Port Vale 1–1 Tranmere

EFL League Two 2026/27 Matchweek 2 · 22 Aug 2026

Port Vale vs Tranmere in the EFL League Two 2026/27.

At Vale Park, Stoke-On-Trent.

Referee: D. Brown.

Port Vale and Tranmere drew 1–1. G. Byers opened the scoring for Port Vale after 18 minutes. T. Ince made it 1–1 after 72 minutes.

Goalscorers

Port Vale: G. Byers 18' (pen)
Tranmere: T. Ince 72'

Port Vale starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

1 J. Smith (G)
6 J. Lawrence-Gabriel (D)
25 C. Humphreys (D)
22 L. Montsma (D)
15 L. Gordon (D)
10 K. Dempsey (M)
7 G. Byers (M)
11 O. Hernandez (M)
14 O. Lynch (M)
33 G. Hall (M)
9 M. Faal (F)

Tranmere starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

12 H. Male (G)
2 J. Senior (D)
16 B. Faulkner (D)
5 N. Smith (D)
23 P. Brough (D)
6 W. Vaulks (M)
11 T. Conlon (M)
15 J. Davies (M)
10 T. Ince (M)
17 Z. Okoro (M)
9 J. Ironside (F)

Match events

5′ Port Vale: Yellow Card, Kyle Dempsey
18′ Port Vale: Penalty, G. Byers
27′ Port Vale: Substitution, R. Walters, G. Byers
53′ Tranmere: Substitution, J. Turnbull, H. Male
59′ Tranmere: Substitution, J. Slater, P. Brough
59′ Tranmere: Substitution, S. Finley, T. Conlon
68′ Tranmere: Yellow Card, Nathan James Smith
72′ Tranmere: Normal Goal, T. Ince, Z. Okoro
75′ Port Vale: Substitution, T. Simpson, O. Lynch
79′ Tranmere: Yellow Card, Joe Ironside
83′ Port Vale: Substitution, C. Hall, L. Montsma
83′ Port Vale: Substitution, B. Garrity, M. Faal
84′ Port Vale: Substitution, B. Waine, G. Hall
84′ Tranmere: Substitution, C. Veevers, Z. Okoro
86′ Port Vale: Yellow Card, Ben Garrity
90+10′ Tranmere: Yellow Card, Sam Finley

Match statistics

Statistic	Port Vale	Tranmere
Total Shots	9	6
Shots on Goal	4	4
Ball Possession	52%	48%
Expected goals	2.00	0.86
Corner Kicks	4	3
Fouls	19	17
Passes accurate	232	201
Goalkeeper Saves	3	3

The table as it stood on 22 Aug 2026

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Barnet	2	+4	6
2	Crewe	2	+2	6
3	Walsall	2	+3	4
4	Tranmere	2	+2	4
5	Colchester	2	+1	4
6	York	2	+1	4
7	Swindon Town	2	+1	4
8	Fleetwood Town	2	+1	4
9	Grimsby	2	+1	4
10	Bristol Rovers	2	+1	3
11	Newport County	2	+1	3
12	Oldham	2	+1	3
13	Exeter City	2	+1	3
14	Cheltenham	2	0	3
15	Crawley Town	2	0	3
16	Chesterfield	2	0	3
17	Rotherham	2	-1	1
18	Northampton	2	-1	1
19	Accrington ST	2	-2	1
20	Port Vale	2	-2	1
21	Gillingham	2	-3	1
22	Salford City	2	-3	0
23	Rochdale	2	-4	0
24	Shrewsbury	2	-4	0

Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.

Port Vale before this match

at Oldham 0–2 (Oldham) · Matchweek 1, 15 Aug 2026

Tranmere before this match

vs Shrewsbury 2–0 (Shrewsbury) · Matchweek 1, 15 Aug 2026