Date:15 Oct 2012
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:Vale Park
Attendance:4,596

Pope (29) Vincent (50) Morsy (61)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Short corner taken by Chris Shuker.

91mins Ben Williamson challenges Alfie Potter unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jake Forster-Caskey restarts play with the free kick.

89mins Foul by Jake Wright on Jennison Myrie-Williams, free kick awarded. Booking for Jake Wright. Strike comes in from Jennison Myrie-Williams from the free kick.

88mins Unfair challenge on James Constable by Sam Morsy results in a free kick. Tony Capaldi restarts play with the free kick.

85mins Jake Wright concedes a free kick for a foul on Ben Williamson. Chris Shuker crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing.

84mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on John McCombe by James Constable. Free kick taken by John McCombe.

83mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jake Wright on Tom Pope. Direct free kick taken by Adam Yates.

82mins Tom Pope concedes a free kick for a foul on Tony Capaldi. Tony Capaldi takes the free kick.

81mins Tom Craddock leaves the field to be replaced by Andrew Whing.

81mins Jennison Myrie-Williams takes a shot.

77mins The referee blows for offside. Ryan Clarke takes the free kick.

76mins The official flags James Constable offside. Indirect free kick taken by Chris Neal.

75mins Corner taken by Jake Forster-Caskey, clearance by Clayton McDonald.

75mins James Constable fouled by John McCombe, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Adam Chapman.

74mins Adam Yates replaces Richard Duffy. Louis Dodds goes off and Ben Williamson comes on.

73mins Shot from close in by Ashley Vincent misses to the left of the goal.

71mins Close range shot by Sean Rigg goes wide of the left-hand upright.

69mins Jennison Myrie-Williams takes a shot. Save by Ryan Clarke.

69mins Outswinging corner taken by Jake Forster-Caskey, clearance by Clayton McDonald.

68mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Adam Chapman, John McCombe makes a clearance.

68mins Outswinging corner taken by Jake Forster-Caskey from the left by-line.

67mins Foul by John McCombe on Tom Craddock, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Tony Capaldi.

66mins Corner taken by Chris Shuker played to the near post, clearance by Johnny Mullins.

65mins Tom Craddock takes a shot. Save by Chris Neal.

62mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Tom Pope. Jake Wright takes the indirect free kick.

61mins Sam Morsy scores a goal from outside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Port Vale 3-0 Oxford Utd.Assist on the goal came from Jennison Myrie-Williams.

60mins Jake Wright concedes a free kick for a foul on Tom Pope. Richard Duffy takes the direct free kick.

57mins Effort from outside the penalty box by Alfie Potter goes wide right of the target.

56mins Unfair challenge on Jake Forster-Caskey by Sam Morsy results in a free kick. Sam Morsy is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Harry Worley takes the direct free kick.

55mins The referee gives a free kick against Sean Rigg for handball. Direct free kick taken by Richard Duffy.

54mins Louis Dodds takes a shot. Ryan Clarke makes a brilliant save.

53mins Chris Shuker comes on in place of Ryan Burge.

53mins Alfie Potter on for Simon Heslop.

50mins Ashley Vincent finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the top right corner of the goal. Port Vale 2-0 Oxford Utd.Sam Morsy provided the assist for the goal.

50mins The ball is swung over by Robert Taylor, Harry Worley manages to make a clearance.

48mins Unfair challenge on James Constable by Robert Taylor results in a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Jake Forster-Caskey, clearance by John McCombe.

48mins John McCombe challenges Tom Craddock unfairly and gives away a free kick. Tom Craddock restarts play with the free kick.

45mins Tony Capaldi is brought on as a substitute for Luke O'Brien.

45mins Inswinging corner taken by Ryan Burge from the right by-line played to the near post, save by Ryan Clarke.

44mins Tom Pope takes a shot. Save by Ryan Clarke.

41mins Effort from the edge of the box by Jennison Myrie-Williams goes wide of the left-hand upright.

41mins Jake Forster-Caskey decides to take the corner short.

41mins Tom Craddock takes a shot. John McCombe gets a block in.

39mins Richard Duffy fouled by Tom Craddock, the ref awards a free kick. Chris Neal takes the direct free kick.

38mins The referee blows for offside against Louis Dodds. Luke O'Brien takes the indirect free kick.

37mins Harry Worley fouled by Tom Pope, the ref awards a free kick. Ryan Clarke takes the direct free kick.

36mins Header from inside the area by Tom Pope strikes the post.

35mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Simon Heslop on Ryan Burge. Direct free kick taken by Sam Morsy.

35mins Shot on goal by Ashley Vincent from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.

31mins Ryan Burge concedes a free kick for a foul on James Constable. Ryan Burge booked for unsporting behaviour. Jake Forster-Caskey produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

29mins Louis Dodds takes a shot. Ryan Clarke makes a save. Tom Pope finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box low into the middle of the goal. Port Vale 1-0 Oxford Utd.The assist for the goal came from Louis Dodds.

28mins Jake Wright concedes a free kick for a foul on Tom Pope. John McCombe takes the free kick.

27mins Simon Heslop delivers the ball, save by Chris Neal.

26mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Robert Taylor on Sean Rigg. Sean Rigg takes the free kick.

26mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jake Forster-Caskey by Sam Morsy. Adam Chapman takes the direct free kick.

25mins The ball is swung over by Luke O'Brien, brilliant save by Chris Neal.

24mins Sam Morsy challenges Adam Chapman unfairly and gives away a free kick. Adam Chapman takes the direct free kick.

23mins Simon Heslop crosses the ball, comfortable save by Chris Neal.

21mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Tom Pope. Harry Worley restarts play with the free kick.

20mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Jake Forster-Caskey played to the near post, clearance by John McCombe.

19mins Shot from just outside the box by Simon Heslop goes over the bar.

18mins John McCombe is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Ryan Clarke.

17mins Corner taken left-footed by Ryan Burge to the near post, clearance made by Jake Wright.

15mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Luke O'Brien by Jennison Myrie-Williams. Luke O'Brien takes the direct free kick.

14mins James Constable has an effort at goal from the edge of the area that misses to the right of the target.

14mins Tom Craddock takes a shot. Blocked by Clayton McDonald.

13mins Jennison Myrie-Williams produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the goal.

12mins Short corner taken by Ryan Burge from the right by-line.

12mins Unfair challenge on Louis Dodds by Jake Forster-Caskey results in a free kick. Ryan Burge restarts play with the free kick.

10mins Foul by Clayton McDonald on James Constable, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Adam Chapman.

9mins John McCombe concedes a free kick for a foul on Sean Rigg. Jake Forster-Caskey crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from left wing, clearance made by John McCombe.

8mins Corner taken by Ryan Burge from the right by-line, Tom Pope takes a shot. Ryan Clarke makes a comfortable save.

8mins Tom Pope takes a shot. Save by Ryan Clarke.

7mins Tom Craddock is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Clayton McDonald restarts play with the free kick.

4mins Simon Heslop gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ashley Vincent. Robert Taylor takes the free kick.

3mins Jennison Myrie-Williams gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sean Rigg. Ryan Clarke takes the free kick.

2mins Jake Forster-Caskey takes a outswinging corner to the near post, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Johnny Mullins misses to the left of the goal.

1mins Sean Rigg takes a shot. Save by Chris Neal.

Tom Pope challenges Jake Forster-Caskey unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Luke O'Brien.

Match Preview

Loft problem hampers Vale Doug Loft will miss Port Vale's clash with Oxford on Monday as Micky Adams' side bid to cement their place in an npower League Two automatic promotion spot. Vale are a mere three points behind leaders Gillingham heading into the weekend and their skipper has been instrumental in his side's impressive start. But he pulled up with a calf injury after 51 minutes of his team's 2-0 win at Exeter last week and is expected to miss more than a month of action. Teenage goalkeeper Sam Johnson is set to retain his place and make his league bow with Chris Neal still struggling with a groin strain. Johnson, 19, made an impressive debut in the midweek Johnstone's Paint Trophy penalty shootout win at Walsall where he saved three spot-kicks before scoring the winner himself. Johnny Mullins is set to return for Oxford. The defender was unavailable for the Johnstone's Paint Trophy win over Cheltenham on Tuesday but will regain his position in the back four after impressing in the goalless draw against Gillingham last weekend. Captain Jake Wright is also expected to come back into the defence while Andrew Whing provides another option after making his comeback from the bench against Cheltenham. Damian Batt is also back in the frame after picking up an injury against Gillingham. Lee Cox could return in midfield after making a quicker than expected recovery from a groin injury but Liam Davis (groin), JP Pittman, Michael Raynes (both hamstring) and Michael Duberry (neck) are still missing.

Formation:442Manager: Micky Adams

Port Vale

Formation: 442Manager: Chris Wilder

Oxford Utd

Chris Neal
Richard Duffy
John McCombe
Clayton McDonald
Robert Taylor
Jennison Myrie-Williams
Sam Morsy
Ryan Burge
Ashley Vincent
Louis Dodds
Tom Pope
SUBS
Sam Johnson
Adam Yates
Chris Shuker
Joe Davis
Ben Williamson
Kingsley James
Ryan Lloyd

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Ryan Clarke
Harry Worley
Jake Wright
Johnny Mullins
Luke O'Brien
Adam Chapman
Simon Heslop
Jake Forster-Caskey
Sean Rigg
Tom Craddock
James Constable
SUBS
Max Crocombe
Alfie Potter
Andrew Whing
Tony Capaldi
Lee Cox
Tyrone Marsh
David Lynn

Match Report

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Port Vale 3 - 0 Oxford Utd 05/05/2012 Oxford Utd 2 - 1 Port Vale 29/10/2011 Port Vale 1 - 2 Oxford Utd 12/03/2011 Oxford Utd 2 - 1 Port Vale 02/10/2010

Top Scorers

Port Vale T Pope 11 L Dodds 4 A Vincent 3 J McCombe 1 J Myrie-Williams 1 S Morsy 1 B Williamson 1 Oxford Utd D Smalley 3 A Potter 3 T Craddock 2 J Forster-Caskey 2 S Rigg 1

Goals

Port Vale Total goals 37 Goals per game 25 3 (For) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Oxford Utd Total goals 26 Goals per game 14 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins