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Next Game: Port Vale vs. Peterborough United - Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in League One
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 22 | Exeter City | 19 | -2 | 20 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 20 | -8 | 20 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 19 | -10 | 15 |
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Preview:Luton Town vs Port Vale - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Luton Town and Port Vale, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Dec 12, 00:40
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Preview:Port Vale vs Bradford City - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Tuesday's League One clash between Port Vale and Bradford City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Dec 7, 20:42
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Preview:Port Vale vs Bristol Rovers - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Port Vale and Bristol Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Dec 4, 23:04
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Preview:Lincoln City vs Port Vale - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Lincoln City and Port Vale, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Nov 27, 10:14
Preview:Port Vale vs Plymouth Argyle - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Port Vale and Plymouth Argyle, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Nov 20, 23:30
Preview:Port Vale vs Wycombe Wanderers - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Port Vale and Wycombe Wanderers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Nov 13, 13:32
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Preview:Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Trophy clash between Port Vale and Fleetwood Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Nov 9, 21:02
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Preview:Bolton Wanderers vs Port Vale - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Bolton Wanderers and Port Vale, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Nov 6, 17:50
Preview:Port Vale vs Stockport County - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Monday's League One clash between Port Vale and Stockport County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Oct 25, 10:21
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Preview:Wigan Athletic vs Port Vale - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Wigan Athletic and Port Vale, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Oct 16, 17:46
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Preview:AFC Wimbledon vs Port Vale - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between AFC Wimbledon and Port Vale, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Oct 9, 09:45
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Preview:Accrington Stanley vs Port Vale - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Trophy clash between Accrington Stanley and Port Vale, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Oct 5, 21:20
Preview:Port Vale vs Northampton Town - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Port Vale and Northampton Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Oct 2, 20:00
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Preview:Barnsley vs Port Vale - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Barnsley and Port Vale, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Sep 25, 20:02
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Port Vale 0-2 Arsenal: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Eberechi Eze hits first Gunners goal in EFL Cup fixture
Eberechi Eze and Leandro Trossard score the goals as Arsenal record a 2-0 victory over Port Vale in the third round of the EFL Cup.Sep 24, 19:02
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Arsenal must go "all guns blazing" for EFL Cup trophy as Max Dowman prediction made for Port Vale clash
Arsenal should go "all guns blazing" for the EFL Cup trophy this season ahead of their third-round encounter with Port Vale, expert Charles Watts believes.Sep 24, 10:49
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Port Vale vs. Arsenal: Head-to-head record and past meetings
Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head records and previous meetings between Arsenal and Port Vale.Sep 22, 13:31
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Team News: Port Vale vs. Arsenal injury, suspension list, predicted XIs
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news ahead of Wednesday's EFL Cup third-round clash between Port Vale and Arsenal.Sep 22, 13:21
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Arsenal lineup vs. Port Vale: Predicted XI for EFL Cup clash as Mikel Arteta makes eight changes
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Arsenal could line up for Wednesday's EFL Cup third-round clash with Port Vale.Sep 22, 13:11
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Preview:Port Vale vs Arsenal - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Port Vale and Arsenal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Sep 22, 12:33
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