Port Vale 1 Morecambe 0

DARRELL CLARKE was critical of Port Vale’s performance despite victory against high-flying Morecambe.

Referee Anthony Coggins called the players off after 28 minutes and a 45-minute stoppage followed as ground staff cleared heavy snow from a covered pitch.

Nathan Smith headed home Tom Conlon’s freekick six minutes after the restart to secure the Valiants’ sixth successive win. Clarke said: “We have to get better with the ball there for me.”