A Jaheim Headley brace helped the Valiants make it eight consecutive home wins with yet another 4-2 victory.
Vale have made a habit of fast starts, scoring in the opening 10 minutes of the last four competitive games, and today was no different.
After a few half-chances in the opening five minutes, Max Watters found himself on the right and with space to cross along the floor to Jaheim Headley who arrived first to dispatch at the back post for the opener.
The quality of the Vale attackers was too much for the visitors in the first half. George Hall worked a chance spectacularly on the left byline after a clever nutmeg, squaring to Max Watters who was inches away from connecting.
Kyle Dempsey returned to the side today after a short spell on the sidelines and marked it with a goal. He received the ball from Onel Hernandez on the left, and cut inside to generate the angle to shoot, directing it into the bottom corner to double the lead.
Confidence was oozing out of Jon Brady’s side, who continued to create throughout the first half. A silky move ended at the feet of Jordan Gabriel on the edge, who cut onto his left and was denied by a superb save from Louie Moulden.
Dempsey was once again involved at the end of the half, firing a shot off his left towards the top left corner, met again by a great Moulden hand over the bar.
It was a satisfying first half for the Valiants, who were productive in the final third and were rewarded with a two-goal advantage for it.
The visitors came out needing a response, and were far more front-footed than the first half. Alex Henderson found himself on the edge of the box after a neat move, and whipped an effort past Marosi reduced the deficit.
An important time in the game followed, where the Valiants needed to establish a foothold to prevent the visitors gaining momentum.
It all panned out that way, as three minutes later, George Hall surged down the right with his teammates joining, and after a few passes Hall teed up Headley to score his brace and a comforting third after a calm finish into the corner.
Vale had recovered the control of the game they lost from that moment, blocking out the visitors from creating at the rate they had done at the start of the half.
Headley was unfortunate not to have a hat-trick after Hernandez squared the ball for him, his effort cleared off the line from an Accrington defender.
The visitors found another goal with five minutes left, Charlie Walton heading past Marosi from a corner.
A 4-2 scoreline is becoming the habit for Vale, and that scoreline arrived again as Headley picked up the ball on the left, squaring to substitute Rhys Walters who skewed his effort, but it went off Tom Moore and in for an own-goal to wrap up the three points.
This victory marks an eighth consecutive home win for Vale the first time since 1960/61, as they continue to climb up the League Two table.
Port Vale: Marko Marosi, Jaheim Headley, Jasper Moon, Connor Hall (Aaron McGowan 85’), Jordan Gabriel, George Byers ©, Kyle Dempsey, Onel Hernandez (Maleace Asamoah 85’), Cam Humphreys, George Hall (Rhys Walters 89’), Max Watters (Oli Lynch 78’).
Subs not used: Jackson Smith, Lewis Monstma, Charlie Bussell.
Accrington Stanley: Louie Moulden, Donald Love, Tom Moore, Farrend Rawson ©, Conor Grant (Ronan Darcy 70’), Alex Henderson, Stefan Mols, Devon Matthews, Charlie Brown (Shaun Whalley 70’), Tyler Walton, Charlie Warren (Charlie Caton 45’).
Subs not used: James Rogerson, Oliver Smith, Josh Smith, Seamus Conneely.