorers
76 Clark <=> Ferguson, 77 Forshaw <=> ZohoreSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings32 Turner, 54 Janelt
3Corners4
4Fouls10
6Offsides1
4Shots on3
8Shots off5
12Total shots8
2Shots saved3
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: Dara O'SHEA
3BOLA dribbled past FORSHAW and stroked a poor shot well wide.
6ODUBEKO scuffed a simple chance.
10FELLOWS headed wide.
15A right foot effort from RICHARDS was clawed past the post by the 'keeper.
19JANELT beat O'SHEA and placed the ball to BURKE who blasted his effort wide.
23GOAL!! A lovely set-piece enabled RICHARDS to slide the ball home. (1-0 WBA)
24A free-kick from BURKE floated over.
26PUKKI fired a right foot shot over the bar from long range.
30A fine ball from FORRESTER on the left fell to BURKE who sliced his effort wide.
32A late challenge gets TURNER a yellow card.
33GOAL!! A tackle from HARRISON gave WBA a free-kick just outside the area which FORSHAW stroked past STEVENS. (2-0 WBA)
36Uncertainty in the Port Vale defence enabled DIKE to hammer the ball over.
37A great effort from RICHARDS scraped the outside of the righthand post.
43A penalty box meleé resulted in FELLOWS tapping a low shot wide.
44A perfect shot from HARRISON was dealt with by a good stop from BUTTON.
 
54JANELT booked for arguing with the referee.
57O'SHEA raced past LAMPTEY but tapped the ball into the arms of the Port Vale 'keeper.
60A twenty-five yard shot from ALLEN caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
76The WBA 'keeper dived to his right to save a lovely drive from Port Vale's ODUBEKO.
80PUKKI ran onto a great ball from FELLOWS but dragged his shot wide of the goal.
82The hapless STEVENS could only watch as a backpass from FORRESTER dropped just over.
83BOILESEN was put clear by FELLOWS and he raced past STEVENS but rammed his shot over.