Port Vale 1-0 Sunderland — FA Cup, 8 Mar 2026
Port Vale beat Sunderland 1-0 in the FA Cup Round of 16 on 8 March 2026 at Vale Park, Stoke on Trent. Benjamin Waine scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 1 meeting, Port Vale have won 0 and Sunderland 1.
· kickoff·Vale Park · Stoke on Trent·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-028'assist: Dajaune Brown
- 30'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 54'Foul
- 57'Ethon Archerout: George Hall
- 57'out: A. Gray
- 61'Foul
- 68'
- 81'Liam Gordonout: E. Campbell
- 83'out: Granit Xhaka
- 88'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Port Vale
- 8.2Jordan Lawrence-GabrielD
- 7.9Joe GauciG
- 7.0Connor HallD
- 7.0Benjamin WaineM
- 7.0Cameron HumphreysD
- 6.9Ethon ArcherM
- 6.9Liam GordonD
- 6.9Kyle JohnD
- 6.9Funso OjoM
- 6.6Elijah CampbellD
- 6.6George HallM
- 6.6Andre GrayF
- 6.6Tyler MagloireD
- 6.5Grant WardM
- 6.3Dajaune BrownF
- 6.3Rhys WaltersM
Sunderland
- 7.9Enzo Le FéeM
- 7.6Luke O'NienD
- 7.5Omar AldereteD
- 6.9Chris RiggM
- 6.7Wilson IsidorF
- 6.7Lutsharel GeertruidaD
- 6.7Nilson AnguloM
- 6.6Granit XhakaM
- 6.3Daniel BallardD
- 6.3Habib DiarraM
- 6.2Chemsdine TalbiM
- 6.2Melker EllborgG
- 5.7Eliezer MayendaF
Line-ups
Sunderland4-2-3-1
Port Vale5-4-1
Substitutes
Port ValeJon Brady
Substitutes
- 45A. Gray57'F6.6
- 50Onel HernándezF
- 35T. Magloire46'D6.6
- 13Benjamin AmosG
- 28G. Ward88'M6.5
- 26Jordan ShipleyM
- 3Jaheim HeadleyD
- 27E. Campbell81'D6.6
- 33George Hall57'M6.6
SunderlandRegis Le Bris
Substitutes
- 34Granit Xhaka83'M6.6
- 21S. MooreG
- 18Wilson Isidor68'F6.7
- 50H. JonesM
- 53J. WhittakerM
- 29Ahmed AbdullahiF
- 30Milan AleksiÄM
- 51J. JonesD
Team statistics
31%Possession69%
0.90Expected goals (xG)1.91
9Total shots17
1Shots on target6
4Shots off target10
4Blocked shots1
5Corners9
0Offsides2
12Fouls10
2Yellow cards1
5Goalkeeper saves0
207Total passes452
121Accurate passes362
58%Pass accuracy80%
Port Vale
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Joe Gauci | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Connor Hall | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Benjamin Waine | 88 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Cameron Humphreys | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Ethon Archer | 57 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Liam Gordon | 81 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Kyle John | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Funso Ojo | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Elijah Campbell | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| George Hall | 33 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Andre Gray | 33 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Tyler Magloire | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Grant Ward | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Dajaune Brown | 57 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Rhys Walters | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Sunderland
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzo Le Fée | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Luke O'Nien | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.6 |
| Omar Alderete | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Chris Rigg | 83 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Wilson Isidor | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Nilson Angulo | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 6.7 |
| Granit Xhaka | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Daniel Ballard | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Habib Diarra | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | 68 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Melker Ellborg | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 5.7 |
Recent Form
Port ValeWDWDL
- W03 Mar 26HBristol City1-0
- D28 Feb 26HLuton1-1
- W24 Feb 26ANorthampton1-0
- D21 Feb 26HReading1-1
- L17 Feb 26AStevenage1-2
SunderlandWDLWL
- W03 Mar 26ALeeds1-0
- D28 Feb 26ABournemouth1-1
- L22 Feb 26HFulham1-3
- W15 Feb 26AOxford United1-0
- L11 Feb 26HLiverpool0-1
Head-to-head
- 11 Nov 18Port Vale1-2Sunderland
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