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Port Vale
League Two
Apr 5, 2013 at 7.45pm UK
 
Burton Albion

7-1

Birchall (25'), Pope (56'), Hughes (12', 22' pen., 51' pen.), Williamson (73', 90')
FT(HT: 3-0)

Port Vale put seven past Burton Albion

Lee Hughes scores a hat-trick as Port Vale close the gap on League Two leaders Gillingham with a 7-1 win at home to Burton Albion.

Port Vale have hammered Burton Albion 7-1 at Vale Park to move five points behind leaders Gillingham in the League Two table.

Lee Hughes headed the hosts into a 12th-minute lead before he doubled his side's advantage 10 minutes later from the penalty spot.

Chris Burchill then made it 3-0 moments later with a low drive from 25 yards.

Hughes completed his hat-trick with another penalty six minutes after the restart, while Tom Pope got in on the act on 56 minutes with a low strike.

Burton bagged themselves a consolation in the 77th minute as Martin Paterson fired into the top corner, but Ben Williamson made it 6-1 almost instantly.

Pope completed the rout in the final minute of normal time when he headed in at the near post.

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