Football
Cheltenham Town vs Port Vale. Sky Bet League One.
3:00pm, Saturday 17th February 2024.
Whaddon Road Ground.
Match ends, Cheltenham Town 3, Port Vale 2.
Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 3, Port Vale 2.
Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Loft (Port Vale).
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Joe Nuttall replaces George Lloyd.
Jack Shepherd (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ethan Chislett (Port Vale).
Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town).
Kacper Lopata (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Port Vale. Rhys Walters replaces Dan Jones because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Dan Jones (Port Vale).
Substitution, Port Vale. Alex Mighten replaces Conor Grant.
Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town).
Baylee Dipepa (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Delay in match (Cheltenham Town).
Offside, Port Vale. Dan Jones is caught offside.
Foul by Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town).
Ryan Loft (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Elliott Bonds replaces Liam Sercombe.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Aidan Keena replaces Matty Taylor.
Goal! Cheltenham Town 3, Port Vale 2. Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Southwood.
Attempt missed. Ryan Loft (Port Vale) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is high and wide to the right.
Goal! Cheltenham Town 2, Port Vale 2. Jack Shepherd (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Kacper Lopata.
Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gavin Massey (Port Vale).
Substitution, Port Vale. Baylee Dipepa replaces James Wilson.
Substitution, Port Vale. Jensen Weir replaces Funso Ojo.
Own Goal by Curtis Davies, Cheltenham Town. Cheltenham Town 1, Port Vale 2.
Attempt saved. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Ryan Loft (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Long with a cross.
Attempt missed. Conor Grant (Port Vale) header from the left side of the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matty Taylor following a corner.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Gavin Massey.
Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Dan Jones.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Nathan Smith.
Attempt blocked. Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kinsella.
Funso Ojo (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Funso Ojo (Port Vale).
Attempt missed. Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Attempt blocked. Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Ryan Loft.
George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dan Jones (Port Vale).
Second Half begins Cheltenham Town 1, Port Vale 1.
Connor Ripley (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
First Half ends, Cheltenham Town 1, Port Vale 1.
Goal! Cheltenham Town 1, Port Vale 1. Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Hand ball by Kacper Lopata (Port Vale).
Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Wilson (Port Vale).
Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kinsella with a cross.
Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Delay in match because of an injury Jack Shepherd (Cheltenham Town).
Foul by Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town).
Ryan Loft (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town).
Funso Ojo (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town).
Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Chislett (Port Vale).
Goal! Cheltenham Town 0, Port Vale 1. Nathan Smith (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Grant with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Will Ferry.
Attempt saved. Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Long with a cross.
Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
Attempt blocked. Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Lloyd with a headed pass.
George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Wilson.
Delay in match because of an injury Kacper Lopata (Port Vale).
Offside, Cheltenham Town. Matty Taylor is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Smith with a headed pass.
Foul by Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town).
Conor Grant (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross following a set piece situation.
Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kacper Lopata (Port Vale).
Attempt blocked. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Grant.
Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Sean Long.
Foul by Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town).
Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
