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Port Vale 3-1 Darlington

Port Vale ended a run of three successive home defeats with a win against Darlington which takes some of the heat off manager Dean Glover.

Vale's Ian Miller had a header cleared off the line before Danny Carlton's cross-shot put Darlington ahead.

Vale equalised when Louis Dodds scored with a deflected shot and they took the lead when Rob Taylor finished smartly.

Vale's top scorer Marc Richards sealed the victory when he hooked in a near-post shot 18 minutes from time.


Port Vale: Anyon, Griffith, McCombe, Prosser, Edwards, Dodds, Howland, Marshall, Taylor (Richman 74), Richards (Thompson 82), Gall.
Subs Not Used: Martin, Stockley, Ahmed.

Booked: Griffith.

Goals: Dodds 45, Taylor 51, Richards 78.

Darlington: Oakes, Miller, White, Foster, Valentine, Poole (Gray 57), Kennedy, Ravenhill, Purdie (Griffin 79), Hatch (Fortune 88), Carlton.
Subs Not Used: Kazimierczak, Riley.

Booked: Hatch.

Goals: Carlton 26.

Att: 4,860

Ref: Lee Probert (Wiltshire).




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