Walsall 2-0 Port Vale · League Two
Walsall beat Port Vale 2-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Walsall and Port Vale met in the League Two at Bescot Stadium in Walsall on Saturday, 19 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Walsall: J. Connolly 45'; A. Dallas 89'. Port Vale did not score.
How the match went
Walsall saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Walsall had 15 shots with 5 on target, Port Vale 9 with 1 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 7 to Walsall and 4 to Port Vale. Walsall conceded 14 fouls, Port Vale 18. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (3 for Walsall, 3 for Port Vale).
Line-ups
Walsall started in a 4-2-3-1: Jed Ward, Elicha Ahui, Declan Skura, James Connolly, Mason Hancock, Isaac Moore, Sven Sprangler, Courtney Clarke, Antony Evans, Reece Smith, Tai Sodje.
Port Vale started in a 3-5-2: Marko Maroši, Kyle John, Lewis Montsma, Connor Hall, Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel, Kyle Dempsey, George Byers, Ben Garrity, Jaheim Headley, Oliver Lynch, Ben Waine.
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Minute by minute
- 45+5'Goal! Walsall 1-0 Port Vale. J. Connolly (Walsall) scores, assisted by C. Clarke.
- 45'Half-time. Walsall 1-0 Port Vale.
- 89'Goal! Walsall 2-0 Port Vale. A. Dallas (Walsall) scores, assisted by E. Ahui.
- 90'Full-time. Walsall 2-0 Port Vale.
Full commentary (63 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Walsall vs Port Vale.
- 4'Attempt missed. K. Dempsey (Port Vale), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
- 7'Attempt missed. M. Hancock (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 8'Corner, Walsall.
- 9'Attempt missed. S. Sprangler (Walsall), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 15'Attempt missed. G. Byers (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 17'Substitution, Walsall: L. Simper comes on for A. Evans.
- 19'Corner, Walsall.
- 27'Yellow card for S. Sprangler (Walsall) for foul.
- 27'Attempt missed. J. Headley (Port Vale), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 28'Attempt saved. B. Waine (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 29'Corner, Port Vale.
- 30'Attempt missed. B. Garrity (Port Vale), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 37'Attempt missed. J. Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.09.
- 37'Attempt missed. L. Montsma (Port Vale), header from a set piece. xG 0.10.
- 40'Yellow card for E. Ahui (Walsall) for argument.
- 44'Attempt blocked. C. Clarke (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45'Corner, Port Vale.
- 45'5 minutes of added time.
- 45+4'Corner, Walsall.
- 45+5'Goal! Walsall 1-0 Port Vale. J. Connolly (Walsall) scores, assisted by C. Clarke.
- 45'Half-time. Walsall 1-0 Port Vale.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Port Vale: M. Watters comes on for O. Lynch.
- 48'Attempt missed. K. Dempsey (Port Vale), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 50'Yellow card for J. Connolly (Walsall) for unallowed field entering.
- 51'Yellow card for K. Dempsey (Port Vale) for foul.
- 52'Offside, Walsall.
- 53'Corner, Walsall.
- 53'Attempt blocked. I. Moore (Walsall), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 57'Attempt saved. M. Hancock (Walsall), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 58'Corner, Walsall.
- 58'Offside, Walsall.
- 61'Offside, Walsall.
- 61'Substitution, Port Vale: R. Walters comes on for K. Dempsey.
- 61'Substitution, Port Vale: G. Hall comes on for B. Waine.
- 61'Substitution, Port Vale: O. Hernández comes on for G. Byers.
- 64'Attempt missed. R. Smith (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 65'Corner, Port Vale.
- 66'Corner, Port Vale.
- 70'Substitution, Walsall: A. Dallas comes on for T. Sodje.
- 70'Attempt blocked. A. Dallas (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 71'Corner, Walsall.
- 71'Attempt blocked. A. Dallas (Walsall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.15.
- 71'Attempt blocked. M. Hancock (Walsall), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 72'Attempt saved. C. Clarke (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 73'Substitution, Port Vale: J. Moon comes on for K. John.
- 74'Attempt blocked. L. Simper (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 76'Offside, Walsall.
- 80'Attempt missed. B. Garrity (Port Vale), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 81'Attempt missed. A. Dallas (Walsall), header. xG 0.08.
- 82'Offside, Walsall.
- 83'Corner, Walsall.
- 83'Attempt saved. L. Simper (Walsall), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.32.
- 83'Attempt blocked. R. Smith (Walsall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 84'Yellow card for B. Garrity (Port Vale) for foul.
- 85'Substitution, Walsall: C. Crew comes on for R. Smith.
- 85'Substitution, Walsall: A. Adomah comes on for C. Clarke.
- 87'Offside, Port Vale.
- 89'Goal! Walsall 2-0 Port Vale. A. Dallas (Walsall) scores, assisted by E. Ahui.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Yellow card for J. Moon (Port Vale) for foul.
- 90'Full-time. Walsall 2-0 Port Vale.