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Freelance Sports Journalist and current Media Assistant at Port Vale Football Club. Previously had work published by the Express and Star, Macclesfield Town Football Club, Burton Mail, VAVEL and many more.
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Attacking midfielder, Ben Whitfield, has been nominated for October's Sky Bet League Two Goal of the Month award. His excellent strike against Cheltenham Town has earned him a nomination as the winger thrives under Neil Aspin. Currently out injured, the Bournemouth loanee has heavily impressed on his first couple of months for The Valiants - allowing him to become a fans' favourite.
Neil Aspin admits that he was relieved to grab all three points from the 2-1 win against Chesterfield yesterday. Ben Whitfield scored the winning goal in a crunch game between the two League Two candidates after Danny Pugh opened up the scoring in the first half.
Ryan Boot hopes that he can keep hold of Port Vale's goalkeeping jersey for the rest of the season. After being brought through the youth system at Vale Park, Boot has started a run of games and has done well during those opportunities.
Port Vale will head into Saturday's League Two clash with Accrington Stanley as the slight underdogs, according to Sky Bet. Odds for a Valiant victory are currently being offered at 2/1 where a win for the hosts would see a current price of 11/8.
Port Vale will hope to make it four games unbeaten in League Two on Saturday as Crawley Town travel to Vale Park. Competition: Sky Bet League Two Fixture: Port Vale vs Crawley Town Date: Saturday 7 th April 2018 Kick-off: 3pm Venue: Vale Park Preview After a busy Easter period, Vale turn their attention to Crawley Town on Saturday with Neil Aspin's men looking to extend the gap between the bottom two.
Joe Davis says that Port Vale are aware of the threat Luton Town carry, but is hopeful that his side can salvage a result against the League Two leaders. Only Manchester City have scored more goals than The Hatters this season who are unbeaten since October as they make the long journey to Burslem on Saturday.
After the devastating news coming from the training ground incident on Tuesday, Neil Aspin has given an update on how Adam Yates is doing and the extent of his injuries. The defender has fractured his nose, cheekbones and eye sockets as well as a broken jaw and wrist following an accidental collision in the reserve game against Morecambe.
Port Vale secured their spot in the next round of the Checkatrade Trophy following a thrilling win over neighbours, Crewe Alexandra. The win allowed Vale to win the group without losing a game as they were victorious over their League Two rivals.
Port Vale Football Club can confirm that midfielder Harry Middleton has joined Halifax Town on loan for an initial one month loan deal. The 22-year old will join up with The Shayman for a month today and could be named in their match day squad for the visit of Woking in the National League.
Danny Pugh says he is relishing an opportunity to return to the first-team after his completing his three-match suspension. The midfielder could make his return on Saturday when Port Vale travel to Mansfield Town in an important fixture for both teams. After filling in at left-back several times this campaign, the 35-year old says he is happy to just be involved with the squad regardless of the position.
Defender, Nathan Smith, has said that his side hope to get back to winning ways on Friday night as Port Vale host Oxford United in the FA Cup. The U's will make the long journey North for the first-round of the most prestigious competition in English football.
As Vale travel to Lancashire on Saturday to face Accrington Stanley, we take a look back at what happened in this fixture earlier in the season at Vale Park. The last time these two sides met came earlier on in the season at Vale Park where Accrington were victorious 2-1.
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The last time Burton Albion and Fulham met was in mid-September where the Brewers defeated their visitors 2-1 at the Pirelli Stadium - their last win to date at home. Albion fans won't have too fond memories of their outings at the Pirelli since, though with the Brewers suffering nine defeats in the ten home games following the win over Fulham.
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Two of the most in-form Championship sides meet this weekend as promotion-chasing Fulham host high-flying Aston Villa in what could be a very interesting contest at Craven Cottage. Villa will hope to extend their win streak to eight games in the Championship, after defeating Second-City rivals Birmingham City last weekend.
Leciester City travel to league leaders Manchester City on Saturday in what promises to be an interesting clash in the Premier League. The Foxes will look to replicate their impressive 4-2 win from 2016 at the Etihad Stadium in tomorrow's late 5:15 kick off.
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Port Vale Football Club have appointed Gareth McClelland as the club's new chief scout. McClelland has worked with current manager, Neil Aspin, before on several occasions, most recently at Gateshead before Vale legend Aspin returned to Burslem.
City rivals Stoke City and Port Vale are set to play at home on the same day since 1984. Vale's FA Cup clash with Yeovil Town will kick off at the same time as City's clash with Swansea City on December 3.
Port Vale boss Neil Aspin has insisted that he does not have any interest in his opposition for Saturday and is only focused on how his own team prepare. The Valiants will host Swindon Town at the weekend, one of the best attacking teams in the league, who are only behind Accrington Stanley in terms of away performances.
Stoke Potters' first home meeting of the season against Coventry Bees has been postponed due to a waterlogged track. Following rain from this morning and more expected overnight, the decision was made to call the matchup off against The Bees with little hope of the track recovering.
A winless run of eight games was extended to the hands of Hull City who defeated Burton Albion 5-0 at the Pirelli Stadium. A brace from Kamil Grosicki and goals from Harry Wilson, David Meyler and Will Keane secured all three points for The Tigers as relegation looms upon The Brewers.
Port Vale midfielder Luke Hannant has highlighted Lincoln City's physical threat as the main issue for Saturday's League Two tie at Vale Park. Having experienced non-league beforehand, the 24-year old is aware of the danger The Imps carry after they defeated League One's Shrewsbury Town in the Checkatrade Trophy final on Sunday.
Paul Lambert has credited former Stoke City winger, Marko Arnautovic, ahead of their tie with West Ham United on Monday. The Austrian signed for The Hammers in the Summer of 2017 for a deal worth up to £25m after submitting a formal transfer request to Mark Hughes.
New Port Vale boss Neil Aspin has admitted that he never actually applied for the vacant manager's position at Vale Park, following the departure of Michael Brown three weeks ago. Aspin, was appointed as the new manager of the Valiants" at a press conference.
Port Vale Football Club have announced former player Neil Aspin as the club's new first-team manager. He replaces Michael Brown who left the club two weeks ago. The Valiants called an emergency press conference this morning where the former Gateshead boss was named as the club's new boss.