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Walsall — Port Vale: 2:0, League Two

League Two
Walsall D25 Aug · Home Leyton Orient · 0:0W29 Aug · Home Accrington ST · 3:2D1 Sep · Away Crewe · 2:2D5 Sep · Away Exeter City · 0:0D12 Sep · Home Rochdale · 0:0W19 Sep · Home Port Vale · 2:0
2:0
Finished

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Port Vale D22 Aug · Home Tranmere Rovers · 1:1D29 Aug · Home Crewe · 0:0L1 Sep · Away Swindon Town · 1:3L5 Sep · Away Salford City · 0:1W12 Sep · Home Exeter City · 1:0L19 Sep · Away Walsall · 0:2
Venue: Bescot Stadium City: Walsall

In the League Two game on 19 September 2026, Walsall beat Port Vale 2:0. Match numbers: shots on target 5:1, corners 7:4.

Match report

Walsall beat Port Vale 2:0 in the seventh round of League Two on Saturday evening. James Connolly opened the scoring just before half-time and Andrew Dallas made it two in the second half to secure all three points at home.

Connolly's goal came in the 45th minute plus five. He finished a move that had Walsall pushing forward with purpose, and the visitors could do little to stop it. To be fair, Port Vale had been difficult to break down all afternoon.

And here's the thing about Walsall this season — they do not rush. They hold the ball, move it wide, and wait for the right moment. That is how they came into this match with 13 points from seven games without a single defeat.

Dallas added the second in the 89th minute when the game was already won. By then Port Vale had been chasing shadows for most of the afternoon, and one more moment of quality was all it took.

Walsall had 64 per cent possession and 10 shots in total, five on target. Port Vale managed only one shot on target from nine attempts, despite having more attacks overall. The visitors had 100 attacks but could not turn them into anything meaningful.

The result keeps Walsall in second place with 13 points after seven games. Port Vale remain 23rd with five points and four defeats, and the gap between them now stands at eight points in the table.

Prepared from match data

Video

Match highlights Walsall — Port Vale Walsall FC Official

Key numbers

Possession, % 64 – 36
Shots on target 5 – 1
Shots off target 5 – 8
Attacks 92 – 100

Match events

  1. 17' 0:0 Walsall Substitution Antony Evans off: Lewis Simper
  2. 27' 0:0 Walsall Yellow card Sven Sprangler
  3. 40' 0:0 Walsall Yellow card Elicha Ahui
  4. 45' 0:0 Port Vale Substitution Oliver Lynch off: Max Watters
  5. 45+5' 1:0 Walsall Goal James Connolly assist: Courtney Alphonso Clarke
  6. 50' 1:0 Walsall Yellow card James Connolly
  7. 51' 1:0 Port Vale Yellow card Kyle Dempsey
  8. 61' 1:0 Port Vale Substitution George Byers off: Onel Hernández
  9. 61' 1:0 Port Vale Substitution Ben Waine off: George Cardinal Joseph·Hall
  10. 61' 1:0 Port Vale Substitution Kyle Dempsey off: Rhys Walters
  11. 70' 1:0 Walsall Substitution Taione Richard Evumena Sodje off: Andrew Dallas
  12. 73' 1:0 Port Vale Substitution Kyle John off: Jasper·Moon
  13. 84' 1:0 Port Vale Yellow card Ben Garrity
  14. 85' 1:0 Walsall Substitution Courtney Alphonso Clarke off: Albert Adomah
  15. 85' 1:0 Walsall Substitution Reece Smith off: Charlie Crew
  16. 89' 2:0 Walsall Goal Andrew Dallas assist: Elicha Ahui
  17. 90+3' 2:0 Port Vale Yellow card Jasper·Moon

Statistics

64 Possession, % 36
5 Shots on target 1
5 Shots off target 8
0 Big chances 0
92 Attacks 100
7 Corners 4
14 Fouls 18
18 Free kicks 12
5 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
10 Goal kicks 7
24 Throw-ins 27
All statistics
5 Blocked shots 0
47 Clearances 11
102 Failed passes 118
1 Goalkeeper saves 3
0.33 Shot accuracy 0.11
5 Shots from outside the box 5
10 Shots inside the box 4
4/1233% Tackles 15/2560%
451 Total passes 250

Line-ups

Walsall

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Jed Ward 1
3 Mason Hancock 3
4 James Connolly 4
22 E. Ahoi 22
25 Declan Skura 25
6 Sven Michael Sprangler 6
11 Reece Smith 11
14 Anthony Kenneth Evans 14
15 I. Moore 15
17 Courtney Alphonso Clarke 17
7 Tai Sodje 7
Substitutes
# Player number
31 Tom Wooster 31
26 Ryan David Leak 26
29 James Furlong 29
8 Charlie Crew 8
10 Lewis Simper 10
9 Andy Dallas 9
37 Albert Danquah Adomah 37
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Port Vale

Starting XI
# Player number
20 Marko Maroši 20
2 Kyle John 2
5 Connor Hall 5
22 Lewis Montsma 22
3 Jaheim Anthony Headley 3
6 Jordan Jay Lawrence-Gabriel 6
7 George William Byers 7
8 Benjamin Matthew Garrity 8
10 Kyle Dempsey 10
14 O. Lynch 14
19 Benjamin Peter Waine 19
Substitutes
# Player number
4 Jasper Moon 4
25 Cameron Lisceous Humphreys-Grant 25
33 George Cardinal Joseph Hall 33
38 Rhys Walters 38
11 Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea 11
36 Max James Watters 36
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D25 Aug · Home Leyton Orient · 0:0W29 Aug · Home Accrington ST · 3:2D1 Sep · Away Crewe · 2:2D5 Sep · Away Exeter City · 0:0D12 Sep · Home Rochdale · 0:0W19 Sep · Home Port Vale · 2:0

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D22 Aug · Home Tranmere Rovers · 1:1D29 Aug · Home Crewe · 0:0L1 Sep · Away Swindon Town · 1:3L5 Sep · Away Salford City · 0:1W12 Sep · Home Exeter City · 1:0L19 Sep · Away Walsall · 0:2

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