Salford City vs Port Vale

5 September 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee B Atkinson

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Joe Powell 52’

Match summary

Salford City saw off Port Vale 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Joe Powell put Salford City ahead in the 52nd minute.

Shots finished 13-8 to Port Vale, with 2 on target for Salford City and 3 for Port Vale.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%
8 Shots 13
2 Shots on target 3
6 Corners 6
77 Attacks 65
35 Dangerous attacks 45
390 Passes 267
67.2% Pass accuracy 56.6%
15 Tackles 18
11 Fouls 18
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Salford City Port Vale
Kick-off
7’
Corner
15’
Corner
30’
Jordan Lawrence-GabrielShot on target
35’
Oliver LynchShot on target
Corner
43’
45’
Corner
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
51’
Kyle DempseyFoul
Joe PowellShot on target
51’
Joe PowellLeft foot shot1-0 (Salford City)
52’
53’
Onel HernándezMaleace Asamoah
55’
Lewis MontsmaArgument
56’
Corner
57’
Corner
59’
Lewis MontsmaShot on target
Brendan Sarpong-WireduRyan Graydon
61’
Kelly N'MaiAbraham Odoh
62’
Macaulay LangstaffFoul
64’
Corner
65’
69’
Keyrol FigueroaKyle John
Daniel UdohMacaulay Langstaff
71’
Nathan AsiimweLuke Molyneux
71’
Corner
75’
Corner
77’
80’
Ben WaineOliver Lynch
80’
Liam GordonJaheim Headley
Jorge GrantJoe Powell
82’
Corner
86’
Corner
87’
90+4’
Corner
Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Port Vale attacking Salford City attacking 
24’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, off target 26’ Connor Hall (Port Vale), set piece, hit the woodwork 30’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), open play, saved 35’ Oliver Lynch (Port Vale), open play, saved 45’ Ben Garrity (Port Vale), set piece, blocked 45’ Ben Garrity (Port Vale), set piece, off target 46’ Connor Hall (Port Vale), from a corner, off target 47’ Maleace Asamoah (Port Vale), open play, off target 51’ Joe Powell (Salford City), open play, saved 52’ Joe Powell (Salford City), set piece, goal 57’ Onel Hernández (Port Vale), from a corner, off target 57’ Lewis Montsma (Port Vale), from a corner, off target 57’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), from a corner, blocked 59’ Lewis Montsma (Port Vale), set piece, saved 65’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, blocked 74’ Oliver Lynch (Port Vale), open play, off target 77’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, blocked 78’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 86’ Daniel Udoh (Salford City), open play, blocked 86’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, blocked 90+5’ Kyle Dempsey (Port Vale), from a corner, off target 24’ Luke Molyneux (Salford City), open play, off target 26’ Connor Hall (Port Vale), set piece, hit the woodwork 30’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), open play, saved 35’ Oliver Lynch (Port Vale), open play, saved 45’ Ben Garrity (Port Vale), set piece, blocked 45’ Ben Garrity (Port Vale), set piece, off target 46’ Connor Hall (Port Vale), from a corner, off target 47’ Maleace Asamoah (Port Vale), open play, off target 51’ Joe Powell (Salford City), open play, saved 52’ Joe Powell (Salford City), set piece, goal 57’ Onel Hernández (Port Vale), from a corner, off target 57’ Lewis Montsma (Port Vale), from a corner, off target 57’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), from a corner, blocked 59’ Lewis Montsma (Port Vale), set piece, saved 65’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, blocked 74’ Oliver Lynch (Port Vale), open play, off target 77’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, blocked 78’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 86’ Daniel Udoh (Salford City), open play, blocked 86’ Kallum Cesay (Salford City), open play, blocked 90+5’ Kyle Dempsey (Port Vale), from a corner, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Salford City 5-3-2 Starting XI
Norris
Aimson
Oluwo
Allen
Odoh 62’
Cesay
Bonds
Powell 82’
Molyneux 71’
Graydon 61’
Langstaff 71’
Port Vale 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Smith
John 69’
Montsma
Hall
Lawrence-Gabriel
Dempsey
Garrity
Headley 80’
Hall
Asamoah 53’
Lynch 80’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Will Norris
90′ 4 0 42 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Will Aimson
90′ 3 – – 6 1 42 1 – – –
Adebola Oluwo
90′ 1 1 – 9 8 48 – – – –
Taylor Allen
90′ – – 1 7 5 52 – – – –
Abraham Odoh Taken off
62′ 1 – – 5 1 18 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Luke Molyneux Taken off
71′ – 1 20 2 – – – 5 1 1 –
Kallum Cesay
90′ – – 28 1 – 1 – 8 2 5 –
Elliot Bonds
90′ – – 39 – – 2 1 7 3 3 –
Joe Powell Taken off
82′ 1 – 47 – – 1 1 5 1 1 –
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 11 – – 2 1 3 1 – –
Kelly N'Mai Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 11 1 – 1 – 4 1 – –
Nathan Asiimwe Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 11 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Jorge Grant Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 4 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
Ryan Graydon Taken off
61′ – – – – – – – 5 3 7 –
Macaulay Langstaff Taken off
71′ – – – – – – – – – 6
Daniel Udoh Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 1 – – – 1 3 – 5 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Salford City win 52% Avg odds 1.79
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.75
Port Vale win 23% Avg odds 4.03

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Salford City DLLLW
Port Vale LLDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Port Vale 2-1 Salford City, 22 Feb 25 Next meeting: Port Vale vs Salford City, 13 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Salford City vs Port Vale meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.