Port Vale 1–0 Exeter City
Port Vale
1–0HT 0–0
Exeter City
Port Vale played Exeter City in the League Two on 12 September 2026 at Vale Park. The match finished 1–0.
Goals and cards
- 57'Jake Doyle Hayes — Yellow card
- 70'George Byers
- 73'Jordan Gabriel — Yellow card
- 77'George Byers — Yellow card
- 90+5'Taylor Perry — Yellow card
- 90+5'Ben Garrity — Yellow card
Line-ups
Port Vale 3-4-2-1
- J. Smith
- K. John
- L. Montsma
- C. Hall
- J. Lawrence-Gabriel
- K. Dempsey
- B. Garrity
- J. Headley
- G. Byers
- B. Waine
- O. Lynch
- SUBSTITUTES
- K. Figueroa
- G. Hall
- O. Hernández
- C. Humphreys
- M. Maroši
- T. Simpson
- R. Walters
- COACHES: J. Brady
Exeter City 3-4-1-2
- J. Bycroft
- E. James
- J. Fitzwater
- L. Woodhouse
- G. Edwards
- J. Doyle-Hayes
- C. Cummins
- V. Harper
- R. Cole
- J. Gordon
- D. Rose
- SUBSTITUTES
- Ethan Sutherland
- L. Samuel
- Frankie Phillips
- T. Perry
- Ajay Matthews
- George Birch
- J. Taylor
- COACHES: M. Taylor
Match statistics
| Port Vale | Exeter City | |
|---|---|---|
| 268 | Accurate passes | 232 |
| 11 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 9 | Free kicks | 12 |
| 4 | Shots on goal | 0 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 364 | Total passes | 336 |
| 14 | Total shots | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 6 | Corners | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 53% | Possession | 47% |