Picture (Free Kick Leading to John McCombe goal, 1-0)
Port Vale 1 - 3 Luton Town
Bad defending and concentration just before half time drew the scores level and Luton had the impetus and momentum before romping to a 3-1 victory.
The game was marred by Vale fans demonstrations to get "Glover Out", and a defeat seemed inevitable after the first half hour once Luton's technical superiority shone through.
It was a deserved victory but symbolic of a sad state of affairs over both clubs: Vale - a club in shambles, lack of on-the-field competence who will only survive this season thanks to points deductions given to Bournemouth and Luton (a whopping 30 points for Luton). Luton deserve to stay up but this requires a miracle having just +5 points and seemingly resigned to non-league football. For Vale, this reality seems all too inevitable if Glover survives the season and through Christmas, come May 2010 Vale could be staring into the abyss.
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In other results, Liverpool have seemingly lost the title race with a shocking 2-0 defeat to Middlesborough, and in local football, Crewe romper to a 4th succesive win with a 4-0 win away to Brighton.
Tomorrow, Stoke face Aston Villa, who they beat early on in the season at the Britannia. In the reverse fixture it promises to be close but with Villa's form they should scrape through. Manchester United face Tottenham Hotspur in the Carling Cup final. A win for United and a quintuple on the cards? One wonders....
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