Stoke fans behind the goal made up around half of the 7,940 attendance at Vale ParkPolice made 11 arrests and condemned the "despicable behaviour by a large number of fans" as Port Vale thrashed Stoke City Under-21s 4-0 in the Checkatrade Trophy. It had been the first Potteries derby since February 2002 and almost 4,000 Stoke fans swelled the attendance to 7,940, with more than 150 police officers deployed. Stoke City say the "actions of a minority of the crowd" were "deplorable" and anyone found guilty of disorder would be given a "lengthy" banning order. "Where this behaviour involved so-called supporters of Stoke City we will be working closely with Staffordshire Police and Port Vale to bring the culprits to justice," a Stoke spokesperson said. Tom Pope and Luke Hannant goals and Cristian Montano's double settled the match as Port Vale progressed to the last 16 of the competition.

Source: BBC December 05, 2018 07:09 UTC