Port Vale vs Chesterfield, 2016-17 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Port Vale

61': Jerome Thomas

FT
1 - 0

Chesterfield

Michael Brown gets a winning start as caretaker boss of Port Vale

Match Commentary

21': Kjell Knops (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Ryan Taylor (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Dion Donohue (Chesterfield) is shown the yellow card.
57': Substitution, Chesterfield. Rai Simons replaces Gboly Ariyibi.
61': Goal! Port Vale 1, Chesterfield 0. Jerome Thomas (Port Vale) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ben Purkiss.
69': Sam Hird (Chesterfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Ian Evatt (Chesterfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Chesterfield. Conor Wilkinson replaces Reece Mitchell.
77': Jerome Thomas (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Chesterfield. Dan Gardner replaces Jay O'Shea.
88': Substitution, Port Vale. Dan Turner replaces Jerome Thomas.
89': Substitution, Port Vale. Kiko replaces Sam Kelly.
90'+5': Substitution, Port Vale. Sebastien Amoros replaces Anthony de Freitas.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Vale Park
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 4,027

Line-Ups

Port Vale (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Jak Alnwick (GK)
24	Nathan Smith
4	Remie Streete
5	Kjell Knops
2	Ben Purkiss
42	Anthony Grant
28	Anthony de Freitas
40	Ryan Taylor
7	Sam Kelly
14	Jerome Thomas
9	Rigino Cicilia
26	Alex Jones

Port Vale Substitutes:

Dan Turner, Gezim Shalaz, Kiko, Quentin Pereira, Sebastien Amoros, Miguel Santos, Sam Hart.

Chesterfield (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Ryan Fulton (GK)
6	Ian Evatt
4	Sam Hird
19	Dion Donohue
5	Gary Liddle
15	Liam O'Neil
18	Jon Nolan
28	Gboly Ariyibi
11	Reece Mitchell
9	Ched Evans
26	Jay O'Shea

Chesterfield Substitutes:

Dan Gardner, Rai Simons, Jake Beesley, Conor Wilkinson, Curtis Morrison, Tom Anderson, Lloyd Allinson.

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