Bolton vs Port Vale

EFL Trophy - 1/8-finals 13 Jan 2026, 19:00
Bolton
Bolton
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Port Vale
Port Vale
🏟 Toughsheet Community Stadium

Match report

Port Vale edged past Bolton 1-0 in the EFL Trophy - 1/8-finals on 13 January 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Bolton had 11 shots to Port Vale's 11.

The match was played at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 11 - 11 On target 3 - 3 Corners 6 - 6 Fouls 12 - 9 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Ben Waine
Port Vale · 1 goal
7 Teddy Sharman-Lowe captained the side
7 Josh Dacres-Cogley captained the side
7 Cyrus Christie 91 passes (90% accurate)
7 Chris Forino 75 passes (91% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–8 4–3
Shots On Goal 1–2 2–1
Ball Possession 0–0 —
Corners 3–4 3–2
Attacks 32–43 39–40
Match statistics
6 Corners 6
5 Substitution 5
71 Attacks 83
49 Dangerous Attacks 36
3 On Target 3
7 Off Target 7
11 Shots Total 11
3 Shots On Goal 3
4 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 4
8 Shots Inside Box 6
3 Shots Outside Box 5
12 Fouls 9
6 Corners 6
1 Offsides 2
53% Ball Possession 47%
4 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 3
468 Passes Total 433
407 Passes Accurate 353
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bolton · 4-4-2
1 T. Sharman-Lowe
2 J. Dacres-Cogley 29 C. Christie 3 C. Forino 5 R. Taylor
16 A. Morley 8 J. Sheehan 4 X. Simons 11 T. Gale
10 S. Dalby 24 M. Forss
Port Vale · 4-3-3
13 B. Amos
6 J. Lawrence-Gabriel 24 K. John 25 C. Humphreys 3 J. Headley
18 R. Croasdale 14 F. Ojo 17 R. Paton
10 D. Brown 36 Mo Faal 12 R. Walters
Bolton
Coach
Steven Schumacher
Substitutes
  • 22 Kyle Dempsey
  • 45 John McAtee
  • 48 Mason Burstow
  • 19 Amario Cozier-Duberry
  • 21 Ethan Erhahon
  • 13 Nathan Broome
  • 18 Eoin Toal
Port Vale
Coach
Darren Mark Moore
Substitutes
  • 4 Ben Heneghan
  • 15 Liam Gordon
  • 2 Mitchell Clark
  • 19 Ben Waine
  • 33 George Hall
  • 1 Marko Maroši
  • 9 Jayden Stockley
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Clark ↓ J. Lawrence-Gabriel Port Vale
  • 46' ↑ L. Gordon ↓ J. Headley Port Vale
  • 46' ↑ B. Heneghan ↓ C. Humphreys Port Vale
  • 61' ↑ B. Waine ↓ M. Faal Port Vale
  • 64' ↑ K. Dempsey ↓ J. Sheehan Bolton
  • 64' ↑ J. McAtee ↓ M. Forss Bolton
  • 64' ↑ M. Burstow ↓ S. Dalby Bolton
  • 76' ↑ A. Cozier-Duberry ↓ J. Dacres-Cogley Bolton
  • 81' ↑ G. Hall ↓ R. Paton Port Vale
  • 82' ↑ E. Erhahon ↓ X. Simons Bolton
Cards
  • 31' M. Forss Bolton
  • 38' C. Forino-Joseph Bolton
  • 68' C. Christie Bolton
  • 90+4' R. Croasdale Port Vale
  • 90+6' T. Gale Bolton
Head-to-head
Bolton 8 1 draws 3 Port Vale
2026-03-21 Port Vale vs Bolton 1 - 0
2026-01-13 Bolton vs Port Vale 0 - 1
2025-11-08 Bolton vs Port Vale 4 - 0
2024-08-03 Port Vale vs Bolton Wanderers 0 - 3
2024-04-20 Bolton Wanderers vs Port Vale 2 - 0
2023-12-05 Bolton Wanderers vs Port Vale 2 - 0
Recent form
Bolton D L D D D
Port Vale D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bolton vs Port Vale?
Bolton lost 0-1 against Port Vale on 13 January 2026.
Who won Bolton vs Port Vale?
Port Vale won the match 1-0.
Where was Bolton vs Port Vale played?
The match was played at Toughsheet Community Stadium.