Northampton vs Port Vale

League One 24 Feb 2026, 19:45
Northampton
Northampton
0–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Port Vale
Port Vale
🏟 Sixfields Stadium 👤 C. Breakspear Round 26

Match report

Port Vale edged past Northampton 1-0 in the League One on 24 February 2026.

Northampton failed to register a single shot on target and had 7 shots to Port Vale's 7.

The match was played at Sixfields Stadium, with C. Breakspear in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Shots 7 - 7 On target 0 - 2 Corners 6 - 0 Fouls 13 - 7 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Jayden Stockley
Port Vale · 1 goal
8 Connor Hall captained the side
7 Ross Fitzsimons captained the side
7 Elliott Moore captained the side
7 Nesta Guinness-Walker captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–4 4–3
Shots On Goal 0–1 0–1
Ball Possession 53–47 —
Corners 4–0 2–0
Attacks 59–53 63–21
Match statistics
6 Corners 0
5 Substitution 6
122 Attacks 74
59 Dangerous Attacks 32
0 On Target 2
7 Off Target 5
7 Shots Total 7
0 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 2
5 Shots Inside Box 5
2 Shots Outside Box 2
13 Fouls 7
6 Corners 0
4 Offsides 1
60% Ball Possession 40%
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Saves 0
384 Passes Total 273
276 Passes Accurate 172
Line-ups 4-3-2-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Northampton · 4-3-2-1
34 R. Fitzsimons
2 J. Burroughs 35 M. Dyche 24 E. Moore 12 N. Guinness-Walker
7 S. Hoskins 23 T. Taylor 4 D. Campbell
8 C. McGeehan 14 T. Fornah
9 T. Eaves
Port Vale · 3-4-1-2
46 J. Gauci
25 C. Humphreys 4 B. Heneghan 5 C. Hall
24 K. John 33 G. Hall 14 F. Ojo 27 E. Campbell
11 E. Archer
9 J. Stockley 21 M. Sherif
Northampton
Coach
Kevin Nolan
Substitutes
  • 11 Kamarai Swyer
  • 10 Elliott List
  • 21 Jack Perkins
  • 15 Jake Evans
  • 17 Michael Jacobs
  • 1 Lee Burge
  • 3 Conor McCarthy
Port Vale
Coach
Jon Brady
Substitutes
  • 6 Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
  • 26 Jordan Shipley
  • 12 Rhys Walters
  • 45 Andre Gray
  • 19 Ben Waine
  • 15 Liam Gordon
  • 13 Ben Amos
Substitutions
  • 21' ↑ J. Lawrence-Gabriel ↓ B. Heneghan Port Vale
  • 46' ↑ K. Swyer ↓ J. Burroughs Northampton
  • 60' ↑ J. Shipley ↓ E. Archer Port Vale
  • 61' ↑ R. Walters ↓ G. Hall Port Vale
  • 61' ↑ A. Gray ↓ M. Sherif Port Vale
  • 64' ↑ E. List ↓ T. Taylor Northampton
  • 64' ↑ J. Perkins ↓ N. Guinness-Walker Northampton
  • 72' ↑ J. Evans ↓ T. Eaves Northampton
  • 76' ↑ B. Waine ↓ J. Stockley Port Vale
  • 86' ↑ M. Jacobs ↓ S. Hoskins Northampton
  • 89' ↑ L. Gordon ↓ F. Ojo Port Vale
Cards
  • 28' J. Burroughs Northampton
Head-to-head
Northampton 2 2 draws 3 Port Vale
2026-02-24 Northampton vs Port Vale 0 - 1
2025-10-04 Port Vale vs Northampton 0 - 0
2024-04-01 Northampton Town vs Port Vale 2 - 0
2023-09-16 Port Vale vs Northampton Town 1 - 0
2022-02-12 Port Vale vs Northampton Town 0 - 0
2021-08-07 Northampton Town vs Port Vale 1 - 0
Recent form
Northampton D D D L L
Port Vale D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Northampton vs Port Vale?
Northampton lost 0-1 against Port Vale on 24 February 2026.
Who won Northampton vs Port Vale?
Port Vale won the match 1-0.
Where was Northampton vs Port Vale played?
The match was played at Sixfields Stadium.