CITY fought back at Port Vale in front of the TV cameras to record a fourth 1-1 draw on the bounce yesterday.

T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER was at Vale Park and provides the match stats and his player ratings.

MAN OF THE MATCH

Matty Foulds adapted very well when switched to right back for the second half – and delivered a peach of a cross for Lee Angol’s equaliser.

MOMENT OF THE MATCH

What a big goal from Angol to announce his return with a trademark striker’s header to bury Foulds’ cross.

MOAN OF THE MATCH

The one minute from Charles Vernam’s miss at one end to Yann Songo’o’s failure to clear at the other as Port Vale went ahead.

TACTICS

Derek Adams reverted to the same starting line-up from the FA Cup draw with Exeter. But Liam Ridehalgh and Abo Eisa were back on the bench.

REFEREE: Lee Swaby (Plymouth)

BOOKINGS: Smith (Port Vale); Threlkeld, Adams (City)

ATTENDANCE: 7,010

SHOTS ON TARGET: Port Vale 5 City 5

SHOTS OFF TARGET: Port Vale 5 City 8

CORNERS: Port Vale 8 City 3

FOULS: Port Vale 11 City 12

PLAYER RATINGS

PORT VALE: Covolan 6, Cass 6, Smith 5, Jones 7, Worrall 6, Pett 7, Conlon 8, Gibbons, Garrity 7 (Taylor 62min, 6), Wilson 7 (Lloyd 64min, 6), Amoo 7 (Rodney 62min, 6). Subs (not used): Benning, Martin, Politic, Stone.

CITY: O’Donnell 7, O’Connor 7, Songo’o 6 (Cooke 62min, 6), Canavan 7, Threlkeld 4 (Ridehalgh 46min, 6), Watt 7, Sutton 6, Foulds 8, Gilliead 6, Vernam 7, Robinson 6 (Angol 62min, 7). Subs (not used): Eisa, Keleher, Evans, Hornby.