Match ends, Port Vale 1, Wycombe Wanderers 2.
Port Vale are right up against it as they battle to avoid relegation from League One following a 2-1 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers at Vale Park.
Ethan Chislett cancelled out David Wheeler's opener for the visitors before Nigel Lonwijk scored a late winner, leaving Darren Moore's side three points from safety with two games of the season left.
Dale Taylor could have opened the scoring for Wycombe after just 40 seconds when he pounced on a defensive error and slid the ball wide from the edge of the area.
Wanderers were ahead just three minutes later, however, when Wheeler was in the right place to blast the ball home after Connor Ripley denied Sam Vokes.
The home side responded well after the early setback and would have been level in the ninth minute had Franco Ravizzoli not made a great save to push Chislett's effort over the bar.
It was Vale who started brightest after the break and were level just two minutes into the second half when Chislett found himself in space before slotting the ball past Ravizzoli.
The closing stages saw Vale going all out for the win with Jensen Weir coming close on a couple of occasions before Lonwijk sealed victory for Wanderers with only four minutes remaining.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Port Vale
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Ripley
- 27Debrah
- 6Smith
- 17IacovittiSubstituted forLopataat 89'minutes
- 4SangSubstituted forWaltersat 35'minutes
- 14Ojo
- 8Garrity
- 15Grant
- 10ChislettSubstituted forWeirat 61'minutes
- 9Loft
- 12IkpeazuBooked at 85minsSubstituted forMasseyat 89'minutesBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 5Lopata
- 13Leutwiler
- 19Massey
- 20Weir
- 23Shorrock
- 24Walters
- 33Wynne
Wycombe
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 25Ravizzoli
- 2GrimmerBooked at 60mins
- 5Forino
- 6Tafazolli
- 22LonwijkBooked at 43minsSubstituted forJacobsonat 90+5'minutes
- 8ButcherSubstituted forLowat 90+6'minutes
- 10Leahy
- 7Wheeler
- 20TaylorSubstituted forScowenat 69'minutes
- 23SadlierSubstituted forMcClearyat 61'minutes
- 9VokesSubstituted forKoneat 69'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Jacobson
- 4Scowen
- 12McCleary
- 17Low
- 24Kone
- 28Kodua
- 29Shepperd
- Referee:
- John Busby
- Attendance:
- 4,029
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home19
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away4
- Corners
- Home6
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Port Vale 1, Wycombe Wanderers 2.
Booking
Gavin Massey (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Gavin Massey (Port Vale).
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David Wheeler (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Richard Kone (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Leahy with a headed pass.
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Offside, Wycombe Wanderers. Richard Kone is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Joe Low replaces Matt Butcher.
Substitution
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Joe Jacobson replaces Nigel Lonwijk.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Jack Grimmer (Wycombe Wanderers).
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Gavin Massey replaces Uche Ikpeazu.
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Kacper Lopata replaces Alex Iacovitti.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match (Port Vale).
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Foul by Funso Ojo (Port Vale).
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Josh Scowen (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Port Vale 1, Wycombe Wanderers 2. Nigel Lonwijk (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Richard Kone.
Booking
Uche Ikpeazu (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Post update
Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Port Vale).
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Did you really think the EFL accepted brownie points Carol? They don't.
Carol has had a brutal lesson and hopefully she'll learn from it and do things differently from now on.
Hard to judge Darren Moore objectively yet as he inherited a disaster of a squad. At least he's got us attacking even if we're utterly toothless, the core problem we've had all season. Tonight summed us up, couldn't score during periods of being on top.
Port Vale are effectively relegated as Burton have two easy games remaining. Same with Cheltenham who have been shocking: cannot see them getting anything from their games against Lincoln or Peterborough.
Fleetwood sadly already gone...