Port Vale and Burton Albion were made to share the points after a goalless draw at the Pirelli Stadium last night (Nov 2).
Vale headed into the game as favourites after completing a derby 2-1 win over Crewe Alexandra last weekend, but they couldn’t break down the stubborn Burton defence.
Burton Albion
Vale were without midfielder Anthony Griffith, who was suspended after seeing red in their match with Crewe.
And Micky Adams surprisingly handed a debut to Bradford loanee Jake Speight ahead of club captain Tommy Fraser.
Speight came close on four minutes but failed to meet Gary Robert’s ball across the box.
Burton found their feet after quarter-of-an-hour as Shaun Harrad causes the Vale defence problems.
Harrad glanced a Russell Penn cross wide before blasting a 20-yard shot over just before the half-hour mark.
Port Vale
The second-half was much of the same as both sides struggled to get a foothold in the game.
Burton had pot shots through Aaron Webster and Adam Bolder but both sailed over the crossbar.
Vale could have snatched three points at the end, but Doug Loft fired wide summing up a frustrating evening for both sides.
Burton Albion: Legzdins, Webster, Stanton, Moore (Corbett 73), Austin, Malone, McGrath, Penn, Bolder, Harrad, Collins (Pearson 60)
Subs not used: Poole, Gilroy, Phillips, Maghoma, Young
Port Vale: Tomlinson, Yates, McCombe, Owen, Collins, Loft, Roberts (Fraser 84), Dodds (Taylor), Justin Richards, Marc Richards, Speight (Rigg 57)
Subs not used: C Martin, Sutton, Davis, Morsy
Att. 4,027
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