English:
Peterborough United Secures Victory in Tense Match Against Port Vale at Vale Park
Stoke on Trent, England – In a hard-fought encounter at Vale Park, Peterborough United clinched a narrow victory against Port Vale on matchday 21 of League One. The game, played on December 20, 2025, was marked by Peterborough’s dominance in possession (64%) compared to Port Vale’s 36%.
While both teams had 12 shots, Peterborough demonstrated greater accuracy, with 6 shots on target compared to Port Vale’s 2. The tension on the pitch was evident with the number of yellow cards shown: three for Port Vale (J. Headley, B. Heneghan, and D. Cole) and two for Peterborough (J. Morgan and H. Leonard).
The only goal of the match came in the 83rd minute, scored by H. Leonard, assisted by K. Lisbie, tipping the scales in favor of Peterborough. Despite Port Vale’s efforts, which generated 8 corners compared to their opponent’s 5, they failed to convert their opportunities. The match concluded with Peterborough United’s victory, leaving Port Vale with a home defeat.
Substitutions port vale: at minute 19 C. Hall came in and J. Debrah went out., at minute 60 B. Waine came in and R. Curtis went out., at minute 79 M. Clark came in and M. Faal went out.
Substitutions peterborough: at minute 41 J. Mendy came in and C. Johnston went out., at minute 61 J. Morgan came in and C. Hayes went out., at minute 71 T. Lees came in and T. O’Connor went out., at minute 72 M. Garbett came in and G. Lindgren went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Port Vale
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