Date:29 Jan 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Sincil Bank
Attendance:3,370

Grimes (85)

Goal!

Live Commentary

61mins Booking for Luke Howell.

93mins The referee blows for offside. Trevor Carson restarts play with the free kick.

92mins Doug Loft takes a shot. Trevor Carson makes a save.

91mins (Lincoln City) makes a substitution, with Gavin Hoyte coming on for Ashley Grimes.

90mins Drewe Broughton joins the action as a substitute, replacing Delroy Facey.

88mins Justin Richards is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Trevor Carson.

85mins Goal scored by Ashley Grimes from close range to the top left corner of the goal. Lincoln City 1-0 Port Vale.Assist by Luke Howell.

83mins Corner taken left-footed by Doug Loft.

80mins The referee blows for offside. Trevor Carson takes the direct free kick.

77mins Doug Loft joins the action as a substitute, replacing Lewis Haldane.

77mins The referee shows Julian Kelly a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.

77mins Effort from just inside the penalty box by Josh O'Keefe strikes the post.

74mins The referee books Anthony Griffith for unsporting behaviour. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Josh O'Keefe by Anthony Griffith. Direct free kick taken by Scott Kerr.

70mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Albert Jarrett from the left by-line, Anthony Griffith manages to make a clearance.

68mins Albert Jarrett on for Gavin McCallum.

68mins Tom Pope joins the action as a substitute, replacing Exodus Geohaghon. Unfair challenge on John McCombe by Daniel Hone results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Chris Martin.

67mins Foul by Robert Taylor on Julian Kelly, free kick awarded. Gavin McCallum takes the direct free kick.

66mins Gary Roberts takes the inswinging corner, Foul by Exodus Geohaghon on Delroy Facey, free kick awarded. Trevor Carson restarts play with the free kick.

65mins Robert Taylor produces a cross, clearance made by Stephen Hunt.

65mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gary Roberts by Gavin McCallum. Gary Roberts restarts play with the free kick.

64mins Stephen Hunt takes a shot. Save by Chris Martin.

64mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Lee Collins on Ashley Grimes. Free kick taken by Gavin McCallum.

62mins Lewis Haldane fouled by Stephen Hunt, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Gary Roberts.

61mins Foul by Justin Richards on Stephen Hunt, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Trevor Carson.

61mins Delroy Facey is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Free kick taken by John McCombe.

60mins Unfair challenge on Adam Watts by Justin Richards results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Trevor Carson.

55mins Josh O'Keefe gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gareth Owen. Robert Taylor takes the free kick.

54mins The referee blows for offside against Gary Roberts. Trevor Carson takes the direct free kick.

53mins Gavin McCallum takes a shot.

51mins Gary Roberts takes a outswinging corner to the near post, Stephen Hunt manages to make a clearance.

50mins The ball is crossed by Gary Roberts.

49mins Stephen Hunt gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Justin Richards. Gary Roberts takes the free kick.

48mins Scott Kerr gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gary Roberts. Direct free kick taken by Gary Roberts.

45mins Corner taken by Gavin McCallum played to the near post, Lewis Haldane makes a clearance.

45mins Kris Taylor goes off and Gareth Owen comes on.

44mins Delroy Facey challenges Exodus Geohaghon unfairly and gives away a free kick. John McCombe takes the free kick.

41mins Josh O'Keefe takes a shot. Chris Martin makes a save.

40mins The official flags Delroy Facey offside. Chris Martin restarts play with the free kick.

35mins Inswinging corner taken by Kris Taylor, save made by Trevor Carson.

30mins Foul by Luke Howell on Kris Taylor, free kick awarded. Gary Roberts takes the direct free kick.

29mins Ashley Grimes concedes a free kick for a foul on Lee Collins. Chris Martin restarts play with the free kick.

28mins Shot from outside the penalty box by Delroy Facey goes wide right of the goal.

24mins Unfair challenge on Gary Roberts by Scott Kerr results in a free kick. Kris Taylor restarts play with the free kick.

22mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Ashley Grimes. Chris Martin takes the free kick.

20mins The offside flag is raised against Gavin McCallum. Chris Martin restarts play with the free kick.

20mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Gavin McCallum.

19mins Ashley Grimes takes a shot. Blocked by John McCombe.

18mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Delroy Facey by John McCombe. Gavin McCallum takes the free kick.

14mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Lewis Haldane by Stephen Hunt. John McCombe takes the free kick.

11mins Unfair challenge on Lewis Haldane by Stephen Hunt results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Chris Martin.

5mins Scott Kerr fouled by Gary Roberts, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Adam Watts.

3mins Josh O'Keefe gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Justin Richards. Free kick taken by Kris Taylor.

3mins Gavin McCallum has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the goal.

2mins Ashley Grimes takes a shot. Save by Chris Martin.

Daniel Hone gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Justin Richards. Kris Taylor takes the direct free kick.

Match Preview

Howell could start Lincoln boss Steve Tilson could include Luke Howell in his squad to face Port Vale. The midfielder, who recently made 10 appearances during a loan spell with the club, has signed a deal until the end of the season after leaving MK Dons by mutual consent. Tilson will also check on the fitness of Mustapha Carayol ahead of the clash. Carayol played no part in Tuesday's 2-1 win over Cheltenham after picking up a knock against Stockport last Saturday. Defender Gavin Hoyte is rated as doubtful due to a hamstring problem and Clark Keltie could miss out again with a thigh injury. Congolese Patrick Kanyuka penned terms at the Imps this week but cannot play until his international clearance goes through. Port Vale will include Tom Pope in the squad for the trip. The 25-year-old striker has arrived on a month's loan from Rotherham and will go straight into the squad. Jim Gannon will also welcome back captain Gareth Owen and midfielder Gary Roberts. Centre-back Owen missed Tuesday`s goalless draw with Barnet as he served a one-match ban having seen red against Cheltenham last weekend, with Kris Taylor coming back in at left-back and Lee Collins moving across. Roberts, meanwhile, was also forced to miss out as he served the second game of a two-match suspension for collecting 10 bookings, but both he and Owen are expected to make swift returns to Jim Gannon`s starting XI at Sincil Bank. New loan signing Exodus Geohaghon is still waiting for his full debut having enjoyed a 21 minute cameo in midweek, with Gannon opting to play the towering central defender in the midfield role he used to deploy him during his time at Peterborough. Forward Sean Rigg (thigh) will again be assessed but leading scorer Marc Richards (thigh) and midfielder Doug Loft (calf) continue to miss out.

Formation:442Manager: Steve Tilson

Lincoln City

Formation: 442Manager: Jim Gannon

Port Vale

Trevor Carson
Julian Kelly
Adam Watts
Daniel Hone
Stephen Hunt
Luke Howell
Scott Kerr
Josh O'Keefe
Gavin McCallum
Delroy Facey
Ashley Grimes
SUBS
Joe Anyon
Moses Swaibu
Drewe Broughton
Albert Jarrett
Jamie Clapham
Ben Hutchinson
Gavin Hoyte

Home

Away

Chris Martin
Adam Yates
John McCombe
Lee Collins
Kris Taylor
Lewis Haldane
Anthony Griffith
Exodus Geohaghon
Robert Taylor
Gary Roberts
Justin Richards
SUBS
Sam Johnson
Gareth Owen
Doug Loft
James O'Shea
Ritchie Sutton
Kayleden Brown
Tom Pope

Match Report

Grimes downs Vale Striker Ashley Grimes grabbed a late winner to send Port Vale tumbling to a 1-0 defeat. Grimes found the net three minutes from time when he fired in from 10 yards after a surging run from Josh O'Keefe opened up the Vale defence. The result lifted Lincoln clear of the relegation places giving manager Steve Tilson his third win in eight days. Lincoln fully deserved the points against an out of form Vale team that rarely threatened. Lincoln had the best chances and went close to taking the lead when Grimes got into a good position only to see his shot blocked by John McCombe. City's veteran striker Delroy Facey then tried an effort from 30 yards which beat the keeper but ended up on the roof of the net. Vale's Justin Richards had a couple of efforts late in the second half but did not trouble City keeper Trevor Carson. O'Keefe almost broke the deadlock in the 78th minute when his low shot smashed against the post as Lincoln kept on top.

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Port Vale 4 - 0 Lincoln City 23/02/2010 Lincoln City 1 - 2 Port Vale 01/12/2009 Port Vale 0 - 1 Lincoln City 20/02/2009 Lincoln City 0 - 1 Port Vale 01/11/2008 Lincoln City 1 - 0 Port Vale 20/04/1981 Port Vale 0 - 1 Lincoln City 26/12/1980

Top Scorers

Lincoln City A Grimes 4 B Hutchinson 3 M Carayol 3 M Swaibu 2 J O'Keefe 2 D Facey 1 J Clapham 1 A Jarrett 1 S Hunt 1 G McCallum 1 C Hughton 1 A Watts 1 Port Vale M Richards 6 J Richards 4 J McCombe 3 L Dodds 3 G Roberts 2 S Rigg 2 A Griffith 1 G Owen 1 L Collins 1

Goals

Lincoln City Total goals 59 Goals per game 23 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 7 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Port Vale Total goals 65 Goals per game 29 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins