Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town: FA Cup Clash Highlights

Port Vale ✓

1–0Match Finished

HT 1–0

Fleetwood Town

Match Summary

In an exciting FA Cup encounter, Port Vale faced Fleetwood Town at home. The match kicked off at 19:30 on January 9, 2026. Both teams put in a strong effort, but the game concluded with a decisive score that showcased the competitive spirit of the tournament. Fans witnessed a thrilling battle as the teams vied for a place in the next round.

Match Events

25'Toby Mullarkey Foul Fleetwood Town
42'L. McCann (C. Evans) Fleetwood Town
45'J. Shipley (D. Cole) Port Vale
52'Harrison Neal Foul Fleetwood Town
59'T. Mullarkey (S. Rooney) Fleetwood Town
59'H. Neal (K. Hughes) Fleetwood Town
62'J. Stockley (R. Croasdale) Port Vale
62'G. Hall (M. Faal) Port Vale
69'Jordan Shipley Foul Port Vale
71'J. Davies (M. Virtue-Thick) Fleetwood Town
72'W. Davies (O. Devonport) Fleetwood Town
75'M. Johnson (J. Headley) Port Vale
78'B. Waine (D. Brown) Port Vale
85'Joe Gauci Time wasting Port Vale

Statistics

Port Vale		Fleetwood Town
4	Shots on Goal	1
5	Shots off Goal	8
13	Total Shots	15
4	Blocked Shots	6
9	Shots insidebox	10
4	Shots outsidebox	5
8	Fouls	13
8	Corner Kicks	8
5	Offsides	1
45%	Ball Possession	55%
2	Yellow Cards	2
	Red Cards
1	Goalkeeper Saves	3
293	Total passes	353
195	Passes accurate	235
67%	Passes %	67%
1.00	expected_goals	1.02
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Port Vale 4-4-2

28M. Johnson

2M. Clark

33G. Hall

44D. Cole

46 J. Gauci G
2 M. Clark D
4 B. Heneghan D
25 C. Humphreys D
28 M. Johnson D
33 G. Hall M
7 G. Byers M
26 J. Shipley M
19 B. Waine M
44 D. Cole F
9 J. Stockley F

Substitutes

13 B. Amos G
3 J. Headley D
10 D. Brown F
12 R. Walters M
17 R. Paton F
18 R. Croasdale M
24 Kyle John D
30 B. Lomax D
36 M. Faal F

Coach: Jon Brady

Fleetwood Town 3-1-4-2

1D. Harrington

3Z. Medley

35C. Haughey

44T. Mullarkey

20H. Neal

16E. Ennis

6E. Bonds

15J. Davies

10M. Helm

9W. Davies

14L. McCann

1 D. Harrington G
44 T. Mullarkey D
35 C. Haughey D
3 Z. Medley D
20 H. Neal M
10 M. Helm M
15 J. Davies M
6 E. Bonds M
16 E. Ennis M
14 L. McCann F
9 W. Davies

Substitutes

13 J. Lynch G
34 L. Roberts M
8 M. Virtue-Thick M
17 C. Evans F
23 G. Morrison M
26 S. Rooney D
29 O. Devonport F
32 K. Hughes D
38 C. McLean

Coach: Matthew Lawlor

Player Stats

Top Rated: Ben Heneghan (highest match rating)

Port Vale

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Joe Gauci	G	90'	—	0	6.9
Mitchell Clark	D	90'	—	0	7.6
Ben Heneghan ★ Top Rated	D	90'	—	0	8
Cameron Humphreys	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Marvin Johnson	D	75'	—	0	7.2
George Hall	M	62'	—	0	6.9
George Byers	M	90'	—	0	7.2
Jordan Shipley	M	90'	1	0	7.7
Ben Waine	M	78'	—	0	6.9
Devante Cole	F	90'	—	1	7
Jayden Stockley	F	62'	—	0	7.2
Ryan Croasdale sub	M	28'	—	0	6.2
Mo Faal sub	F	28'	—	0	6.3
Jaheim Headley sub	D	15'	—	0	7.3
Dajaune Brown sub	F	12'	—	0	6.5
Ben Amos sub	G	—	—	—	—
Ben Lomax sub	D	—	—	—	—
Rhys Walters sub	M	—	—	—	—
Kyle John sub	D	—	—	—	—
Ruari Paton 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	—	35/–/17%	—	—	—	—	1/0
Mitchell Clark	—	36/1/26%	5	13/20	—	3/–	0/0
Ben Heneghan	—	27/–/22%	2	11/13	—	—	0/0
Cameron Humphreys	—	29/–/21%	2	7/12	—	—	0/0
Marvin Johnson	–/1	25/1/16%	4	7/13	–/1	2/1	0/0
George Hall	–/1	8/1/6%	3	4/11	1/1	–/2	0/0
George Byers	–/1	40/–/26%	4	10/17	2/2	1/1	0/0
Jordan Shipley	1/1	23/2/13%	2	3/6	—	1/1	1/0
Ben Waine	—	12/1/8%	—	4/11	—	3/–	0/0
Devante Cole	1/1	15/2/10%	1	6/12	3/4	2/2	0/0
Jayden Stockley	1/1	15/1/8%	—	10/17	—	—	0/0
Ryan Croasdale	–/1	14/1/13%	—	–/4	–/1	–/1	0/0
Mo Faal	1/2	8/–/4%	—	2/5	1/1	—	0/0
Jaheim Headley	—	4/–/4%	1	3/3	—	1/–	0/0
Dajaune Brown	—	2/–/1%	—	–/2	—	—	0/0
Ben Amos	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ben Lomax	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Rhys Walters	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kyle John	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ruari Paton	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Fleetwood Town

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
David Harrington	G	90'	—	0	7.7
Toby Mullarkey	D	59'	—	0	6.3
Conor Haughey	D	90'	—	0	6.7
Zech Medley	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Harrison Neal	M	59'	—	0	6.2
Mark Helm	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Jordan Davies	M	71'	—	0	7
Elliot Bonds	M	90'	—	0	6.7
Ethan Ennis	M	90'	—	0	7.3
Lewis McCann	F	42'	—	0	6.6
Will Davies	F	72'	—	0	6
Ched Evans sub	F	48'	—	0	6
Kayden Hughes sub	D	31'	—	0	6.9
Shaun Rooney sub	D	31'	—	0	6.3
Matthew Virtue-Thick sub	M	19'	—	0	6.3
Owen Devonport sub	F	18'	—	0	6.5
Jay Lynch sub	G	—	—	—	—
Crispin McLean sub	M	—	—	—	—
Liam Roberts sub	M	—	—	—	—
George Morrison 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	—	47/–/23%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Toby Mullarkey	—	22/–/17%	1	4/10	—	–/2	1/0
Conor Haughey	–/1	33/–/27%	1	2/5	1/1	—	0/0
Zech Medley	—	41/–/30%	—	14/18	4/4	–/1	0/0
Harrison Neal	1/1	32/–/22%	—	1/9	—	–/2	1/0
Mark Helm	—	34/3/21%	1	7/14	–/2	1/1	0/0
Jordan Davies	–/2	14/1/10%	2	9/14	2/3	2/–	0/0
Elliot Bonds	—	38/2/28%	2	6/13	–/1	3/4	0/0
Ethan Ennis	–/2	26/3/17%	1	5/11	3/8	1/–	0/0
Lewis McCann	—	16/–/4%	—	9/17	–/2	–/1	0/0
Will Davies	—	10/–/6%	—	2/11	1/2	—	0/0
Ched Evans	–/1	8/1/5%	—	1/10	–/1	1/1	0/0
Kayden Hughes	—	10/–/9%	—	1/1	—	—	0/0
Shaun Rooney	–/1	14/–/9%	2	5/8	—	–/1	0/0
Matthew Virtue-Thick	–/1	4/–/3%	—	–/2	—	—	0/0
Owen Devonport	—	4/1/4%	—	–/3	—	—	0/0
Jay Lynch	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Crispin McLean	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Liam Roberts	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
George Morrison	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: FA Cup
Round: Round of 64
Venue: Vale Park, Stoke on Trent
Referee: B. Speedie