WolvesWolves ✓ Winner
3–0Match Finished
HT 3–0
Port ValePort Vale

Match Summary

Wolves faced Port Vale at Molineux Stadium in the League Cup on August 7, 2026, delivering a dominant performance that culminated in a 3-0 victory. The home side showcased their strength and control throughout the match, securing a well-deserved advancement in the competition.

Match Events

Statistics

WolvesPort Vale
7Shots on Goal3
6Shots off Goal4
16Total Shots11
3Blocked Shots4
8Shots insidebox9
8Shots outsidebox2
10Fouls6
8Corner Kicks5
7Offsides1
69%Ball Possession31%
1Yellow Cards1
Red Cards
3Goalkeeper Saves4
545Total passes244
473Passes accurate196
87%Passes %80%
expected_goals
goals_prevented

Lineups

Wolves 3-4-2-1

  1. 25 D. Bentley G
  2. 2 K. Trippier D
  3. 15 Y. Mosquera D
  4. 24 Toti D
  5. 21 R. Gomes M
  6. 28 F. Lopez M
  7. 7 Andre M
  8. 3 H. Bueno M
  9. 5 M. Munetsi F
  10. 36 M. Mane F
  11. 10 A. Armstrong F

Substitutes

Cesar Peixoto Coach: Cesar Peixoto

Port Vale 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 J. Smith G
  2. 6 J. Lawrence-Gabriel D
  3. 25 C. Humphreys D
  4. 22 L. Montsma D
  5. 15 L. Gordon D
  6. 10 K. Dempsey M
  7. 7 G. Byers M
  8. 3 J. Headley M
  9. 38 R. Walters M
  10. 33 G. Hall M
  11. 9 M. Faal F

Substitutes

Jon Brady Coach: Jon Brady

Player Stats

Top Rated: Daniel Bentley (highest match rating)

Wolves

PlayerPosMinGARating
Daniel Bentley ★ Top RatedG90'—08.3
Kieran TrippierD90'—07.2
Yerson MosqueraD84'—17.9
Toti GomesD71'—07.7
Rodrigo GomesM84'—17
Fer LópezM90'108
AndréM90'108.2
Hugo BuenoM90'—07.3
Marshall MunetsiF66'—06.2
Mateus ManéF71'—06.3
Adam ArmstrongF90'107.7
Tommy Doyle subM24'—06.3
Nasser Djiga subD19'—06.6
Raúl Jiménez subF19'—06.6
Ladislav Krejčí subD11'—06.9
Jackson Tchatchoua subD11'—06.7
José Sá subG————
Pedro Lima subD————
Tawanda Chirewa subF————
Jerome Abbey subM————
Full player stats
PlayerShots (on/tot)Passes (tot/key/acc%)TacklesDuels (won/tot)Dribbles (succ/att)Fouls (drawn/comm)Cards (Y/R)
Daniel Bentley—29/–/25%————0/0
Kieran Trippier—74/3/59%23/5—–/11/0
Yerson Mosquera1/276/1/68%16/11—–/30/0
Toti Gomes—68/1/66%—3/5—2/–0/0
Rodrigo Gomes–/120/2/15%—1/5–/1–/20/0
Fer López2/246/1/41%13/81/11/10/0
André1/150/–/46%45/7——0/0
Hugo Bueno—45/2/39%36/101/21/10/0
Marshall Munetsi1/115/–/12%12/8——0/0
Mateus Mané–/335/2/25%—2/61/21/–0/0
Adam Armstrong1/225/1/23%13/5—1/–0/0
Tommy Doyle—23/1/19%—–/1—–/10/0
Nasser Djiga—18/–/18%—–/2—–/10/0
Raúl Jiménez1/16/–/4%—1/2–/1—0/0
Ladislav Krejčí—12/–/11%————0/0
Jackson Tchatchoua—3/–/2%————0/0
José Sá——————0/0
Pedro Lima——————0/0
Tawanda Chirewa——————0/0
Jerome Abbey——————0/0

Port Vale

PlayerPosMinGARating
Jackson SmithG90'—06.5
Jordan Lawrence-GabrielD71'—05.2
Cameron HumphreysD90'—06.2
Lewis MontsmaD90'—06.7
Liam GordonD90'—05.9
Kyle DempseyM90'—06.6
George ByersM78'—06.9
Jaheim HeadleyM60'—06.9
Rhys WaltersM90'—06.9
George HallM78'—06.3
Mo FaalF71'—07.3
Onel Hernández subF30'—06.5
Kyle John subD19'—06.6
Oliver Lynch subF19'—06.6
Ryan Croasdale subM12'—06.7
Ben Waine subF12'—06.3
Mason Terry subG————
Connor Hall subD————
Charlie Bussel subM————
Tyreece Simpson subF————
Full player stats
PlayerShots (on/tot)Passes (tot/key/acc%)TacklesDuels (won/tot)Dribbles (succ/att)Fouls (drawn/comm)Cards (Y/R)
Jackson Smith—31/–/12%————0/0
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel–/112/–/9%22/4——1/0
Cameron Humphreys—29/–/29%11/3—–/10/0
Lewis Montsma—40/–/34%27/81/23/–0/0
Liam Gordon—19/–/18%—–/2——0/0
Kyle Dempsey—26/2/24%23/6—–/10/0
George Byers—29/–/23%34/5——0/0
Jaheim Headley–/18/1/7%24/7–/12/–0/0
Rhys Walters—15/–/13%—4/51/13/–0/0
George Hall1/14/–/3%33/12–/2–/10/0
Mo Faal1/217/1/12%—10/16—2/20/0
Onel Hernández—3/–/3%—–/2–/2—0/0
Kyle John—3/–/3%—–/1——0/0
Oliver Lynch1/21/–/–—2/31/1—0/0
Ryan Croasdale—6/–/5%————0/0
Ben Waine—1/–/1%—–/1—–/10/0
Mason Terry——————0/0
Connor Hall——————0/0
Charlie Bussel——————0/0
Tyreece Simpson——————0/0

Match Info

Competition
League Cup
Round
Round of 128
Venue
Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Referee
D. Webb