Port Vale 2-0 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League One · Saturday 22 April 2023

Result

Port Vale 2-0 Bristol Rovers

League One · Saturday 22 April 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Port Vale 2-0 Bristol Rovers: match report

Port Vale beat Bristol Rovers 2-0 in the League One on Saturday 22 April 2023. The half-time score was 2-0.

Ellis Harrison opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Port Vale's goals came from Ellis Harrison (22') and Tom Pett (29'). Bristol Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Port Vale received 2 yellow cards; Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Port Vale were 18th on 46 points from 43 and Bristol Rovers 15th on 52 points from 41. Port Vale went on to finish that season 18th with 49 points, and Bristol Rovers 17th with 53.

Port Vale lined up in a 3-4-3 and Bristol Rovers in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Ellis Harrison of Port Vale (8.4), ahead of Mal Benning (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Port Vale wins, 1 draw and 5 for Bristol Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · Ellis HarrisonPort Vale · 1-0
  • 29'Goal · Tom PettPort Vale · 2-0
  • 34'Yellow card · Grant WardBristol Rovers
  • 64'Yellow card · Will ForresterPort Vale
  • 74'Yellow card · Sam FinleyBristol Rovers
  • 74'Yellow card · Jamie ProctorPort Vale

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Port Vale 4, draws 1, Bristol Rovers 5.

Team news

Port Vale line-up (3-4-3)

Aidan Stone, Will Forrester, Nathan Smith, Aaron Donnelly, David Worrall, F. Ojo, Tom Pett, Mal Benning, James Wilson, Ellis Harrison, Gavin Massey

Bristol Rovers line-up (4-3-3)

Jed Ward, James Gibbons, James Connolly, Lewis Gibson, Lewis Gordon, Grant Ward, Lamare Bogarde, Sam Finley, Scott Sinclair, Josh Coburn, Aaron Collins