Port Vale 5–0 Manchester City U21
Port Vale
5–0HT 4–0
Manchester City U21
Port Vale played Manchester City U21 in the EFL Trophy on 27 October 2026 at Vale Park. The match finished 5–0.
Goals and cards
- 4'Maleace asamoah (assist by Onel Hernández)
- 10'Aaron McGowan (assist by Jaheim·Headley)
- 30'Max Watters (assist by Aaron McGowan)
- 34'Lewis Montsma (assist by Aaron McGowan)
- 54'Harrison Miles — Yellow card
- 64'Keyrol Alexis Figueroa Norales (assist by Kyle John)
- 71'Charlie Bussell — Yellow card
Line-ups
Port Vale 3-1-4-2
- J. Smith
- A. McGowan
- L. Montsma
- K. John
- Charlie Bussel
- M. Asamoah
- G. Hall
- R. Walters
- J. Headley
- M. Watters
- O. Hernández
- SUBSTITUTES
- K. Figueroa
- K. Dempsey
- J. Lawrence-Gabriel
- O. Lynch
- M. Maroši
- C. Humphreys
- J. Moon
- COACHES: J. Brady
Manchester City U21 4-2-3-1
- M. Chabot
- B. Nfonkeu
- Harrison Parker
- D. Adeleke
- J. Wilson-Esbrand
- Charlie Courtman
- Kian Ben Noble
- Matthew Hendersson-Hall
- Oluwafemi David Adetayo Fapetu
- Xavier Parker
- K. Midwood
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Barrett
- F. Gorman
- Teddie Lamb
- Harrison Miles
- Oliver Tevenan
- Ben Vickery
- COACHES: O. Reiß
Match statistics
| Port Vale | Manchester City U21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.24 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.9 |
| 292 | Accurate passes | 432 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 15 | Free kicks | 11 |
| 9 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 365 | Total passes | 512 |
| 15 | Total shots | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 3 | Corners | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 42% | Possession | 58% |