'Something has to change at Port Vale' - Hall

Port Vale defender Connor Hall insists the League Two strugglers remain united, but accepts things have to change after a fifth defeat in six league matches on Saturday.

A 1-0 away defeat by Lincoln left Vale bottom of the division after a winless eight-match run which has seen them collect three points and score just once.

But Hall said last week's team meeting helped to strengthen the squad and that they still had belief.

"We're still together. A lot of teams could crumble, and start to seem a bit disjointed, but we definitely haven't got that in our group," he told BBC Radio Stoke.

"We want to do well and that's ultimately why we all had that chat.

"We came out of it a lot more positive, a lot stronger, but at the end of the day, all the fans want to see is a win, it's three points and goals scored, so that's still lacking."

The Valiants limited the promotion-chasing Imps' goal threat and the team has now conceded just two goals in their past three league matches.

But it is at the other end where ultimately points are being dropped.

They produced just one attempt on target at the LNER Stadium and last found the net in the league on 11 October when Devante Cole's strike earned a 1-1 draw at AFC Wimbledon.

"The performance wasn't too far away, again, you could argue, just missing a goal, but we can't keep saying that," Hall added.

"Something has to change, we have to change.

"We have to produce something, whether that's a cross, a clean strike on the ball, and that's all of us, not just the attackers. It's corners and set-pieces.

"But we've got to take ownership now and really try to hammer home the importance of having to get that goal."

Vale host Barnsley in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday and Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup on Saturday before a testing return to league action at home to third-placed Bradford on 9 December.