Port Vale vs Sunderland: FA Cup Match Report

Port Vale ✓

1–0Match Finished

Sunderland

Match Summary

Port Vale hosted Sunderland in an FA Cup fixture that saw both teams battling for progress. The match kicked off on March 8, 2026, and was filled with tension as each side sought to dominate. Ultimately, the game concluded with Sunderland claiming victory, ensuring their advancement in this prestigious competition. Fans witnessed a gripping contest that highlighted the competitive spirit of English football.

Match Events

28'B. Waine (D. Brown) Port Vale
30'Dajaune Brown Foul Port Vale
46'C. Humphreys (T. Magloire) Port Vale
54'Ben Waine Foul Port Vale
57'E. Archer (G. Hall) Port Vale
57'D. Brown (A. Gray) Port Vale
61'Melker Ellborg Foul Sunderland
68'C. Talbi (W. Isidor) Sunderland
81'L. Gordon (E. Campbell) Port Vale
83'C. Rigg (G. Xhaka) Sunderland
88'B. Waine (G. Ward) Port Vale

Statistics

Port Vale		Sunderland
1	Shots on Goal	6
4	Shots off Goal	10
9	Total Shots	17
4	Blocked Shots	1
6	Shots insidebox	14
3	Shots outsidebox	3
12	Fouls	10
5	Corner Kicks	9
0	Offsides	2
31%	Ball Possession	69%
2	Yellow Cards	1
	Red Cards
5	Goalkeeper Saves	0
207	Total passes	452
121	Passes accurate	362
58%	Passes %	80%
0.90	expected_goals	1.91
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Port Vale 5-4-1

11E. Archer

14F. Ojo

12R. Walters

19B. Waine

10D. Brown

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
19 B. Waine M
12 R. Walters M
14 F. Ojo M
11 E. Archer M
10 D. Brown F

Substitutes

Coach: Jon Brady

Sunderland 4-2-3-1

31M. Ellborg

13L. O'Nien

15O. Alderete

5D. Ballard

6L. Geertruida

28E. Le Fee

19H. Diarra

7C. Talbi

11C. Rigg

10N. Angulo

12E. Mayenda

31 M. Ellborg G
6 L. Geertruida D
5 D. Ballard D
15 O. Alderete D
13 L. O'Nien D
19 H. Diarra M
28 E. Le Fee M
10 N. Angulo M
11 C. Rigg M
7 C. Talbi M
12 E. Mayenda F

Substitutes

21 S. Moore G
34 G. Xhaka M
50 H. Jones M
53 J. Whittaker M
51 J. Jones D
18 W. Isidor F
30 M. Aleksic M
29 A. Abdullahi F

Coach: Regis Le Bris

Player Stats

Top Rated: Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (highest match rating)

Port Vale

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Joe Gauci	G	90'	—	0	7.9
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel ★ Top Rated	D	90'	—	0	8.2
Kyle John	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Cameron Humphreys	D	45'	—	0	7
Connor Hall	D	90'	—	0	7
Liam Gordon	D	81'	—	0	6.9
Ben Waine	M	88'	1	0	7
Rhys Walters	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Funso Ojo	M	90'	—	0	6.9
Ethon Archer	M	57'	—	0	6.9
Dajaune Brown	F	57'	—	1	6.3
Tyler Magloire sub	D	45'	—	0	6.6
George Hall sub	M	33'	—	0	6.6
Andre Gray sub	F	33'	—	0	6.6
Elijah Campbell sub	D	9'	—	0	6.6
Grant Ward sub	M	9'	—	0	6.5
Ben Amos sub	G	—	—	—	—
Jordan Shipley sub	M	—	—	—	—
Jaheim Headley sub	D	—	—	—	—
Onel Hernández 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	—	41/–/14%	—	1/1	—	—	0/0
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel	—	18/1/12%	5	9/14	2/2	2/1	0/0
Kyle John	—	17/–/12%	—	3/5	—	1/1	0/0
Cameron Humphreys	—	9/–/5%	1	4/4	—	—	0/0
Connor Hall	–/1	21/–/13%	2	7/15	—	1/–	0/0
Liam Gordon	—	18/1/13%	3	5/11	1/1	–/1	0/0
Ben Waine	1/1	6/–/4%	1	1/10	–/1	–/5	1/0
Rhys Walters	—	20/–/16%	1	2/7	—	–/1	0/0
Funso Ojo	—	23/1/15%	1	6/11	1/1	1/1	0/0
Ethon Archer	–/1	5/3/5%	1	3/7	1/3	1/–	0/0
Dajaune Brown	–/1	10/1/3%	—	5/13	1/2	1/1	1/0
Tyler Magloire	—	6/–/3%	1	1/4	—	—	0/0
George Hall	—	4/–/2%	—	2/6	–/1	1/1	0/0
Andre Gray	–/1	5/–/3%	1	3/4	—	—	0/0
Elijah Campbell	—	1/–/–	—	1/1	—	—	0/0
Grant Ward	—	3/–/1%	—	–/2	—	—	0/0
Ben Amos	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jordan Shipley	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jaheim Headley	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Onel Hernández	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Sunderland

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Melker Ellborg	G	90'	—	0	6.2
Lutsharel Geertruida	D	90'	—	0	6.7
Daniel Ballard	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Omar Alderete	D	90'	—	0	7.5
Luke O'Nien	D	90'	—	0	7.6
Habib Diarra	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Enzo Le Fée	M	90'	—	0	7.9
Nilson Angulo	M	90'	—	0	6.7
Chris Rigg	M	83'	—	0	6.9
Chemsdine Talbi	M	68'	—	0	6.2
Eliezer Mayenda	F	90'	—	0	5.7
Wilson Isidor sub	F	22'	—	0	6.7
Granit Xhaka sub	M	14'	—	0	6.6
Simon Moore sub	G	—	—	—	—
Jenson Jones sub	D	—	—	—	—
Milan Aleksić sub	M	—	—	—	—
Harrison Jones sub	M	—	—	—	—
Jack Whittaker sub	M	—	—	—	—
Ahmed Abdullahi sub	F	—	—	—	—
Finn Geragusyan 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)
Melker Ellborg	—	31/–/27%	—	–/1	—	–/1	1/0
Lutsharel Geertruida	—	40/–/37%	1	2/4	—	–/1	0/0
Daniel Ballard	2/4	67/–/55%	1	8/12	—	1/–	0/0
Omar Alderete	–/1	69/1/57%	3	8/9	1/1	—	0/0
Luke O'Nien	—	53/2/37%	3	8/13	—	1/1	0/0
Habib Diarra	1/3	36/1/30%	—	5/9	1/3	3/1	0/0
Enzo Le Fée	–/1	68/6/57%	3	7/12	–/2	2/1	0/0
Nilson Angulo	2/2	28/1/20%	—	7/19	4/10	1/3	0/0
Chris Rigg	—	18/1/11%	3	7/11	–/1	–/1	0/0
Chemsdine Talbi	1/2	22/–/17%	1	4/6	1/2	2/–	0/0
Eliezer Mayenda	–/3	5/–/2%	—	4/17	–/4	–/1	0/0
Wilson Isidor	—	3/–/1%	—	2/2	—	1/–	0/0
Granit Xhaka	—	12/–/11%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Simon Moore	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jenson Jones	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Milan Aleksić	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Harrison Jones	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jack Whittaker	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ahmed Abdullahi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Finn Geragusyan	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: FA Cup
Round: Round of 16
Venue: Vale Park, Stoke on Trent
Referee: A. Taylor