Salford City 1-0 Port Vale result, stats and report

Salford City controlled 72 percent of the ball and produced 21 shots at home but could only draw 1-1 with Shrewsbury Town in the Carabao Cup, with a second-half substitute equaliser arriving too late to secure the win their territorial dominance deserved.

Wolves settled the tie before half-time with three well-constructed goals, exposing a Port Vale defensive structure that could not cope with sustained home pressure. The scoreline told the story accurately.

Notts County produced a commanding performance at Meadow Lane, brushing aside Salford City 3-0 in League Two to strengthen their play-off push and avenge an earlier defeat to the Ammies this season.

A 2-2 draw at Salford City on the final day of the League Two season saw both sides share the spoils, with the result doing little to shift the broader picture in a division that had already settled its most significant questions.

Salford City took all three points at Blundell Park, winning 2-1 in a League Two fixture that summed up Grimsby's frustrating campaign. The visitors showed the desire and basics that the home side simply could not match.

Marcus Vale breaks down the form, the numbers, and where the value actually lies.