Port Vale 1-0 Grimsby Town: result and goals
Port Vale beat Grimsby Town 1-0 on Saturday, 10 October 2026 in the League Two.
Goals: Kyle Dempsey 45'.
Port Vale sit 23rd on 12 points.
Grimsby Town sit 11th on 17 points.
Port Vale have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Grimsby Town have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Port Vale won 1, Grimsby Town won 3, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL League Two
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 10 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent
- 👥
- 7412
Match events
PTVGRI42'George Hall
45'⚽Kyle Dempsey ast. Jaheim Headley 1-0
45+1'Finlay Cartwright
70'⇄▲ Iwan Morgan ▼ Justin Amaluzor
70'⇄▲ Jamie Walker ▼ Finlay Cartwright
71'⇄▲ Oliver Lynch ▼ Max Watters
71'⇄▲ Rhys Walters ▼ George Hall
79'⇄▲ Ben Waine ▼ Onel Hernández
84'⇄▲ George Byers ▼ Kyle Dempsey
Live commentary
- 84'George Byers (Port Vale) Substitution at 84'
- 79'Ben Waine (Port Vale) Substitution at 79'
- 71'Oliver Lynch (Port Vale) Substitution at 71'
- 71'Rhys Walters (Port Vale) Substitution at 71'
- 70'Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 70'
- 70'Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 70'
- 45'+1'Finley Cartwright (Grimsby Town) Yellow Card at 45'+1'
- 45'Kyle Dempsey (Port Vale) Goal at 45'
- 42'George Hall (Port Vale) Yellow Card at 42'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
PTVGRI
General
48%Possession52%
7Big chances0
7Big chances missed0
8Corners4
Shots
15Total shots10
7Shots off target4
7Shots on target2
1Blocked shots4
1Hit woodwork1
10Shots inside box5
5Shots outside box5
Expected goals (xG)
3.18xG0.45
2.31xG open play0.31
0.86xG set play0.14
3.18Non-penalty xG0.45
2.03xG on target (xGOT)0.21
Passes
338Passes364
251 (74%)Accurate passes268 (74%)
123Own half134
128Opposition half134
21 (37%)Accurate long balls25 (37%)
5 (22%)Accurate crosses2 (12%)
19Throw-ins28
24Touches in opposition box22
1Offsides2
Defence
8Tackles26
12Interceptions8
3Shot blocks2
40Clearances42
2Keeper saves5
Duels
54Duels won59
24 (40%)Ground duels won36 (60%)
30 (57%)Aerial duels won23 (43%)
5 (33%)Successful dribbles4 (80%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
7Fouls committed12
General
57%Possession43%
5Big chances0
5Big chances missed0
4Corners1
Shots
10Total shots3
4Shots off target1
6Shots on target0
0Blocked shots2
1Hit woodwork0
7Shots inside box1
3Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
2.66xG0.13
2.19xG open play0.13
0.46xG set play0.00
2.66Non-penalty xG0.13
1.86xG on target (xGOT)0.00
Passes
179Passes146
138 (77%)Accurate passes103 (71%)
66Own half54
72Opposition half49
13 (46%)Accurate long balls7 (26%)
2 (11%)Accurate crosses0 (0%)
11Throw-ins12
17Touches in opposition box3
0Offsides2
Defence
4Tackles14
6Interceptions7
2Shot blocks1
8Clearances27
0Keeper saves4
Duels
32Duels won27
16 (47%)Ground duels won18 (53%)
16 (64%)Aerial duels won9 (36%)
4 (40%)Successful dribbles1 (50%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
4Fouls committed9
General
41%Possession59%
2Big chances0
2Big chances missed0
4Corners3
Shots
5Total shots7
3Shots off target3
1Shots on target2
1Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork1
3Shots inside box4
2Shots outside box3
Expected goals (xG)
0.52xG0.32
0.12xG open play0.17
0.40xG set play0.14
0.52Non-penalty xG0.32
0.18xG on target (xGOT)0.21
Passes
159Passes218
113 (71%)Accurate passes165 (76%)
57Own half80
56Opposition half85
8 (28%)Accurate long balls18 (45%)
3 (60%)Accurate crosses2 (13%)
8Throw-ins16
7Touches in opposition box19
1Offsides0
Defence
4Tackles12
6Interceptions1
1Shot blocks1
32Clearances15
2Keeper saves1
Duels
22Duels won32
8 (31%)Ground duels won18 (69%)
14 (50%)Aerial duels won14 (50%)
1 (20%)Successful dribbles3 (100%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
3Fouls committed3
Port ValeGrimsby Town
Expected goals (xG)
3.18–0.45
xG on target (xGOT)
2.03–0.21
Shots
15–10
Big chances
7–0
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Grimsby (10)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedPort Vale (15) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Kyle Dempsey
Port Vale
Ratings
Port Vale7.1
- 8.410Kyle Dempsey⚽
- 7.83Jaheim HeadleyA
- 7.811Onel Hernández
- 7.720Marko Maroši
- 7.425Cameron Humphreys
- 7.45Connor Hall
- 7.34Jasper Moon
- 7.26Jordan Gabriel
- 7.18Ben Garrity
- 6.836Max Watters
- 6.338Rhys Walters▲71'
- 6.219Ben Waine▲79'
- 6.033George Hall
- 5.714Oliver Lynch▲71'
Grimsby Town6.7
- 7.731Christy Pym
- 7.42Maldini Kacurri
- 7.317Cameron McJannet
- 7.23Jayden Sweeney
- 6.915Géza Dávid Turi
- 6.928Finlay Cartwright
- 6.75Harvey Rodgers
- 6.430Charles Vernam
- 6.37Jamie Walker▲70'
- 6.24Kieran Green
- 6.239Andy Cook
- 6.114Justin Amaluzor
- 6.19Iwan Morgan▲70'
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Port Vale · Substitutes
- 38Rhys Walters▲71'6.3
- 14Oliver Lynch▲71'5.7
- 19Ben Waine▲79'6.2
- 7George Byers▲84'
- 1Jackson Smith
- 2Kyle John
- 27Maleace Asamoah
Manager: Jon Brady
Grimsby · Substitutes
- 7Jamie Walker▲70'6.3
- 9Iwan Morgan▲70'6.1
- 1Harvey Cartwright
- 26Edon Pruti
- 8Cian Doyle
- 11Ryley Reynolds
- 10Sonny Finch
Manager: David Artell
Last 5 matches
Port Vale
L@ Salford City1-05 Sept 2026
WExeter City1-012 Sept 2026
L@ Walsall2-019 Sept 2026
L@ Chesterfield1-122 Sept 2026
WMansfield Town2-06 Oct 2026
Grimsby Town
WCrawley Town2-019 Sept 2026
L@ Notts County2-122 Sept 2026
L@ Newport County2-126 Sept 2026
LShrewsbury Town2-13 Oct 2026
LBurton Albion0-06 Oct 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Port Vale
1
Draws
3
Grimsby
Last meetings
21 Apr 2025Port Vale2 – 2Grimsby Town
29 Dec 2024Grimsby Town3 – 0Port Vale
1 May 2021Grimsby Town1 – 0Port Vale
9 Jan 2021Port Vale3 – 0Grimsby Town
24 Aug 2019Grimsby Town5 – 2Port Vale
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 25 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Barnet | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +8 | 22 | WWWLD |
| 3 |  Cheltenham | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | LLLWW |
| 4 |  Crewe | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 5 |  York City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | WDDDW |
| 6 |  Walsall | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | +9 | 19 | DDDDW |
| 7 |  Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 19 | WDLDW |
| 8 |  Exeter | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 19 | WWDWW |
| 9 |  Accrington | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 18 | WDWDW |
| 10 |  Shrewsbury | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 18 | WLWWD |
| 11 |  Grimsby | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17 | WLLLL |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | DWLDL |
| 13 |  Tranmere | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | LDLWD |
| 14 |  Swindon | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 | LLDWD |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 16 | LLLLD |
| 16 |  Newport | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | DWDDL |
| 17 |  Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 15 | WDLDL |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 | LDWLL |
| 19 |  Northampton | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | LDWLW |
| 20 |  Oldham | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 | LDWLD |
| 21 |  Colchester | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 | DLDDL |
| 22 |  Rotherham | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 | LLLDD |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 | LWLLW |
| 24 |  Crawley | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 | DDLLD |
League Two: upcoming fixtures
FAQ
What was the score in Port Vale v Grimsby Town?
Port Vale beat Grimsby Town 1-0 on Saturday 10 October (League Two).
Who scored in Port Vale v Grimsby Town?
Goals: Kyle Dempsey 45'.
When do Port Vale play next?
Port Vale play Manchester City U21 on Tuesday 27 October at 19:00 (UK time).
When do Grimsby Town play next?
Grimsby Town play York City on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
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