Jaheim Headley double helps Port Vale overcome Accrington
Kyle Dempsey and a Tom Moore own goal also aided Vale’s cause.
Jaheim Headley’s brace helped Port Vale to a 4-2 home win over Accrington in League Two.
Vale deservedly led on eight minutes, Headley scoring from close range after excellent work by Max Watters.
Kyle Dempsey doubled Vale’s lead after 27 minutes, firing in after skipping past two challenges, though goalkeeper Louie Moulden may feel he should have saved it.
Moulden did redeem himself with two fine saves, getting to a fierce Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel effort and, at the end of the half, tipping over a Dempsey shot.
For the visitors, Devon Matthews had gone close in the early stages with an inswinging cross that Marko Marosi tipped on to a post, but they were stifled throughout the rest of the half.
Accrington did halve the deficit on 58 minutes, though, Alex Henderson finding the bottom corner with a neat finish.
But the two-goal cushion was restored moments later when Headley scored his second from the edge of the box.
Tyler Walton headed in to make it 3-2 with five minutes remaining but Tom Moore’s own goal for Vale’s fourth settled any lingering nerves.