Views from Joseph Lovett following Saturday’s 6-2 win against Port Vale in Sky Bet League Two: “How bad were Port Vale at defending set pieces?
Shame about Newport bagging a late winner, but the gap to 4th still hasn’t changed.
Isn’t it crazy how quickly fans get greedy? Prior to the game, I would have taken a nervy 1-0 win after being battered all game. 6-1 up I’m screaming for more goals and gutted when they get a last-minute penalty. Can only think the ref was feeling sorry to not award us a penalty but give them one.
A hugely impressive away performance from the lads, particularly when you consider the key changes to the team and formation change just before kick-off. Hopefully, the injuries aren’t too severe, though Freck looked like he was struggling.”
More views from the Match Thread:
Gaz_Imp: “Great performance. Pett bossed it again, the lad is a dream, superb to watch. We conceded two but actually thought centre-halves were very good. McCartan everywhere and didn’t get them a rest.
They had to be the worst side we’ve played this season. Never seen a team defend so badly from set pieces, even when we were in the national league, like statues! Our deliveries were superb mind, much better.
Not sure how they got a pen but we didn’t.
They must be sick of us at their place now, that’s 10 we’ve put past them this season!”
Luke Imp: “Brilliant result, forgetting the scoreline, when you consider the disruption to the side.
We lose Akinde and O’Connor, so change to 3-5-2. We then lose Shackell in the warm-up and have to go 4-4-2 and at HT we lose Frecklington as well.
The spine of the team basically ripped out, albeit Wharton’s a more than adequate replacement at the back.”
Thank you to Graham Burrell and Lincoln City Football Club for the photograph!
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— Vital Lincoln City (@VitalLincoln) October 15, 2018
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Vale Park
Sky Bet League Two
13/10/2018 4:00 pm
Attendance: 5137
Referee: Brett Huxtable
| Port Vale | Lincoln City | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conlon 51', Whitfield 90+4' (pen) | Anderson 3', McCartan 38', Legge 45+5' (og), Bostwick 48', Wharton 78', Wilson 84' | ||||||
| Brown | Vickers | ||||||
| Legge | Wharton | ||||||
| Hannant | Pett | ||||||
| Rawlinson | Frecklington | 46' | |||||
| Smith | Rhead | 81' | |||||
| Pugh | 46' | Andrade | |||||
| Kanu | Toffolo | ||||||
| Vassell | Bostwick | ||||||
| Conlon | McCartan | 76' | |||||
| Clark | 52' | Eardley | |||||
| Whitfield | Anderson | ||||||
Substitutes |
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| Hornby | Slocombe | ||||||
| Kay | 52' | Gordon | |||||
| Worrall | Green | 76' | |||||
| Miller | 46' | Chapman | 81' | ||||
| Dodds | Wilson | 46' | |||||
| Daniels | Mensah | ||||||
| Hardcastle | |||||||
Game Statistics |
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| 9 | Goal attempts | 11 |
| 4 | On Target | 7 |
| 2 | Corners | 13 |
| 6 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 45 | % | 55 |