Blackpool vs Port Vale

League Cup - 1st Round 12 Aug 2025, 18:45
Blackpool
Blackpool
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Port Vale
Port Vale
🏟 Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire) 👤 Simon Mather

Match report

Port Vale edged past Blackpool 1-0 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 12 August 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Blackpool had 11 shots to Port Vale's 10.

The match was played at Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire), with Simon Mather in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 11 - 10 On target 2 - 3 Corners 7 - 7 Fouls 7 - 9 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Mo Faal
Port Vale · 1 goal
8 Ben Heneghan captained the side
8 Cameron Humphreys 64 passes (88% accurate)
7 Bailey Peacock-Farrell captained the side
7 Jordan Brown 64 passes (67% accurate)
First half vs second half
Port Vale came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 6–8
Shots On Goal 0–0 2–3
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 5–1 2–6
Attacks 49–51 48–31
Match statistics
7 Corners 7
5 Substitution 5
97 Attacks 82
64 Dangerous Attacks 38
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
1 On Target 3
9 Off Target 8
11 Shots Total 10
2 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 3
6 Shots Inside Box 9
5 Shots Outside Box 1
7 Fouls 9
7 Corners 7
2 Offsides 0
58% Ball Possession 42%
2 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 2
476 Passes Total 352
387 Passes Accurate 273
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackpool · 4-4-2
1 B. Peacock-Farrell
6 J. Brown 4 O. Casey 20 M. Ihiekwe 15 H. Coulson
22 CJ Hamilton 7 L. Evans 10 G. Honeyman 29 E. Hansson
18 D. Taylor 14 T. Bloxham
Port Vale · 3-4-1-2
1 M. Maroši
24 K. John 4 B. Heneghan 25 C. Humphreys
6 J. Lawrence-Gabriel 12 R. Walters 26 J. Shipley 23 J. Shorrock
20 R. Richards
9 J. Stockley 19 B. Waine
Blackpool
Coach
Steve Bruce
Substitutes
  • 17 Malcolm Ebiowei
  • 9 Niall Ennis
  • 11 Ashley Fletcher
  • 28 Ryan Finnigan
  • 2 Andy Lyons
  • 25 Franco Ravizzoli
  • 26 Zachary Ashworth
  • 42 Spencer Knight
  • 27 Kylian Kouassi
Port Vale
Coach
Darren Mark Moore
Substitutes
  • 18 Ryan Croasdale
  • 22 Jesse Debrah
  • 15 Liam Gordon
  • 21 James Plant
  • 36 Mo Faal
  • 46 Joe Gauci
  • 2 Mitchell Clark
  • 7 George Byers
  • 11 Ronan Curtis
Substitutions
  • 56' ↑ R. Croasdale ↓ R. Walters Port Vale
  • 57' ↑ J. Debrah ↓ K. John Port Vale
  • 57' ↑ L. Gordon ↓ J. Shorrock Port Vale
  • 62' ↑ M. Ebiowei ↓ T. Bloxham Blackpool
  • 62' ↑ N. Ennis ↓ D. Taylor Blackpool
  • 62' ↑ A. Fletcher ↓ C. Hamilton Blackpool
  • 62' ↑ J. Plant ↓ J. Lawrence-Gabriel Port Vale
  • 71' ↑ M. Faal ↓ R. Richards Port Vale
  • 74' ↑ R. Finnigan ↓ E. Hansson Blackpool
  • 86' ↑ A. Lyons ↓ J. Brown Blackpool
Cards
  • 6' Kyle John Port Vale
  • 51' E. Hansson Blackpool
  • 70' J. Brown Blackpool
Head-to-head
Blackpool 2 1 draws 3 Port Vale
2026-03-17 Blackpool vs Port Vale 3 - 2
2026-01-01 Port Vale vs Blackpool 5 - 1
2025-08-12 Blackpool vs Port Vale 0 - 1
2023-12-29 Port Vale vs Blackpool 3 - 0
2023-08-15 Blackpool vs Port Vale 0 - 0
2020-08-15 Port Vale vs Blackpool 1 - 2
Recent form
Blackpool D D W W W
Port Vale D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackpool vs Port Vale?
Blackpool lost 0-1 against Port Vale on 12 August 2025.
Who won Blackpool vs Port Vale?
Port Vale won the match 1-0.
Where was Blackpool vs Port Vale played?
The match was played at Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackpool vs Port Vale?
Blackpool had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.