Port Vale vs Bristol City

FA Cup - 1/16-finals 3 Mar 2026, 19:45
Port Vale
Port Vale
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Bristol City
Bristol City
🏟 Vale Park 👤 E. Bell

Match report

Port Vale edged past Bristol City 1-0 in the FA Cup - 1/16-finals on 3 March 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Bristol City dominated possession with 70% of the ball and had 17 shots to Port Vale's 11.

The match was played at Vale Park, with E. Bell in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 30% - 70% Shots 11 - 17 On target 4 - 2 Corners 5 - 11 Fouls 14 - 15 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Ben Waine
Port Vale · 1 goal
8 Joe Gauci captained the side
8 Cameron Pring 101 passes (87% accurate)
8 Sam Morsy 145 passes (91% accurate)
7 Tyler Magloire captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–12 1–5
Shots On Goal 3–1 1–1
Ball Possession 31–69 —
Corners 5–11 0–0
Attacks 41–64 0–0
Match statistics
5 Corners 11
38 Throw In 43
19 Free Kick 14
10 Goal Kick 6
6 Substitution 6
30% Ball Possession 70%
11 Shots Total 17
4 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 10
8 Shots Inside Box 11
3 Shots Outside Box 6
14 Fouls 15
5 Corners 11
0 Offsides 4
28% Ball Possession 72%
4 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 2
278 Passes Total 735
145 Passes Accurate 618
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Port Vale · 3-4-2-1
46 J. Gauci
35 T. Magloire 25 C. Humphreys 5 C. Hall
6 J. Lawrence-Gabriel 12 R. Walters 26 J. Shipley 15 L. Gordon
19 B. Waine 11 E. Archer
21 M. Sherif
Bristol City · 3-4-2-1
13 J. Lumley
2 R. McCrorie 38 N. Eile 3 C. Pring
20 S. Bell 40 S. Morsy 6 M. Bird 24 S. Naylor
10 S. Twine 11 D. Burgzorg
30 S. Armstrong
Port Vale
Coach
Jon Brady
Substitutes
  • 3 Jaheim Headley
  • 45 Andre Gray
  • 24 Kyle John
  • 50 Onel Hernández
  • 28 Grant Ward
  • 27 Elijah Campbell
  • 13 Ben Amos
  • 9 Jayden Stockley
  • 10 Dajaune Brown
Bristol City
Coach
Gerhard Struber
Substitutes
  • 19 George Tanner
  • 14 Tomi Horvat
  • 12 Jason Knight
  • 18 Emil Riis Jacobsen
  • 21 Neto Borges
  • 17 Mark Sykes
  • 23 Radek Vitek
  • 46 Marley Thelwell
  • 4 Adam Randell
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ G. Tanner ↓ R. McCrorie Bristol City
  • 61' ↑ J. Knight ↓ M. Bird Bristol City
  • 61' ↑ T. Horvat ↓ D. Burgzorg Bristol City
  • 63' ↑ J. Headley ↓ L. Gordon Port Vale
  • 63' ↑ A. Gray ↓ M. Sherif Port Vale
  • 64' ↑ Kyle John ↓ J. Lawrence-Gabriel Port Vale
  • 78' ↑ E. Riis ↓ S. Armstrong Bristol City
  • 80' ↑ O. Hernandez ↓ E. Archer Port Vale
  • 82' ↑ G. Ward ↓ R. Walters Port Vale
  • 85' ↑ Neto Borges ↓ S. Naylor Bristol City
  • 94' ↑ M. Sykes ↓ S. Twine Bristol City
  • 98' ↑ E. Campbell ↓ T. Magloire Port Vale
Cards
  • 13' C. Pring Bristol City
  • 37' J. Lawrence-Gabriel Port Vale
  • 48' R. Walters Port Vale
  • 65' Kyle John Port Vale
  • 103' C. Humphreys Port Vale
  • 105' J. Knight Bristol City
  • 120+3' O. Hernandez Port Vale
Head-to-head
Port Vale 1 0 draws 0 Bristol City
2026-03-03 Port Vale vs Bristol City 1 - 0
Recent form
Port Vale D D D D W
Bristol City D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Port Vale vs Bristol City?
Port Vale won 1-0 against Bristol City on 3 March 2026.
Who won Port Vale vs Bristol City?
Port Vale won the match 1-0.
Where was Port Vale vs Bristol City played?
The match was played at Vale Park.
Who had more possession in Port Vale vs Bristol City?
Bristol City had 70% of possession, compared to 30% for the other side.