Stockport moved to the highest of the Sky Guess League One desk after a fourth consecutive win with their comfy 3-0 victory away at Port Vale.
Nathan Lowe, Kyle Wootton and Jack Diamond all discovered the web within the area of 16 first-half minutes to make sure County climbed from fourth place to sit down two factors clear on the summit.
Defeat for Vale, in the meantime, sees them stay within the relegation zone and two factors away from security.
The guests opened the scoring within the thirteenth minute, with Stoke mortgage striker Lowe nodding residence from Tyler Onyango’s cross for his second purpose in as many video games.
Wootton’s exact end from the sting of the field doubled the Hatters’ benefit 10 minutes later and took his league purpose tally for the season to 6.
And issues acquired even higher for Dave Challinor’s facet shortly earlier than the half-hour mark as Diamond muscled Jesse Debrah off the ball within the penalty space earlier than calmly slotting previous Joe Gauci.
Ruari Paton’s long-range free-kick clipped the crossbar simply earlier than half-time in a uncommon assault for the hosts.
Stockport almost added a fourth purpose when Lowe, who was fortunate to solely obtain a yellow card for an elbow on Marvin Johnson late within the opening interval, struck a submit within the second interval.
Challinor: Stockport not getting carried away
Stockport supervisor Dave Challinor refused to get carried away after watching his facet transfer to the highest of the League one desk.
“We might be off top of the league by tomorrow [Tuesday, after Bradford’s game against Lincoln], so we’ll enjoy it for what it is at the moment,” Challinor mentioned.
“But we’re 14 games in, we’re on 28 points – two points per game, which is a [good] number over the course of 46 games. If we do that we’ll be happy.
“However we’re a fraction of the way in which by the season so there’s nonetheless an extended technique to go.
“It was great for the supporters to be able to back us throughout the game.
“We have been talking and saying somebody will finally be on the top of greater than a 1-0 [win] and fortunately it was tonight.
“And we’ll try and back that up next Saturday at Tranmere in the FA Cup.”
Moore: Port Vale not displaying a real reflection of themselves
Port Vale boss Darren Moore:
“The boys are not showing a real true reflection in terms of where we’re at.
“If we rating that purpose within the first jiffy, it is a totally different recreation all collectively. It is a wonderful likelihood.
“It’s almost like two identical chances – one for us that we didn’t capitalise on and one for them that they did.
“And that was the distinction by way of the standard of ending after they [the chances] introduced themselves.
“And those are the bits and pieces that we have to be more clinical in.
“We have to demand extra from ourselves by way of once we get into these positions.
“And we’re getting into those positions, but converting the chances seems to be falling by the wayside.”
