Port Vale 1-0 Bristol City — FA Cup, 3 Mar 2026
Port Vale beat Bristol City 1-0 in the FA Cup Round of 32 on 3 March 2026 at Vale Park, Stoke on Trent. Benjamin Waine scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 4 meetings, Port Vale have won 0 and Bristol City 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Vale Park · Stoke on Trent·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 13'Foul
- 37'
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 48'Rhys WaltersFoul
- 61'out: Jason Knight
- 61'
- 63'Liam Gordonout: Jaheim Headley
- 63'M. Sherifout: A. Gray
- 64'out: Kyle John
- 65'Kyle JohnFoul
- 78'
- 80'Ethon Archerout: Onel Hernández
- 82'Rhys Waltersout: G. Ward
- 85'out: Neto Borges
- 94'
- 98'
- 103'
- 105'Foul
- 1-0112'assist: A. Gray
- 120+3'Argument
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Port Vale
- 7.7Benjamin WaineF
- 7.5Joe GauciG
- 7.2Kyle JohnD
- 7.2Tyler MagloireD
- 7.2Cameron HumphreysD
- 7.2Jordan Lawrence-GabrielM
- 7.0Connor HallD
- 7.0Jaheim HeadleyD
- 6.9Grant WardM
- 6.9Jordan ShipleyM
- 6.9Onel HernándezF
- 6.9Andre GrayF
- 6.7Liam GordonM
- 6.7Elijah CampbellD
- 6.5Rhys WaltersM
- 6.3Ethon ArcherF
- 6.2Martin SherifF
Bristol City
- 8.0Cameron PringD
- 7.9Sam MorsyM
- 7.3Joseph LumleyG
- 7.0Ross McCrorieD
- 6.9Max BirdM
- 6.9Neto BorgesD
- 6.9Emil RiisF
- 6.7Seb NaylorM
- 6.6Tomi HorvatM
- 6.6Jason KnightM
- 6.5Delano BurgzorgF
- 6.3Sinclair ArmstrongF
- 6.3Scott TwineF
- 6.3Mark SykesM
- 6.3Samuel BellM
- 6.2Noah EileD
- 6.2George TannerD
Line-ups
Bristol City3-4-2-1
Port Vale3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Port ValeJon Brady
Substitutes
- 45A. Gray63'F6.9
- 50Onel Hernández120+3'80'F6.9
- 9Jayden StockleyF
- 13Benjamin AmosG
- 28G. Ward82'M6.9
- 24Kyle John65'64'D7.2
- 3Jaheim Headley63'D7.0
- 27E. Campbell98'D6.7
- 10Dajaune BrownF
Bristol CityGerhard Struber
Substitutes
- 21Neto Borges85'D6.9
- 18Emil Riis78'F6.9
- 17Mark Sykes94'M6.3
- 4Adam RandellM
- 12Jason Knight105'61'M6.6
- 14Tomi Horvat61'M6.6
- 19George Tanner46'D6.2
- 23Radek VítekG
- 46M. ThelwellD
Team statistics
28%Possession72%
11Total shots16
4Shots on target2
6Shots off target4
1Blocked shots10
5Corners11
0Offsides4
14Fouls15
5Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves2
280Total passes737
147Accurate passes619
53%Pass accuracy84%
Port Vale
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Waine | 120 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | – | 2 | 7.7 |
| Joe Gauci | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Kyle John | 56 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Tyler Magloire | 98 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Cameron Humphreys | 120 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel | 64 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Connor Hall | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Jaheim Headley | 57 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Grant Ward | 38 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jordan Shipley | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Onel Hernández | 40 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Andre Gray | 57 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Liam Gordon | 63 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Elijah Campbell | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Rhys Walters | 82 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ethon Archer | 80 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Martin Sherif | 63 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Bristol City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Pring | 120 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Sam Morsy | 120 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Joseph Lumley | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ross McCrorie | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Max Bird | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Neto Borges | 35 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Emil Riis | 42 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Seb Naylor | 85 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Tomi Horvat | 59 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jason Knight | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Sinclair Armstrong | 78 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Scott Twine | 94 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Mark Sykes | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Samuel Bell | 120 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Noah Eile | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| George Tanner | 75 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
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- 10 Feb 15Bristol City3-1Port Vale
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- 05 Oct 13Port Vale1-1Bristol City
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