Match report

Port Vale 2–2 Scunthorpe: League Two Draw

Port Vale
Port Vale
2–2
FT
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe
Feb 29, 2020

Port Vale and Scunthorpe played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in their League Two fixture. Michael Cullen put Port Vale ahead, but Scunthorpe equalized through A. Gilliead before N. Smith restored Port Vale's lead. However, G. Miller's late equalizer secured a point for the away side.

Key Facts

  • • Goal Scorers: M. Cullen (16'), N. Smith (78') for Port Vale; A. Gilliead (71'), G. Miller (90') for Scunthorpe
  • • Substitutions: Port Vale - Tom Conlon (78'), E. Oyeleke (82'); Scunthorpe - Devarn Green (42'), G. Miller (53'), L. Butroid (70')
  • • Competition: League Two
  • • Final Score: Port Vale 2–2 Scunthorpe

Lineups

Port Vale

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 S. Brown (G)
  • 5 L. Legge (D)
  • 15 N. Smith (D)
  • 2 J. Gibbons (D)
  • 7 D. Worrall (F)
  • 4 L. Joyce (M)
  • 19 D. Amoo (F)
  • 11 C. Montaño (D)
  • 10 T. Conlon (M)
  • 20 S. Burgess (M)
  • 13 M. Cullen (F)

Substitutes

  • 9 T. Pope
  • 8 E. Oyeleke
  • 16 J. Taylor
  • 17 R. Browne
  • 21 R. Bennett
  • 3 A. Crookes
  • 30 J. Maddison

Scunthorpe

Formation: 5-3-2

Starting XI

  • 1 R. Watson (G)
  • 6 A. Butler (D)
  • 14 J. Perch (M)
  • 23 R. McArdle (D)
  • 32 J. Bedeau (D)
  • 16 L. Butroid (D)
  • 15 J. Gabriel (D)
  • 20 A. Gilliead (M)
  • 10 K. van Veen (F)
  • 45 J. McAtee (M)
  • 30 Abobaker Eisa (F)

Substitutes

  • 33 D. Green
  • 29 G. Miller
  • 43 B. Liddle
  • 13 I. Lawlor
  • 40 T. Pugh
  • 5 Y. Songo'o
  • 35 J. Rowe

Timeline

  1. Port Vale
    16' Port Vale Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Cullen · Assist: S. Burgess
  2. Scunthorpe
    42' Scunthorpe subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Abobaker Eisa · On: Devarn Green
  3. Scunthorpe
    53' Scunthorpe subst · Substitution 2
    Off: K. van Veen · On: G. Miller
  4. Scunthorpe
    70' Scunthorpe subst · Substitution 3
    Off: L. Butroid · On: B. Liddle
  5. Scunthorpe
    71' Scunthorpe Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Gilliead · Assist: Devarn Green
  6. Port Vale
    78' Port Vale subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Tom Conlon · On: T. Pope
  7. Port Vale
    78' Port Vale Goal · Normal Goal
    N. Smith · Assist: D. Worrall
  8. Port Vale
    82' Port Vale subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Cullen · On: E. Oyeleke
  9. Scunthorpe
    90' Scunthorpe Goal · Normal Goal
    G. Miller · Assist: John McAtee

Match Stats

Stat Port Vale Scunthorpe
Fouls 8 8
Pass Accuracy 61% 63%
Offsides 3 4
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 7 12
Corners 3 5
Total Passes 389 416
Yellow Cards — —
Blocked Shots 1 3
Shots on Target 4 3
Shots off Target 2 6
Possession 49% 51%
Accurate Passes 237 263
Shots Inside Box 4 6
Saves 1 2
Shots Outside Box 3 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Scunthorpe's substitution of Devarn Green for Abobaker Eisa at the 42nd minute marked a tactical shift that eventually paid off with a goal from A. Gilliead.
  • ▸ Port Vale's lead was short-lived as Scunthorpe's G. Miller equalized in the 90th minute, securing a hard-fought draw in a fiercely contested League Two encounter.