Port Vale 1-0 Exeter City — League Two, 12 Sep 2026
Port Vale beat Exeter City 1-0 in the League Two on 12 September 2026 at Vale Park, Stoke-On-Trent. George Byers scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Port Vale have won 3 and Exeter City 2.
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 57'Foul
- 63'
- 1-070'Penalty
- 71'
- 71'
- 73'
- 76'
- 77'Foul
- 79'
- 79'
- 86'
- 86'
- 86'
- 90+5'Foul
- 90+5'Argument
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.2
Top rated
Port Vale
- 7.2Kyle DempseyM
- 6.8George ByersM
- 6.8Lewis MontsmaD
- 6.7Connor HallD
- 6.6Tyreece SimpsonF
- 6.5Cameron HumphreysD
- 6.5Onel HernándezF
- 6.4B. GarrityM
- 6.4Jordan Lawrence-GabrielM
- 6.3Jaheim HeadleyM
- 6.3Kyle JohnD
- 6.3O. LynchF
- 6.1Jackson SmithG
- 6.0Benjamin WaineM
- 6.0George HallM
- 6.6M. MarošiG
- 6.6K. FigueroaF
- 6.6Rhys WaltersM
Exeter City
- 7.2Edward JamesD
- 7.2Jackson FitzwaterD
- 6.8D. RoseF
- 6.7Vincent HarperM
- 6.6Gwion EdwardsM
- 6.5L. SamuelD
- 6.4J. TaylorD
- 6.4Ethan SutherlandD
- 6.3Luca WoodhouseD
- 6.3George BirchM
- 6.2Joshua GordonF
- 6.2Jack BycroftG
- 6.1Jake Doyle-HayesM
- 6.1Taylor PerryM
- 6.0Charlie CumminsM
- 5.9Reece ColeM
- 6.6Frankie PhillipsG
- 6.6Ajay MatthewsF
Line-ups
Exeter City3-4-1-2
Port Vale3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Port ValeJ. Brady
Substitutes
- 25Cameron Humphreys86'D6.5
- 11Onel Hernández86'F6.5
- 20M. MarošiG6.6
- 17Tyreece Simpson86'F6.6
- 33George Hall76'M6.0
- 24K. FigueroaF6.6
- 38Rhys WaltersM6.6
Exeter CityM. Taylor
Substitutes
- 8Taylor Perry90+5'71'M6.1
- 2L. SamuelD6.5
- 15Ajay MatthewsF6.6
- 23Ethan Sutherland79'D6.4
- 22Frankie PhillipsG6.6
- 20George Birch71'M6.3
- 6J. TaylorD6.4
Team statistics
53%Possession47%
15Total shots10
4Shots on target0
6Shots off target5
5Blocked shots5
6Corners4
0Offsides2
14Fouls9
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Goalkeeper saves3
364Total passes336
268Accurate passes232
Port Vale
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Dempsey | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7.2 |
| George Byers | 86 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Lewis Montsma | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Connor Hall | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Tyreece Simpson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Cameron Humphreys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Onel Hernández | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| B. Garrity | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jaheim Headley | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Kyle John | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
| O. Lynch | 86 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Jackson Smith | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Benjamin Waine | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| George Hall | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| M. Maroši | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| K. Figueroa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Rhys Walters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Exeter City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward James | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Jackson Fitzwater | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 |
| D. Rose | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Vincent Harper | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Gwion Edwards | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| L. Samuel | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| J. Taylor | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Ethan Sutherland | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Luca Woodhouse | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |
| George Birch | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Joshua Gordon | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Jack Bycroft | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Jake Doyle-Hayes | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Taylor Perry | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Charlie Cummins | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Reece Cole | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Frankie Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ajay Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 24 Jan 26Port Vale1-3Exeter City
- 13 Sept 25Exeter City0-2Port Vale
- 13 Apr 24Port Vale2-4Exeter City
- 09 Dec 23Exeter City0-1Port Vale
- 18 Feb 23Port Vale1-0Exeter City
- 05 Nov 22Port Vale2-3Exeter City
Most recent meetings