Tuesday 16th March.

Port Vale v Newport County.
Meetings between both clubs date back to 1938 / 1939. The first match was played at ''The Old Recreation Ground'', Hanley, one of Vales previous stadiums. Vale won that match 2-1. This was only the second league game of the season. Vale did the double on County this season but despite that double loss, County finished the season as champions of the Third Division South, gaining promotion to the second tier for what, to date, is their only season they've been higher than tier three, being relegated the following season.

Since County's return to the FL in 2013, the clubs have met on six occasions.

2017 / 2018:
Newport County 1-1 Port Vale:
Matty Dolan gave County the lead on fifty four minutes, his first goal for the club. Half time substitute Anton Forrester gained a point for the Valiants, scoring with around ten minutes remaining.

Port Vale 0-0 Newport County:
A sixth straight league game for County without a win and a fourth straight game without scoring. With twelve games remaining, County were nine points outside of the play-offs.

2018 / 2019:
Port Vale 1-2 Newport County:
Scot Bennett opened the scoring for County on eighteen minutes. Tom Pope leveled for the Valiants on twenty seven minutes, setting a club record for the number of goals scored by an individual player at Vale Park. Dan Butler scored what proved to be the winner, early stages of the second half.

Newport County 0-0 Port Vale:
This game was three days after the FA Cup R4 game at Middlesbrough. A deserved draw for Vale who had James Gibbons sent off late on. With eighteen to play, County were seven points outside of the play-offs.

2019 / 2020:
Newport County 1-0 Port Vale:
Jamille Matt scored the games only goal on seventy seven minutes, some fifteen minutes after replacing Joss Labadie. Moments after taking the lead, Padraig Amond missed a penalty, saved by Vale goalkeeper Scott Brown.

2020 / 2021:
Newport County 1-0 Port Vale:
The game appeared to be heading for a goalless draw until eighty fifth minute substitute Kevin Ellison tapped  home deep into injury time. Vale had Leon Legge sent off midway through the second half. County were now three points clear at the top after twelve games.

Managers:
Port Vale - Darrell Clarke
Newport County - Mike Flynn.

Head to head:
Darrell Clarke 0
Mike Flynn 0
Draws 3

Some players past / present who've had connections with both Newport County and Port Vale:
Ralph Hunt
Neville Chamberlain
Ryan Inniss
Freddy Price
Jeff Johnson
Kaid Mohamed
Kyle Howkins
Norman Low (as manager of Port Vale)
Terry Lees
Tommy O'Sullivan
Sean Rigg
Stan Montgomery
Ken Wookey
Christian Smith
Sam Foley
Jack Vickers
Jim Kelso
Mark Harris
Dean Holdsworth
Kevin Kent
Harry McKirdy
Jennison Myrie-Williams
Frank Taylor
Max Thompson

1. Port Vale have won only two L2 matches in 2021 from fourteen matches in total.
2. Port Vale have failed to score in five of their latest six L2 matches.
3. Port Vale have scored only four goals in total during their latest eight L2 matches.
4. Port Vale have failed to score in any of their latest four L2 matches at Vale Park.
5. Port Vales latest four L2 matches at Vale Park have produced only two goals in total, both goals resulting in 1-0 losses for Vale.
6. In eighteen L2 matches at Vale Park this season thus far, no penalties have been scored by either side. Matt Dolan was the first player to score a penalty in a L2 match this season at Morecambe recently.
7. Of twenty one L2 goals for Port Vale at Vale Park this season thus far, three were og's.
8. In eighteen L2 matches played away, County have scored at least once in all of them bar the 1-0 loss at Tranmere.
9. Only two of County's latest eight L2 goals were scored by Strikers.
10. County have conceded just three goals in total during their latest six L2 matches.
11. The latest six meetings between County and Port Vale have produced only seven goals.

Yes indeed the County were relegated the following season after being promoted to the 2nd tier, but that of course was 7 years later.

County played in the first match at Vale Park in 1950

From wikipedia
The first match was a 1–0 victory over Newport County on 24 August 1950 in front of 30,196 rain-soaked spectators. Walter Aveyard took the honour of being the first to score at the ground. On the same day the stadium's name was revealed for the first time – Vale Park

I vaguely recall them either forgetting their kit or bringing the wrong one to Somerton Park in the early 80's and they played in our away kit.

Will Haynes be fit,those sort of injuries take time so I wouldn’t rush it,especially as Lewis was my MOM Saturday.Will Dennis recover from his knock,again,don’t risk him if there is a doubt,DLK is more than capable of slotting in.I would include Gambin on the bench instead of one of the strikers.

Very quiet on here. Had this match been played a few weeks back we'd possibly have been up to 15 pages of fury and despair by now.

Vale's new manager bounce has yet to manifest itself. Their attack makes ours look like PSG, they've got both injuries and a few lairy sick notes so inevitably we will lose a stinker 1-0

Got a quid on 3-1 to us 28/1

Percy plunkett wrote:Will Haynes be fit,those sort of injuries take time so I wouldn’t rush it,especially as Lewis was my MOM Saturday.Will Dennis recover from his knock,again,don’t risk him if there is a doubt,DLK is more than capable of slotting in.I would include Gambin on the bench instead of one of the strikers.

Are Will Haynes and Will Dennis new signings ?

PortandSud wrote:

Percy plunkett wrote:Will Haynes be fit,those sort of injuries take time so I wouldn’t rush it,especially as Lewis was my MOM Saturday.Will Dennis recover from his knock,again,don’t risk him if there is a doubt,DLK is more than capable of slotting in.I would include Gambin on the bench instead of one of the strikers.

Are Will Haynes and Will Dennis new signings ?

Yes,free agents from Vila Dino and Rogie Thirds.

Team

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Unchanged start. Gambin on bench in place of Maynard

Stupid question but it's on iFollow yeh? Just tried to order the game but not having much joy.

Countymax wrote:Stupid question but it's on iFollow yeh? Just tried to order the game but not having much joy.

yes its on

Countymax wrote:Stupid question but it's on iFollow yeh? Just tried to order the game but not having much joy.

I couldn't order Saturday game

MisterB wrote:

Countymax wrote:Stupid question but it's on iFollow yeh? Just tried to order the game but not having much joy.

yes its on

Percy plunkett wrote:Will Haynes be fit,those sort of injuries take time so I wouldn’t rush it,especially as Lewis was my MOM Saturday.Will Dennis recover from his knock,again,don’t risk him if there is a doubt,DLK is more than capable of slotting in.I would include Gambin on the bench instead of one of the strikers.

Good to see Gambin on the bench,I actually thought Greengrass did well Saturday so thought maybe Telford to drop out.