Match Report
Bromley (11th, 66 pts) visited Port Vale (2nd, 80 pts) with 14 points between them. Port Vale had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Port Vale 1.41 scored and 1 conceded per game, Bromley 1.39 and 1.28, with the league averaging 1.25.
Port Vale arrived on a run of three straight wins. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Port Vale, 5/15 for Bromley.
Vale Park in Stoke-on-Trent, capacity 19,052, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Port Vale led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 5-0.
Goal scorers
Port Vale: Ryan Croasdale (82'), George Byers (66'), Lorent Tolaj (68'), Jack Shorrock (5'), Lorent Tolaj (28')