Football
Portsmouth vs Port Vale. Sky Bet League One.
3:00pm, Saturday 7th October 2023.
Fratton ParkAttendance: Attendance17,837.
Match ends, Portsmouth 2, Port Vale 0.
Second Half ends, Portsmouth 2, Port Vale 0.
Attempt missed. Josh Thomas (Port Vale) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Plant.
Kofi Balmer (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
Attempt missed. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Plant with a cross.
Attempt saved. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kofi Balmer.
Substitution, Portsmouth. Kusini Yengi replaces Christian Saydee.
Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Terry Devlin.
Attempt missed. Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Colby Bishop with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gavin Massey (Port Vale).
Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Ben Stevenson.
Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Port Vale) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. James Plant (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Offside, Port Vale. Ben Garrity tries a through ball, but Josh Thomas is caught offside.
Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jack Sparkes (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kofi Balmer (Port Vale).
Substitution, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin replaces Abu Kamara.
Foul by Gavin Whyte (Portsmouth).
James Plant (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Port Vale. Gavin Massey replaces Tom Sang.
Attempt missed. Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Sean Raggett (Portsmouth) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Morrell with a cross.
Attempt missed. Ben Stevenson (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Kofi Balmer.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Kofi Balmer (Port Vale).
Substitution, Portsmouth. Gavin Whyte replaces Paddy Lane.
Foul by Paddy Lane (Portsmouth).
Alfie Devine (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jason Lowe (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Christian Saydee (Portsmouth).
Josh Thomas (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Sean Raggett (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rafferty with a cross.
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Tom Sang.
Delay in match because of an injury Christian Saydee (Portsmouth).
Substitution, Port Vale. James Wilson replaces Funso Ojo.
Substitution, Port Vale. Josh Thomas replaces Ethan Chislett.
Foul by Tom Sang (Port Vale).
Attempt saved. Alfie Devine (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ethan Chislett.
Goal! Portsmouth 2, Port Vale 0. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Kofi Balmer (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Attempt blocked. Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
Penalty conceded by Kofi Balmer (Port Vale) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Attempt missed. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Foul by Abu Kamara (Portsmouth).
Ben Garrity (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! Portsmouth 1, Port Vale 0. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Rafferty.
Attempt missed. Joe Rafferty (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
James Plant (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Raggett.
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Oliver Arblaster.
Second Half begins Portsmouth 0, Port Vale 0.
First Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Port Vale 0.
Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale).
Foul by Funso Ojo (Port Vale).
Attempt missed. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tom Sang with a cross.
Substitution, Port Vale. Alfie Devine replaces Conor Grant because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Conor Grant (Port Vale).
Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Sean Raggett.
Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Joe Rafferty.
Attempt missed. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Offside, Portsmouth. Will Norris tries a through ball, but Colby Bishop is caught offside.
Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Ben Stevenson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Conor Grant.
Offside, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop tries a through ball, but Paddy Lane is caught offside.
Attempt missed. James Plant (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Grant with a cross.
Conor Grant (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Sparkes with a cross following a corner.
Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Conor Grant (Port Vale).
Foul by Ethan Chislett (Port Vale).
Attempt missed. Jack Sparkes (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Foul by Nathan Smith (Port Vale).
Attempt saved. Funso Ojo (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Grant.
Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abu Kamara with a headed pass.
Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Funso Ojo (Port Vale) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ben Garrity.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
