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The referee brings the game to a close.
- 91mins
Corner taken by Charlie Barnett played to the near post, clearance made by Adam Yates.
- 91mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Charlie Barnett from the right by-line to the near post, Adam Yates makes a clearance.
- 90mins
Tommy Fraser comes on in place of Justin Richards.
- 89mins
Leam Richardson comes on in place of Sean Hessey.
- 88mins
Chris Turner takes a shot. Save by Stuart Tomlinson.
- 87mins
Lewis Haldane has an effort at goal from outside the area which misses left.
- 83mins
Chris Turner concedes a free kick for a foul on Lewis Haldane. Direct free kick taken by Gary Roberts.
- 81mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Doug Loft from the right by-line to the near post, Headed effort from deep inside the area by Marc Richards misses to the right of the target.
- 77mins
Charlie Barnett takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, Adam Yates manages to make a clearance.
- 76mins
Chris Turner produces a right-footed shot from outside the penalty box and misses right.
- 75mins
Joe Jacobson challenges Louis Dodds unfairly and gives away a free kick. Louis Dodds takes the direct free kick. Corner from right by-line taken by Charlie Barnett.
- 75mins
Louis Dodds fouled by Joe Jacobson, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Louis Dodds. Corner taken right-footed by Charlie Barnett,
- 73mins
Phil Edwards goes into the referee's book. Phil Edwards challenges Lewis Haldane unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lewis Haldane takes the direct free kick.
- 69mins
Sean Rigg goes off and Lewis Haldane comes on.
- 68mins
Charlie Barnett takes a outswinging corner to the near post, clearance made by Adam Yates.
- 68mins
Robert Taylor goes off and Louis Dodds comes on.
- 67mins
Rory Boulding takes a shot. Save by Stuart Tomlinson.
- 63mins
Charlie Barnett takes the inswinging corner, The ball is crossed by Sean Hessey, save by Stuart Tomlinson.
- 61mins
Sean Hessey concedes a free kick for a foul on Justin Richards. Shot comes in from Sean Rigg from the free kick, save by Ian Dunbavin.
- 60mins
Shot from outside the box by Charlie Barnett misses to the left of the goal.
- 59mins
Sean Hessey fouled by Marc Richards, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Ian Dunbavin.
- 57mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Roberts on Joe Jacobson. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Sean Hessey.
- 57mins
Charlie Barnett decides to take the corner short.
- 57mins
Rory Boulding replaces Ray Putterill.
- 56mins
Andy Parkinson goes off and Chris Turner comes on.
- 54mins
Long range effort on goal by Sean Rigg goes wide left of the target.
- 52mins
Shot from 35 yards by Sean Rigg went wide of the left-hand upright.
- 49mins
Andy Parkinson fouled by Kris Taylor, the ref awards a free kick. Sean Hessey takes the direct free kick.
- 47mins
Unfair challenge on Marc Richards by Sean Hessey results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Gary Roberts.
- 46mins
Sean Hessey concedes a free kick for a foul on Justin Richards. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Gary Roberts, save by Ian Dunbavin.
The second half kicks off.
The first half comes to an end.
- 45mins
Corner taken right-footed by Charlie Barnett from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Robert Taylor.
- 45mins
Andy Parkinson takes a shot. Blocked by John McCombe.
- 39mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Robert Taylor on Andy Parkinson. Joe Jacobson produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, blocked by Marc Richards.
- 38mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Charlie Barnett, Ray Putterill takes a shot.
- 37mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Doug Loft on Andy Parkinson. Shot comes in from Sean Hessey from the free kick, Gary Roberts gets a block in.
- 35mins
Gareth Owen challenges Terry Gornell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Sean Hessey takes the direct free kick.
- 33mins
Corner taken right-footed by Gary Roberts to the near post, Sean Rigg takes a shot.
- 30mins
Joe Jacobson takes a shot and missed to the left of the goal.
- 29mins
Shot from just outside the box by Joe Jacobson goes over the crossbar.
- 28mins
Corner taken by Gary Roberts.
- 27mins
Doug Loft takes a shot. Blocked by Phil Edwards.
- 23mins
Justin Richards scores a goal from close in to the top right corner of the goal. Port Vale 1-0 Accrington Stanley.Assist by Robert Taylor.
- 21mins
Shot from outside the area by Terry Gornell misses to the left of the target.
- 20mins
Marc Richards concedes a free kick for a foul on Kevin Long. Ian Dunbavin takes the direct free kick.
- 19mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Terry Gornell. Stuart Tomlinson restarts play with the free kick.
- 18mins
Marc Richards fouled by Sean Hessey, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Gary Roberts.
- 15mins
Short corner taken by Gary Roberts from the left by-line.
- 13mins
Ray Putterill takes a shot. Save by Stuart Tomlinson.
- 11mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andy Parkinson by Doug Loft. Sean Hessey restarts play with the free kick.
- 11mins
Foul by Terry Gornell on Adam Yates, free kick awarded. Stuart Tomlinson restarts play with the free kick.
- 10mins
Terry Gornell takes a shot. Blocked by John McCombe.
- 9mins
Header on goal by Marc Richards from just inside the area goes over the target.
- 9mins
Charlie Barnett concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Roberts. Direct free kick taken by Gary Roberts.
- 7mins
Ray Putterill has an effort at goal from outside the box which misses left.
- 4mins
The referee blows for offside against Justin Richards. Free kick taken by Ian Dunbavin.
- 3mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Terry Gornell. John McCombe takes the indirect free kick.
- 2mins
Gareth Owen challenges Terry Gornell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Phil Edwards takes the direct free kick.
- 1mins
Shot from just outside the box by Adam Yates misses to the right of the goal.
The referee gets the game started.
Match Preview
Vale wait on Richards Micky Adams will check on striker Marc Richards ahead of Port Vale`s FA Cup second-round clash at home to Accrington. Richards felt a tweak in his leg as he converted his second penalty of the night in Tuesday`s 5-0 romp at Stockport and was duly substituted, although the 14-goal forward will hope to be involved as the Valiants eye a place in the lucrative third-round draw. With Vale already home and dry at Edgeley Park, Richards was taken off early along with defender John McCombe and midfielder Sean Rigg with one eye on Friday`s FA Cup encounter. And it remains to be seen what kind of side Adams will go with at Vale Park as his side face up to their third game in the space of seven days. Defender Lee Collins remains a doubt due to his shin splints while on-loan forward Jake Speight in ineligible having also missed both first-round meetings with Dartford as Vale eventually progressed via a replay. Accrington have signed Oldham defender Joe Jacobson on loan until January ahead of the trip. The former Wales Under-21s captain, 24, had a spell on loan with Stanley during the 2006-07 campaign and goes straight into the squad. "Joe's a good player who we have had before," said Accrington manager John Coleman. "He can play in a couple of positions he's certainly comfortable on the ball and he has a good left foot." Stanley are boosted by the return of midfielder Chris Turner after suspension, but defender Peter Murphy is completing the last game of his three-match ban. Midfield duo Jimmy Ryan and Sean McConville are injury doubts with hamstring and back problems respectively.
Port Vale
Accrington Stanley
- Stuart Tomlinson
- Adam Yates
- John McCombe
- Gareth Owen
- Kris Taylor
- Sean Rigg
- Doug Loft
- Gary Roberts
- Robert Taylor
- Marc Richards
- Justin Richards
- SUBS
- Chris Martin
- Anthony Griffith
- Louis Dodds
- Tommy Fraser
- Lewis Haldane
- Sam Morsy
- Ritchie Sutton
Home
Away
- Ian Dunbavin
- Phil Edwards
- Kevin Long
- Sean Hessey
- Dean Winnard
- Ray Putterill
- Charlie Barnett
- Andy Parkinson
- Andrew Procter
- Joe Jacobson
- Terry Gornell
- SUBS
- Alex Cisak
- Jonathan Bateson
- Leam Richardson
- Luke Joyce
- Chris Turner
- Andrew Owens
- Rory Boulding
Match Report
Vale squeeze through in Cup A first-half goal from Justin Richards secured Port Vale a 1-0 win over Accrington and a place in the third round of the FA Cup for the first time in five seasons. Accrington started the tie brightly, but Vale had begun to turn the tide before Richards struck the 24th minute decider with his third goal in four games. Richards, who had previously gone 13 matches without scoring, fired the ball into the roof of the net after Rob Taylor headed Gary Roberts' cross into the six-yard box. Vale almost doubled their lead when John McCombe headed against the crossbar, but Accrington's Ray Putterill also struck the woodwork with a 20-yard shot following a corner from Charlie Barnett. The visitors made a strong start to the second half and Charlie Barnett almost rewarded increasing pressure when he was a whisker off target from 20 yards. And it needed a terrific goal-line clearance by Kris Taylor from substitute Chris Turner's shot in the dying seconds to secure Vale's 13th clean sheet of the campaign and deny Accrington a replay.
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