Port Vale 2-0 Bristol Rovers

Last updated on 29 March 2024.From the section League One54

Port Vale boosted their survival hopes with a 2-0 victory at home to Bristol Rovers securing back-to-back wins for the first time since September.

A 10-minute burst either side of half-time saw Ben Garrity and Baylee Dipepa do the damage for Darren Moore's men in the League One contest at Vale Park.

Buoyed by a first victory of the year against Burton last time out the hosts flew out of the blocks.

Rovers goalkeeper Jed Ward produced a decent early save from James Wilson's header.

And he needed to make an even better one to keep out Alex Iacovitti on the 20-minute mark.

Moments later, the Gas were saved by the post as Garrity and Wilson, who was later forced off through injury, tried to bundle the ball home.

Vale had their deserved lead on the stroke of half-time as Garrity nodded home the opener in the 42nd minute.

After the break, Ryan Loft saw a header go wide of the goal as Vale pushed for a second.

They got it when substitute Dipepa dazzled his way through the visitors' defence before coolly slotting home in the 52nd minute.

Substitute Rhys Walters had his overhead kick saved by Ward with 10 minutes to go.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

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Line-ups

Port Vale

Formation 3-4-1-2

1Ripley
27Debrah
6Smith
17Iacovitti
4Sang
8GarritySubstituted forJonesat 86'minutes
14Ojo
21Plant
10ChislettSubstituted forWaltersat 76'minutes
9LoftSubstituted forIkpeazuat 77'minutes
29WilsonSubstituted forDipepaat 30'minutesSubstituted forMasseyat 87'minutes

Substitutes

3Jones
12Ikpeazu
13Leutwiler
19Massey
20Weir
24Walters
25Dipepa

Bristol Rovers

Formation 4-2-3-1

31Ward
30HooleBooked at 34mins
17Taylor
5WilsonBooked at 58mins
3GordonSubstituted forAguileraat 56'minutes
22ContehSubstituted forMarquisat 80'minutes
6FinleySubstituted forWardat 63'minutes
19Vale
21EvansSubstituted forMcCormickat 63'minutes
7Sinclair
18Martin

Substitutes

2Connolly
8Ward
9Marquis
10Aguilera
20Brown
23McCormick
33Cox

Referee:: Scott Oldham
Attendance:: 6,637

Match Stats

Home TeamPort ValeAway TeamBristol Rovers

Possession: Home41%; Away59%

Shots: Home19; Away2

Shots on Target: Home11; Away0

Corners: Home7; Away6

Fouls: Home6; Away8

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Match ends, Port Vale 2, Bristol Rovers 0.
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Second Half ends, Port Vale 2, Bristol Rovers 0.

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Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Port Vale).
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Foul by Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers).
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Jesse Debrah (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Gavin Massey (Port Vale).
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Attempt blocked. Uche Ikpeazu (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesse Debrah.
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Foul by Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers).
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Gavin Massey (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt blocked. Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Jesse Debrah.
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Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Dan Jones.
87'
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Gavin Massey replaces Baylee Dipepa.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Dan Jones replaces Ben Garrity because of an injury.
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Delay in match because of an injury Ben Garrity (Port Vale).
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Substitution
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. John Marquis replaces Kamil Conteh.
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Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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Comment posted by EAG, at 18:33 29 Mar
Great performance from the Vale - shame about the terrible BBC reporting though (Garrity didn't 'nod home' his goal, he kicked it, and it was Dipepa not Walters with the overhead kick).
Reply posted by geoff, at 20:00 29 Mar
geoff replied:
Makes you wonder if they actually attend games ?
Comment posted by Les, at 18:06 29 Mar
Blow me no comments ! A Darren Moore loss would have stimulated some sort of response. Well done DM on your success.
Reply posted by fasnt, at 21:49 29 Mar
fasnt replied:
Nice one DM!
Comment posted by kiliwig, at 18:05 29 Mar
Excellent all round performance from Vale. If they can keep up that level they will escape the bottom four. Dippepa is going to be some player - 3 goals for England U17’s in the week now another in L1.
Reply posted by Buster, at 20:02 29 Mar
Buster replied:
And soon to be wearing red and white alongside his England team mate Sol Sidibe. Important win though for vale today.
Comment posted by DukeofSomerset, at 18:56 29 Mar
Good day for Bristol football.
Comment posted by Dee Enaitch, at 18:08 29 Mar
Hopefully Vale are hitting a purple streak at just the right time. Looks like a minimum of 50 points will be needed to stay up - run-in looks tricky and last game at home to Cambridge will be massive.
Comment posted by NBC, at 18:33 29 Mar
Phil Purnell, milk floats, Muller Road, ICI, Malcolm Allison, Gary Penrice, Elite Hampers, Spall, Smash and Grab, The John Cabot, the Latvian

Another thumping
Love from Bristol City xx
Reply posted by Fast Eddie2, at 18:40 29 Mar
Fast Eddie2 replied:
You forgot Snack Box (80s shirt sponsor) 😃
Comment posted by Ricardo Ron, at 20:33 29 Mar
Well done Vale
Reply posted by telegib, at 21:44 29 Mar
telegib replied:
Why? They could have done their GD a power of good. But they didn't.
Comment posted by Isaac, at 19:09 29 Mar
Vale chasing the ball when losing possession, it’s the key to winning games at any level, Loft lead the line well again today, UTV
Comment posted by kiliwig, at 09:36 30 Mar
How much do the BBC pay PA media for these reports? Whatever it is it’s too much! I think they sit at home watching SSN and construct a report from there.
Ben Garrity ‘nodded in’ - WRONG he side-footed it in.
Rhys Walters had an overhead kick saved - WRONG it was Baylie Dippepa.
Surely they can get the basics right?
Comment posted by Boxinghagler1980, at 18:12 29 Mar
Think vale will stay up ,but it will be close.
Comment posted by Sharon, at 07:13 30 Mar
Where's all the Huddersfield fans gone who were here to criticize DM? Since DF has left, DM has shone.
Reply posted by super dooper teams, at 09:07 30 Mar
super dooper teams replied:
Yet he won at Wembley with wednesd ay.....it has to be the attitude of the players....hope he keeps the club up.
Comment posted by Slippery, at 09:08 30 Mar
Just noticed Bristol Rovers have Jedward in goal.... no wonder they're struggling!!
Reply posted by trewo, at 10:43 30 Mar
trewo replied:
They shouldn't be allowed to play with two goalkeepers!
Comment posted by Fast Eddie2, at 18:28 29 Mar
Sags season in total free-fall. Winless, goalless and hapless, week after week.

Might just spawn survival, sadly, but I’m still hoping. In fact 95% of Bristol is hoping.
Reply posted by 4ever in our shadow , at 19:51 29 Mar
4ever in our shadow replied:
It’s funnier Not to comment on Bristol’s 3rd team.
UTC
🔴⚪️🔴⚪️🔴
Comment posted by rupert dalrimple, at 18:06 29 Mar
Yet more drizzle from brizzle
Reply posted by dre, at 20:35 29 Mar
dre replied:
a great day in the south tho !! 😁
Comment posted by Carlos, at 18:02 29 Mar
Well deserved win but have we left it too late?
Comment posted by pope, at 02:33 30 Mar
It was another desperately needed and deserved victory by the Vale but yet again we were fortunate to come up against a very poor outfit. We still need another 10pts at least and against much better opposition to have any chance of staying up, but at least we’ve given ourselves a fighting chance. Whichever division we find ourselves in next season investment in the playing budget is needed Carol.
Reply posted by zugswang, at 09:39 30 Mar
zugswang replied:
100% agree 10 points will do it and with the new found confidence it is doable. Investment in the playing side is the key this summer and not selling Depepa.
Comment posted by Derwood, at 19:30 30 Mar
Great result Vale. My first game at Vale I saw Tommy McClaren (genius) and Ray Williams. They came into the club still with their kits on. I can see Gordon Lee now livid. Great memories
Comment posted by kingfisher54, at 22:36 29 Mar
The gas are in free fall , taylor needs to go, get nigel Pearson in he did wonders at the city
Reply posted by FreddyBoyJackson, at 23:47 29 Mar
FreddyBoyJackson replied:
Hate to say it , but he wouldn't go anywhere near our steaming pile atm
Comment posted by Colin Daniel 3rd May 2014, at 18:07 29 Mar
Normal service resumed ......Mind the Gap .
Comment posted by Phil the Fluter, at 19:20 29 Mar
Where is the Mansfield fan - always eager to give his opinion?
Lost today?

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Portsmouth	40	25	11	4	66	33	33	86
2	Derby	41	25	6	10	70	35	35	81

3	Bolton	40	22	9	9	71	43	28	75
4	Peterborough	39	21	8	10	75	49	26	71
5	Barnsley	39	20	11	8	70	50	20	71
6	Lincoln City	40	17	13	10	57	33	24	64

7	Oxford Utd	40	18	10	12	63	53	10	64
8	Stevenage	40	17	12	11	51	40	11	63
9	Blackpool	40	17	9	14	57	43	14	60
10	Leyton Orient	40	16	10	14	44	45	-1	58
11	Northampton	41	15	8	18	51	61	-10	53
12	Wigan	40	17	8	15	54	49	5	51
13	Wycombe	39	13	11	15	51	52	-1	50
14	Bristol Rovers	39	14	8	17	48	59	-11	50
15	Exeter	40	13	9	18	34	53	-19	48
16	Charlton	40	10	16	14	58	59	-1	46
17	Reading	40	14	9	17	56	57	-1	45
18	Shrewsbury	40	13	6	21	30	56	-26	45
19	Cambridge	39	11	9	19	34	55	-21	42
20	Burton	40	10	10	20	32	52	-20	40

21	Port Vale	39	10	9	20	38	61	-23	39
22	Cheltenham	38	10	8	20	32	51	-19	38
23	Fleetwood	40	7	13	20	42	63	-21	34
24	Carlisle	40	6	9	25	38	70	-32	27

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Comment posted by EAG, at 18:33 29 MarEAG

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Comment posted by DukeofSomerset, at 18:56 29 MarDukeofSomerset

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Comment posted by Ricardo Ron, at 20:33 29 MarRicardo Ron

Reply posted by telegib, at 21:44 29 Martelegib

Comment posted by Isaac, at 19:09 29 MarIsaac

Comment posted by kiliwig, at 09:36 30 Markiliwig

Comment posted by Boxinghagler1980, at 18:12 29 MarBoxinghagler1980

Comment posted by Sharon, at 07:13 30 MarSharon

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Comment posted by Derwood, at 19:30 30 MarDerwood

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Comment posted by Colin Daniel 3rd May 2014, at 18:07 29 MarColin Daniel 3rd May 2014

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