Paul Harsley and Luke Rodgers settled this derby battle as Port Vale enjoyed sticking a spanner in Crewe's survival hopes with a 2-0 away win.After the break, Crewe's Tom Pope struck a 25-yard volley but goalkeeper Joe Anyon got a hand to it to turn it to safety,

The Valiants took the lead in the 56th minute when Chris Herd picked out Marc Richards in the box and Danny O'Donnell tripped the striker with a clumsy challenge.

Harsley drilled an unstoppable penalty low and to the right of Ben Williams.

Pope saw another chance go begging when his glancing header went inches wide of the far post.

And Rodgers compounded the misery when he bundled home from eight yards in the 81st minute.

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