Port Vale 2–0 Mansfield Town
Port Vale
2–0HT 1–0
Mansfield Town
Port Vale played Mansfield Town in the EFL Trophy on 6 October 2026 at Vale Park. The match finished 2–0.
Goals and cards
- 4'Stephen McLaughlin (OG)
- 44'Jon Edmund Alexander Brady — Yellow card
- 58'Maleace asamoah
- 67'Ryan Sweeney — Yellow card
- 72'Jonathan Russell — Yellow card
- 82'Jaheim·Headley — Yellow card
Line-ups
Port Vale 4-1-4-1
- H. Lewis
- K. Knoyle
- A. Oshilaja
- F. Blake-Tracy
- S. McLaughlin
- L. Reed
- L. Bolton
- G. Maris
- R. Hendry
- O. Dodgson
- R. Oates
- SUBSTITUTES
- G. Abbott
- Taylor Anderson
- E. Hewitt
- T. Roberts
- L. Roberts
- J. Russell
- R. Sweeney
- COACHES: J. Brady
Mansfield Town 3-5-2
- M. Maroši
- C. Humphreys
- J. Moon
- C. Hall
- J. Lawrence-Gabriel
- K. Dempsey
- B. Garrity
- G. Hall
- J. Headley
- O. Hernández
- M. Watters
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. McGowan
- O. Lynch
- K. John
- Charlie Bussel
- M. Asamoah
- L. Montsma
- Theo Morgan
- COACHES: N. Clough
Match statistics
| Port Vale | Mansfield Town | |
|---|---|---|
| 509 | Accurate passes | 279 |
| 5 | Shots inside box | 2 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 12 | Free kicks | 10 |
| 2 | Shots on goal | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 600 | Total passes | 364 |
| 9 | Total shots | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 3 | Corners | 3 |
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 55% | Possession | 45% |