Chelsea vs Port Vale: FA Cup Match Report and Highlights

Chelsea ✓

7–0Match Finished

HT 3–0

Port Vale

Match Summary

In the FA Cup match on April 4, 2026, Chelsea hosted Port Vale at Stamford Bridge. The home side demonstrated their dominance throughout the game, controlling possession and creating numerous scoring opportunities. Despite a valiant effort from Port Vale, Chelsea's superior quality shone through as they secured a comfortable victory. The final score reflected Chelsea's performance, highlighting their aspirations in the tournament.

Match Events

2'J. Hato Chelsea
25'Joao Pedro (P. Neto) Chelsea
33'Martin Sherif Foul Port Vale
43'J. Lawrence-Gabriel (Own Goal) Chelsea
57'T. Adarabioyo (M. Gusto) Chelsea
61'P. Neto (A. Garnacho) Chelsea
61'Joao Pedro (L. Delap) Chelsea
62'C. Palmer (D. Essugo) Chelsea
65'B. Waine (G. Hall) Port Vale
65'M. Sherif (A. Gray) Port Vale
65'L. Gordon (E. Campbell) Port Vale
69'Andrey Santos (Estevao) Chelsea
74'B. Garrity (E. Archer) Port Vale
78'R. Lavia (R. Kavuma McQueen) Chelsea
82'Estevao Chelsea
84'Estêvão Chelsea
85'M. Gusto (J. Acheampong) Chelsea
85'Kyle John (T. Magloire) Port Vale
90'A. Garnacho (Penalty) Chelsea

Statistics

Chelsea		Port Vale
11	Shots on Goal	0
5	Shots off Goal	3
20	Total Shots	4
4	Blocked Shots	1
17	Shots insidebox	1
3	Shots outsidebox	3
10	Fouls	10
8	Corner Kicks	2
3	Offsides	1
76%	Ball Possession	24%
0	Yellow Cards	1
	Red Cards
0	Goalkeeper Saves	5
702	Total passes	213
649	Passes accurate	145
92%	Passes %	68%
4.13	expected_goals	0.07
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Chelsea 4-2-3-1

1R. Sanchez

21J. Hato

4T. Adarabioyo

29W. Fofana

27M. Gusto

17Andrey Santos

45R. Lavia

41Estêvão

10C. Palmer

7P. Neto

20Joao Pedro

1 R. Sanchez G
27 M. Gusto D
29 W. Fofana D
4 T. Adarabioyo D
21 J. Hato D
45 R. Lavia M
17 Andrey Santos M
7 P. Neto M
10 C. Palmer M
41 Estêvão M
20 Joao Pedro F

Substitutes

28 T. Sharman-Lowe G
49 A. Garnacho F
19 M. Sarr D
3 M. Cucurella D
9 L. Delap F
25 M. Caicedo M
14 D. Essugo M
34 J. Acheampong D
76 R. Kavuma McQueen F

Coach: Liam Rosenior

Port Vale 5-4-1

14F. Ojo

21M. Sherif

46 J. Gauci G
6 J. Lawrence-Gabriel D
24 Kyle John D
25 C. Humphreys D
5 C. Hall D
15 L. Gordon D
8 B. Garrity M
12 R. Walters M
14 F. Ojo M
19 B. Waine M
21 M. Sherif

Substitutes

13 B. Amos G
9 J. Stockley F
33 G. Hall M
11 E. Archer M
45 A. Gray F
18 R. Croasdale M
35 T. Magloire D
26 J. Shipley M
27 E. Campbell D

Coach: Jon Brady

Player Stats

Top Rated: Estêvão (highest match rating)

Chelsea

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Robert Sánchez	G	90'	—	0	6.6
Malo Gusto	D	85'	—	1	7.5
Wesley Fofana	D	90'	—	0	7.7
Tosin Adarabioyo	D	90'	1	0	8.7
Jorrel Hato	D	90'	1	0	8
Roméo Lavia	M	78'	—	0	6.6
Andrey Santos	M	90'	1	0	8.3
Pedro Neto	M	61'	—	1	7.5
Cole Palmer	M	62'	—	0	6.9
Estêvão ★ Top Rated	M	90'	1	1	8.9
João Pedro	F	61'	1	0	7.6
Liam Delap sub	F	29'	—	0	6.3
Alejandro Garnacho sub	F	29'	1	0	7.7
Dário Essugo sub	M	28'	—	0	6.9
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen sub	F	12'	—	0	6.5
Josh Acheampong sub	D	8'	—	0	6.7
Marc Cucurella sub	D	—	—	—	—
Teddy Sharman-Lowe sub	G	—	—	—	—
Moisés Caicedo sub	M	—	—	—	—
Mamadou Sarr sub	D	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Robert Sánchez	—	30/–/28%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Malo Gusto	1/1	72/2/67%	—	3/7	2/3	1/–	0/0
Wesley Fofana	—	98/–/93%	—	6/7	—	1/–	0/0
Tosin Adarabioyo	1/1	98/–/93%	—	8/12	—	—	0/0
Jorrel Hato	1/1	60/1/57%	—	5/10	–/1	1/1	0/0
Roméo Lavia	—	76/–/71%	2	4/10	–/1	1/1	0/0
Andrey Santos	1/1	87/2/83%	5	6/14	–/1	1/1	0/0
Pedro Neto	1/1	47/1/44%	—	1/6	1/4	–/1	0/0
Cole Palmer	2/3	37/2/30%	—	–/7	–/1	–/1	0/0
Estêvão	2/4	43/4/36%	1	5/9	2/4	2/2	0/0
João Pedro	1/1	12/1/9%	—	5/10	2/4	1/2	0/0
Liam Delap	—	3/–/3%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alejandro Garnacho	1/3	12/1/11%	—	2/3	1/1	1/1	0/0
Dário Essugo	—	13/1/13%	—	1/1	—	1/–	0/0
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen	—	7/–/5%	—	–/2	–/1	—	0/0
Josh Acheampong	—	7/–/6%	—	1/1	1/1	—	0/0
Marc Cucurella	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Teddy Sharman-Lowe	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Moisés Caicedo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mamadou Sarr	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Port Vale

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Joe Gauci	G	90'	—	0	5.3
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel	D	90'	—	0	4.2
Kyle John	D	85'	—	0	5
Cameron Humphreys	D	90'	—	0	5.7
Connor Hall	D	90'	—	0	4.9
Liam Gordon	D	65'	—	0	6
Ben Garrity	M	74'	—	0	6.2
Rhys Walters	M	90'	—	0	6.5
Funso Ojo	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Ben Waine	M	65'	—	0	6.6
Martin Sherif	F	65'	—	0	6.3
Elijah Campbell sub	D	25'	—	0	6
George Hall sub	M	25'	—	0	6.5
Andre Gray sub	F	25'	—	0	6.3
Ethon Archer sub	M	16'	—	0	6.2
Tyler Magloire sub	D	8'	—	0	5.9
Jordan Shipley sub	M	—	—	—	—
Ryan Croasdale sub	M	—	—	—	—
Ben Amos sub	G	—	—	—	—
Jayden Stockley sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Joe Gauci	—	27/–/8%	—	1/1	—	1/–	0/0
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel	—	10/–/7%	2	6/10	–/1	3/2	0/0
Kyle John	—	16/–/14%	1	1/6	—	–/1	0/0
Cameron Humphreys	—	25/1/20%	2	4/6	—	1/1	0/0
Connor Hall	–/1	30/–/17%	2	2/4	—	—	0/0
Liam Gordon	–/1	16/–/14%	5	7/11	1/1	1/1	0/0
Ben Garrity	—	14/–/10%	3	7/16	–/1	—	0/0
Rhys Walters	–/1	21/–/18%	1	5/8	2/2	1/1	0/0
Funso Ojo	—	21/–/14%	2	5/6	—	1/–	0/0
Ben Waine	—	11/–/7%	1	4/7	1/1	–/1	0/0
Martin Sherif	—	5/1/2%	—	6/15	—	1/1	1/0
Elijah Campbell	—	7/–/7%	—	—	—	—	0/0
George Hall	—	2/–/2%	1	3/5	2/2	–/1	0/0
Andre Gray	—	5/–/3%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ethon Archer	—	3/–/2%	—	1/3	—	1/–	0/0
Tyler Magloire	—	—	—	–/1	—	–/1	0/0
Jordan Shipley	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ryan Croasdale	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ben Amos	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jayden Stockley	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: FA Cup
Round: Quarter-finals
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
Referee: F. Hallam