League Two (Week 8) : Port Vale and Forest Green tied at 1-1
ENGLAND, Sep. 16, 2017 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 8: The match between Port Vale and Forest Green Rovers ended in a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Port Vale players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Turner Dan in the 21st minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Forest Green Rovers with a saving goal from Bugiel Omar in the 68th minute.
Forest Green Rovers FC climbed to 22nd place with 5 points from 8 games, 2 points behind Cheltenham Town FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of September 16, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exeter City | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | Notts County | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Newport County | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Stevenage | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 12 |
| 14 | Barnet | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Yeovil Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 8 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 5 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 5 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2017-2018
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Overview
Port Vale FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Crawley Town 1-3 Port Vale (5 Aug.)
- Previous game:Luton Town 2-0 Port Vale (12 Sep.)
- Next game:Yeovil Town - Port Vale (23 Sep.)
Forest Green Rovers FC
- Position: 22 +1
- Best performance of the season:Forest Green Rovers 4-3 Yeovil Town (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:Forest Green Rovers 0-1 Lincoln City (12 Sep.)
- Next game:Forest Green Rovers - Swindon Town (22 Sep.)
Port Vale
1:1
Forest Green Rovers
1:1 (1:0)
- 16 September 2017
- 15:00
- Burslem
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exeter City | 22 |
| 2 | Notts County | 19 |
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 16 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 14 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 13 |
Week 8 Results
| Saturday 16 September 2017 | ||||
| Lincoln City | 0-1 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Swindon Town | 3-2 | Stevenage | ||
| Carlisle United | 1-1 | Barnet | ||
| Chesterfield | 1-2 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Grimsby Town | 2-1 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Port Vale | 1-1 | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| Cambridge United | 2-1 | Coventry City | ||
| Exeter City | 3-0 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Morecambe | 2-1 | Newport County | ||
| Crawley Town | 0-1 | Notts County | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1-2 | Luton Town | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 3-1 | Colchester United | ||