Port Vale 1-1 Scunthorpe United

AJ Leitch-Smith scored his sixth goal in seven games as Port Vale were held to a draw by Scunthorpe United.

Jack King put Scunthorpe in front, getting a boot to Luke Williams' corner to flick home past keeper Jak Alnwick.

Leitch-Smith levelled in first-half stoppage-time, doing well to control a Chris Birchall pass to fire low past goalkeeper Luke Daniels.

Vale's Michael O'Connor struck the post with a free-kick after the break and Daniels denied Ryan McGivern late on.

Scunthorpe manager Mark Robins told BBC Radio Humberside:

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Robins on Port Vale v Scunthorpe

"It was a hard-fought draw in terrible, terrible conditions. As far as the game is concerned it sort of ebbed and flowed, there was end-to-end at times, mistakes a plenty and the pitch made it difficult.

"I attended the pitch inspection this morning and it was touch-and-go at that stage but thankfully we got it played and we earned a point. We come away, move on from this game without any injuries and concentrate on the game on Tuesday (FA Cup second-round replay against Leyton Orient).

"It was fairly exciting I suppose in terms of goalmouth action and too many of them were in our goalmouth."

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Line-ups

Port Vale

• 21Alnwick
• 2Purkiss
• 6DuffyBooked at 53mins
• 5McGivern
• 16Yates
• 7BirchallSubstituted forFoleyat 74'minutes
• 42GrantBooked at 55mins
• 8O'Connor
• 18KellyBooked at 59mins
• 10DoddsSubstituted forIkpeazuat 64'minutes
• 20Leitch-SmithSubstituted forHooperat 85'minutes

Substitutes

• 1Neal
• 4Streete
• 9Ikpeazu
• 11Foley
• 14Daniel
• 15Hooper
• 38Deen Conteh

Scunthorpe

• 1Daniels
• 2Wiseman
• 20GoodeBooked at 72mins
• 6Canavan
• 3Laird
• 18King
• 12Bishop
• 19Rowe
• 7WilliamsSubstituted forNessat 82'minutes
• 9MaddenBooked at 42mins
• 10van VeenBooked at 49minsSubstituted forWoottonat 65'minutes

Substitutes

• 11Henderson
• 13Anyon
• 16Adelakun
• 25Boyce
• 26Ness
• 29Wootton
• 33Clarke

Referee:

Lee Collins

Attendance:

3,983

Match Stats

Home TeamPort ValeAway TeamScunthorpe

Possession

Home56%

Away44%

Shots

Home5

Away6

Shots on Target

Home2

Away3

Corners

Home7

Away2

Fouls

Home9

Away12

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Port Vale 1, Scunthorpe United 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Port Vale 1, Scunthorpe United 1.

Posted at 90'+4'

(Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+4'

Foul by Niall Canavan (Scunthorpe United).

Posted at 90'+3'

Hand ball by Uche Ikpeazu (Port Vale).

Posted at 90'+2'

Attempt saved. Paddy Madden (Scunthorpe United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Posted at 90'+1'

Attempt saved. Ryan McGivern (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 90'+1'

Anthony Grant (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Jack King (Scunthorpe United).

Posted at 90'

Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Luke Daniels.

Posted at 89'

Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Charlie Goode.

Posted at 87'

Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Scott Wiseman.

Posted at 87'

Anthony Grant (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Kyle Wootton (Scunthorpe United).

Substitution

Posted at 85'

Substitution, Port Vale. JJ Hooper replaces A-Jay Leitch-Smith.

Posted at 85'

Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Scott Wiseman.

Substitution

Posted at 82'

Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Jamie Ness replaces Luke Williams.

Posted at 82'

Foul by Adam Yates (Port Vale).

Posted at 82'

Luke Williams (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 81'

Richard Duffy (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Kyle Wootton (Scunthorpe United).

Posted at 79'

Foul by Sam Foley (Port Vale).

Posted at 79'

Jack King (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 75'

Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Richard Duffy.

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Port Vale. Sam Foley replaces Chris Birchall.

Booking

Posted at 72'

Charlie Goode (Scunthorpe United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 72'

Uche Ikpeazu (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Charlie Goode (Scunthorpe United).

Posted at 67'

Michael O'Connor (Port Vale) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.

Posted at 66'

Anthony Grant (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 66'

Foul by Jack King (Scunthorpe United).

Substitution

Posted at 65'

Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Kyle Wootton replaces Kevin van Veen.

Substitution

Posted at 64'

Substitution, Port Vale. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Louis Dodds.

Posted at 64'

Attempt missed. Jack King (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

Posted at 63'

Michael O'Connor (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United).

Booking

Posted at 59'

Sam Kelly (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 59'

Foul by Sam Kelly (Port Vale).

Posted at 59'

Tommy Rowe (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Booking

Posted at 55'

Anthony Grant (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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