Date:24 Sep 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:The Alexandra Stadium
Attendance:6,613

Moore (71)
Pope (73)

Goal!

Live Commentary

71mins Booking for Byron Moore for unsporting behaviour.

93mins Long range shot by Shaun Miller goes wide right of the target.

92mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ajay Leitch-Smith on Liam Chilvers. Gareth Owen takes the free kick.

91mins Byron Moore goes off and Kelvin Mellor comes on.

90mins A cross is delivered by Robert Taylor.

89mins Matt Tootle delivers the ball, Robert Taylor manages to make a clearance.

88mins Byron Moore fouled by Clayton McDonald, the ref awards a free kick. Adam Dugdale takes the direct free kick.

88mins Doug Loft decides to take the corner short.

88mins Andrew Little sends in a cross, Carl Martin manages to make a clearance.

88mins The ball is sent over by Adam Yates.

85mins Unfair challenge on Andrew Little by Matt Tootle results in a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Doug Loft from right wing.

84mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Doug Loft.

84mins Corner taken left-footed by Doug Loft to the near post, Harry Davis makes a clearance.

83mins The ball is sent over by Andrew Little, save made by Steve Phillips.

82mins Lee Bell goes off and Danny Shelley comes on.

81mins Corner from right by-line taken by Doug Loft.

80mins The ball is sent over by Andrew Little, clearance by Carl Martin.

79mins The ball is sent over by Sean Rigg, save by Steve Phillips.

78mins Sean Rigg is ruled offside. Steve Phillips takes the free kick.

77mins Corner taken by Doug Loft from the left by-line to the near post, Luke Murphy manages to make a clearance.

77mins Sean Rigg delivers the ball, blocked by Harry Davis.

76mins Unfair challenge on Anthony Griffith by Lee Bell results in a free kick. Adam Yates is brought on as a substitute for Rob Kozluk. Direct free kick taken by Stuart Tomlinson.

74mins Sean Rigg comes on in place of Ben Williamson.

74mins Andrew Little is brought on as a substitute for Sam Morsy.

73mins Tom Pope grabs a headed goal from close range. Crewe 1-1 Port Vale.Assist on the goal came from Clayton McDonald.

72mins A cross is delivered by Robert Taylor.

71mins Byron Moore finds the back of the net with a goal from the edge of the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Crewe 1-0 Port Vale.

70mins Ben Williamson takes a shot. Steve Phillips makes a save.

69mins Handball by Ben Williamson. Steve Phillips takes the free kick.

69mins Rob Kozluk is cautioned.

68mins The ball is sent over by Doug Loft, Adam Dugdale manages to make a clearance.

68mins A cross is delivered by Rob Kozluk, Harry Davis manages to make a clearance.

68mins The ball is swung over by Gareth Owen, Adam Dugdale manages to make a clearance.

66mins Unfair challenge on Luke Murphy by Anthony Griffith results in a free kick. Lee Bell delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, clearance by Rob Kozluk.

65mins Doug Loft takes a shot. Save by Steve Phillips.

64mins Doug Loft takes a short corner.

63mins Tom Pope fouled by Lee Bell, the ref awards a free kick. Doug Loft takes the free kick.

60mins Foul by Adam Dugdale on Doug Loft, free kick awarded. Adam Dugdale is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Sam Morsy.

60mins A cross is delivered by Rob Kozluk, clearance made by Adam Dugdale.

59mins Corner taken left-footed by Doug Loft from the right by-line, Carl Martin manages to make a clearance.

59mins Doug Loft decides to take the corner short, Tom Pope takes a shot. Steve Phillips makes a save.

58mins Doug Loft takes a shot. Lee Bell gets a block in.

57mins Doug Loft takes the inswinging corner, free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Adam Dugdale by Tom Pope. Direct free kick taken by Steve Phillips.

56mins Centre by Shaun Miller, clearance by Gareth Owen.

56mins The ball is crossed by Robert Taylor, clearance by Luke Murphy.

54mins Effort from deep inside the area by Ben Williamson misses to the right of the goal.

53mins Shaun Miller challenges Liam Chilvers unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Stuart Tomlinson.

53mins Sam Morsy concedes a free kick for a foul on Carl Martin. Steve Phillips restarts play with the free kick.

51mins The ball is delivered by Doug Loft, Ben Williamson takes a shot. Save by Steve Phillips.

48mins Liam Chilvers concedes a free kick for a foul on Ajay Leitch-Smith. Liam Chilvers receives a yellow card. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Lee Bell, save made by Stuart Tomlinson.

48mins Gareth Owen fouled by Shaun Miller, the ref awards a free kick. Stuart Tomlinson takes the direct free kick.

47mins Carl Martin fouled by Sam Morsy, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Steve Phillips.

45mins Rob Kozluk gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Luke Murphy. Ashley Westwood restarts play with the free kick.

45mins The ball is swung over by Luke Murphy, Gareth Owen manages to make a clearance.

45mins Foul by Gareth Owen on Ajay Leitch-Smith, free kick awarded. Gareth Owen goes into the book. Ashley Westwood takes the direct free kick.

44mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Sam Morsy, clearance made by Ajay Leitch-Smith.

44mins Booking for Luke Murphy for unsporting behaviour.

44mins A cross is delivered by Doug Loft, clearance made by Harry Davis.

43mins Anthony Griffith is penalised for a handball. Direct free kick taken by Ashley Westwood.

42mins Ashley Westwood delivers the ball.

40mins Foul by Robert Taylor on Byron Moore, free kick awarded. Steve Phillips restarts play with the free kick.

39mins The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Steve Phillips.

37mins Shaun Miller takes a shot. Save made by Stuart Tomlinson.

36mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Sam Morsy from the left by-line, Headed effort on goal by Tom Pope from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the goal.

36mins The ball is sent over by Ben Williamson, Ashley Westwood manages to make a clearance.

34mins Foul by Luke Murphy on Rob Kozluk, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed left-footed by Doug Loft, save by Steve Phillips.

33mins The referee blows for offside against Shaun Miller. Stuart Tomlinson restarts play with the free kick.

32mins Inswinging corner taken by Sam Morsy.

32mins Robert Taylor takes a shot. Harry Davis gets a block in.

31mins Ashley Westwood takes the floated corner, Adam Dugdale produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.

31mins Byron Moore takes a shot. Save made by Stuart Tomlinson.

30mins Unfair challenge on Ashley Westwood by Sam Morsy results in a free kick. Free kick crossed by Ashley Westwood, Stuart Tomlinson makes a save.

27mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Harry Davis by Ben Williamson. Free kick taken by Adam Dugdale.

27mins Sam Morsy gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lee Bell. Direct free kick taken by Steve Phillips.

26mins Robert Taylor sends in a cross, Adam Dugdale manages to make a clearance.

21mins A cross is delivered by Byron Moore, clearance by Sam Morsy.

21mins Gareth Owen challenges Ajay Leitch-Smith unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lee Bell takes the free kick.

19mins The ball is delivered by Robert Taylor, Liam Chilvers takes a shot. Save by Steve Phillips.

18mins Short corner taken by Sam Morsy from the left by-line.

18mins Ben Williamson takes a shot. Save made by Steve Phillips.

17mins Shaun Miller has an effort at goal from the edge of the box that misses to the right of the target.

17mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Sam Morsy on Matt Tootle. Adam Dugdale takes the free kick.

16mins Robert Taylor crosses the ball.

15mins Foul by Doug Loft on Carl Martin, free kick awarded. Steve Phillips restarts play with the free kick.

14mins A cross is delivered by Robert Taylor, Matt Tootle makes a clearance.

13mins Robert Taylor delivers the ball, Ashley Westwood manages to make a clearance.

12mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Matt Tootle. Indirect free kick taken by Stuart Tomlinson.

11mins Ajay Leitch-Smith is caught offside. Stuart Tomlinson takes the indirect free kick.

10mins Anthony Griffith gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lee Bell. Anthony Griffith goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. Steve Phillips restarts play with the free kick.

10mins Ashley Westwood crosses the ball.

8mins Ben Williamson concedes a free kick for a foul on Adam Dugdale. Steve Phillips restarts play with the free kick.

8mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Ajay Leitch-Smith. Stuart Tomlinson takes the indirect free kick.

5mins Centre by Robert Taylor, save by Steve Phillips.

4mins Sam Morsy delivers the ball.

3mins Close range shot by Tom Pope goes wide of the left-hand upright.

3mins Gareth Owen takes a shot. Save by Steve Phillips.

2mins A cross is delivered by Rob Kozluk, Byron Moore makes a clearance.

1mins The ball is sent over by Byron Moore, free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Clayton McDonald by Shaun Miller. Free kick taken by Stuart Tomlinson.

1mins Short corner taken by Ashley Westwood from the right by-line.

Harry Davis crosses the ball, clearance by Clayton McDonald.

Match Preview

Artell boost for Crewe Crewe will be boosted by the return of Dave Artell for their clash with Port Vale at Gresty Road. The defender suffered a hamstring injury in the build-up to their encounter with Barnet two weeks ago and has missed their last three npower League two matches as a result. However, Artell has taken a full part in training in the latter half of this week and is expected to be included in the squad to face the Valiants. His availability presents manager Dario Gradi with a welcome selection dilemma as Harry Davis and Adam Dugdale have impressed in Artell's absence. Gradi has no other injury worries as Crewe bid to extend a purple patch that has seen them win four of their last five League Two matches. New signings Rob Kozluk and Liam Chilvers are expected to be in the Port Vale squad. Kozluk is a free agent after leaving Sheffield United, where he played under Vale manager Micky Adams, at the end of last season and the 34-year-old has signed a short-term contract until the end of the year. Chilvers, 30, arrives at Vale Park on a month-long loan from Notts County and will provide defensive cover with Gareth Owen, Jamie McCombe and Lee Collins out injured. With Marc Richards completing a three-match suspension and Sean Rigg (hamstring) still out, on-loan striker Ben Williamson will again lead the attacking line alongside Tom Pope. Williamson's brace in the 3-2 home defeat to Shrewsbury last weekend were the first goals of his Football League career. Gary Roberts will not be involved after the midfielder was suspended by Adams following a serious breach of club discipline.

Formation:442Manager: Dario Gradi

Crewe

Formation: 343Manager: Micky Adams

Port Vale

Steve Phillips
Matt Tootle
Adam Dugdale
Carl Martin
Harry Davis
Luke Murphy
Lee Bell
Ashley Westwood
Byron Moore
Shaun Miller
Ajay Leitch-Smith
SUBS
Alan Martin
Danny Shelley
Antoni Sarcevic
Kelvin Mellor
Caspar Hughes

Home

Away

Stuart Tomlinson
Gareth Owen
Clayton McDonald
Liam Chilvers
Robert Taylor
Rob Kozluk
Anthony Griffith
Sam Morsy
Doug Loft
Tom Pope
Ben Williamson
SUBS
Chris Martin
Adam Yates
Louis Dodds
Sean Rigg
Andrew Little

Match Report

Pope`s the Vale hero Port Vale striker Tom Pope netted against his former club Crewe to ensure the derby-day points were shared in a 1-1 draw at Gresty Road. Pope headed home to earn a deserved draw for the Valiants just two minutes after Byron Moore had given Crewe a second-half lead. Adam Dugdale almost gave Alex the perfect start when Moore found the defender at the far post, but his shot was deflected to safety by Clayton McDonald. Gareth Owen's tame effort was spilled by Steve Phillips but the Crewe keeper did well to keep out Ben Williamson's follow-up shot, before the striker found the side-netting with his second attempt. Williamson tested Phillips with a low drive before Moore unleashed a 30-yard drive which produced a stunning save from former Crewe keeper Stuart Tomlinson. Phillips then kept out two Pope headers and used his feet to beat away Wlliamson's low drive. Moore finally broke the deadlock in the 74th minute, beating Rob Taylor before firing a right-footed shot in off the far post. But Pope headed in McDonald's flick-on from Rob Kozluk's throw-in to level two minutes later.

Form Guide

LLWWWL Crewe VS Port Vale DWLLWW

Last Meetings

Crewe 2 - 1 Port Vale 15/01/2011 Port Vale 2 - 1 Crewe 30/10/2010 Port Vale 0 - 1 Crewe 27/03/2010 Crewe 1 - 2 Port Vale 17/10/2009 Crewe 0 - 1 Port Vale 31/03/1986 Port Vale 3 - 0 Crewe 26/12/1985

Top Scorers

Crewe S Miller 5 A Dugdale 1 B Moore 1 L Murphy 1 A Leitch-Smith 1 Port Vale S Rigg 4 G Roberts 3 L Dodds 2 T Pope 2 D Loft 2 R Taylor 2 M Richards 1 S Morsy 1

Goals

Crewe Total goals 21 Goals per game 9 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Port Vale Total goals 31 Goals per game 19 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins