Northampton Town 1-0 Port Vale: result and report

League Two · Saturday 7 August 2021

Result

Northampton Town 1-0 Port Vale

League Two · Saturday 7 August 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Northampton Town 1-0 Port Vale: match report

Northampton Town defeated Port Vale 1-0 in the League Two on Saturday 7 August 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from B. Ashley-Seal of Northampton Town in the 23rd minute.

Discipline: Northampton Town received 4 yellow cards; Port Vale received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Northampton Town went on to finish that season 7th with 80 points, and Port Vale 2nd with 84.

Northampton Town lined up in a 4-4-2 and Port Vale in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Aaron McGowan of Northampton Town (7.5), level with Jon Guthrie (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Northampton Town wins, 2 draws and 5 for Port Vale.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Goal · B. Ashley-SealNorthampton Town · 1-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Ryan JohnsonPort Vale
  • 55'Red card · LucasPort Vale
  • 71'Yellow card · Jon GuthrieNorthampton Town
  • 74'Yellow card · Aaron McGowanNorthampton Town
  • 77'Yellow card · Dylan ConnollyNorthampton Town
  • 78'Yellow card · Danny RoseNorthampton Town
  • 81'Yellow card · Aaron MartinPort Vale

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Northampton Town 3, draws 2, Port Vale 5.

Team news

Northampton Town line-up (4-4-2)

Liam Roberts, Aaron McGowan, Jon Guthrie, Fraser Horsfall, Joseph Mills, Dylan Connolly, Paul Lewis, Jordan Flores, Mitch Pinnock, Nicke Kabamba, Ben Ashley-Seal

Port Vale line-up (3-5-2)

Lucas, Nathan Smith, Aaron Martin, Ryan Johnson, David Worrall, Tom Pett, Brad Walker, Tom Conlon, Dan Jones, James Wilson, Devante Rodney