Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town: Thrilling EFL Trophy Clash

Port Vale

3–3Match Finished

Fleetwood Town

Match Summary

The EFL Trophy clash between Port Vale and Fleetwood Town at Vale Park finished in a captivating 3-3 draw. Both teams displayed remarkable resilience, trading goals in an intense match that kept fans on the edge of their seats. With a back-and-forth battle throughout the game, the draw highlighted the competitive spirit of the tournament, leaving supporters eager for more as both sides demonstrated their attacking prowess.

Match Events

32'M. Helm (H. Neal) Fleetwood Town
46'C. Humphreys (C. Hall) Port Vale
46'Kyle John (J. Debrah) Port Vale
46'L. McCann (E. Ennis) Fleetwood Town
53'J. Shipley (F. Ojo) Port Vale
56'D. Brown (R. Curtis) Port Vale
66'R. Coughlan (W. Davies) Fleetwood Town
67'H. Neal (M. Virtue-Thick) Fleetwood Town
70'J. Shipley (G. Byers) Port Vale
70'Z. Medley (M. Helm) Fleetwood Town
71'D. Brown (R. Paton) Port Vale
75'J. Norwood (R. Graydon) Fleetwood Town
81'M. Faal (G. Hall) Port Vale
83'Z. Medley (M. Helm) Fleetwood Town
88'G. Hall (F. Ojo) Port Vale

Statistics

Port Vale		Fleetwood Town
9	Shots on Goal	5
2	Shots off Goal	4
16	Total Shots	13
5	Blocked Shots	4
10	Shots insidebox	8
6	Shots outsidebox	5
7	Fouls	5
6	Corner Kicks	6
0	Offsides	2
57%	Ball Possession	43%
	Yellow Cards
	Red Cards
2	Goalkeeper Saves	6
440	Total passes	325
370	Passes accurate	238
84%	Passes %	73%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Port Vale 3-4-1-2

13B. Amos

14F. Ojo

11R. Curtis

10D. Brown

36M. Faal

9J. Stockley

13 B. Amos G
24 Kyle John D
4 B. Heneghan D
25 C. Humphreys D
11 R. Curtis M
14 F. Ojo M
26 J. Shipley M
3 J. Headley M
10 D. Brown F
9 J. Stockley F
36 M. Faal F

Substitutes

1 M. Marosi G
5 C. Hall D
7 G. Byers M
17 R. Paton F
18 R. Croasdale M
22 J. Debrah D
33 G. Hall M

Coach: Jon Brady

Fleetwood Town 3-1-4-2

35C. Haughey

20H. Neal

10M. Helm

14L. McCann

11J. Norwood

19R. Coughlan

1 D. Harrington G
44 T. Mullarkey D
35 C. Haughey D
32 K. Hughes D
20 H. Neal M
14 L. McCann M
23 G. Morrison M
10 M. Helm M
3 Z. Medley M
19 R. Coughlan F
11 J. Norwood F

Substitutes

13 J. Lynch G
46 C. Costello
38 C. McLean
8 M. Virtue-Thick M
16 E. Ennis F
7 R. Graydon F
9 W. Davies

Coach: Matthew Lawlor

Player Stats

Top Rated: Mark Helm (highest match rating)

Port Vale

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Ben Amos	G	90'	—	0	5.2
Kyle John	D	45'	—	0	6.5
Ben Heneghan	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Cameron Humphreys	D	45'	—	0	6.7
Ronan Curtis	M	90'	—	1	7.9
Funso Ojo	M	90'	—	2	8.2
Jordan Shipley	M	70'	1	0	7.9
Jaheim Headley	M	90'	—	0	7
Dajaune Brown	F	71'	1	0	7.7
Jayden Stockley	F	90'	—	0	5.7
Mo Faal	F	81'	—	0	6.7
Jesse Debrah sub	D	45'	—	0	6.7
Connor Hall sub	D	45'	—	0	6.9
George Byers sub	M	20'	—	0	5.7
Ruari Paton sub	F	19'	—	0	6.6
George Hall sub	M	9'	1	0	7.5
Marko Maroši sub	G	—	—	—	—
Ryan Croasdale sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Ben Amos	—	19/–/12%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kyle John	—	17/–/12%	—	1/2	—	1/–	0/0
Ben Heneghan	—	52/–/47%	5	7/8	—	—	0/0
Cameron Humphreys	—	24/–/23%	—	2/2	—	—	0/0
Ronan Curtis	2/2	28/4/21%	3	5/12	–/2	1/1	0/0
Funso Ojo	—	76/3/63%	3	6/7	—	—	0/0
Jordan Shipley	1/1	41/2/34%	—	2/6	—	—	0/0
Jaheim Headley	—	39/1/32%	5	8/17	–/2	–/1	0/0
Dajaune Brown	1/2	13/1/9%	1	5/10	1/1	1/1	0/0
Jayden Stockley	—	20/1/15%	1	6/10	—	—	0/0
Mo Faal	3/4	19/–/18%	1	4/15	1/5	2/2	0/0
Jesse Debrah	—	26/1/26%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Connor Hall	—	30/–/28%	—	4/5	—	—	0/0
George Byers	—	19/1/15%	—	–/2	–/1	–/1	0/0
Ruari Paton	1/1	13/–/11%	—	1/2	1/1	—	0/0
George Hall	1/1	4/–/4%	—	1/3	1/1	–/1	0/0
Marko Maroši	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ryan Croasdale	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Fleetwood Town

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
David Harrington	G	90'	—	0	8
Toby Mullarkey	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Conor Haughey	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Kayden Hughes	D	90'	—	0	6.5
Harrison Neal	M	67'	—	1	6.6
Lewis McCann	M	45'	—	0	7.5
George Morrison	M	90'	—	0	7
Mark Helm ★ Top Rated	M	90'	1	2	9.2
Zech Medley	M	90'	2	0	8.9
Ronan Coughlan	F	66'	—	0	6.3
James Norwood	F	75'	—	0	6.3
Ethan Ennis sub	F	45'	—	0	7.2
Will Davies sub	F	24'	—	0	6.9
Matthew Virtue-Thick sub	M	23'	—	0	6.3
Ryan Graydon sub	F	15'	—	0	6.6
Jay Lynch sub	G	—	—	—	—
Calum Costello sub	F	—	—	—	—
Crispin McLean sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
David Harrington	—	50/–/16%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Toby Mullarkey	—	20/–/16%	1	6/9	—	1/1	0/0
Conor Haughey	—	42/–/41%	1	1/1	—	—	0/0
Kayden Hughes	–/1	35/–/29%	2	5/11	—	1/1	0/0
Harrison Neal	—	29/1/26%	3	4/10	–/1	1/1	0/0
Lewis McCann	—	20/1/11%	2	8/13	2/4	1/–	0/0
George Morrison	–/1	28/2/22%	5	10/14	2/2	2/–	0/0
Mark Helm	1/1	30/4/27%	—	3/9	3/4	–/1	0/0
Zech Medley	3/3	29/1/18%	1	5/8	3/6	—	0/0
Ronan Coughlan	1/3	7/–/5%	—	3/8	1/2	1/1	0/0
James Norwood	—	11/2/8%	1	1/5	—	—	0/0
Ethan Ennis	—	8/–/8%	1	1/3	—	—	0/0
Will Davies	—	3/–/3%	—	–/2	–/1	—	0/0
Matthew Virtue-Thick	—	10/–/8%	1	1/2	—	—	0/0
Ryan Graydon	—	3/–/–	—	2/7	–/1	—	0/0
Jay Lynch	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Calum Costello	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Crispin McLean	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: EFL Trophy
Round: Northern - 3
Venue: Vale Park, Stoke on Trent