Port Vale vs Sunderland match stats & report
1–0 Full time
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Port Vale beat Sunderland 1–0 in the FA Cup (Round of 16) on 8 March 2026. Expected goals finished 0.90–1.91. Sunderland had 69% of the ball.
Port Vale vs Sunderland match statistics
- 31% Ball possession 69%
- 0.90 Expected goals (xG) 1.91
- 9 Total shots 17
- 1 Shots on target 6
- 4 Shots off target 10
- 4 Blocked shots 1
- 6 Shots inside the box 14
- 5 Corners 9
- 12 Fouls 10
- 0 Offsides 2
- 2 Yellow cards 1
- 207 Passes 452
- 58% Pass accuracy 80%
- 5 Goalkeeper saves 0
Goals and cards
- 28' Goal B. Waine (assist D. Brown) Port Vale
- 30' Yellow card D. Brown Port Vale
- 54' Yellow card B. Waine Port Vale
- 61' Yellow card M. Ellborg Sunderland
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Port Vale
Bench B. Amos , O. Hernández , G. Ward , G. Hall , A. Gray , T. Magloire , J. Shipley , J. Headley , Elijah Xavier Campbell
Sunderland
Bench S. Moore , G. Xhaka , Harrison Jones , J. Whittaker , Jenson Jones , W. Isidor , M. Aleksić , A. Abdullahi
Form guide
Port Vale at home
6–3–1 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.2 per game
- Conceded
- 0.3 per game
- Clean sheets
- 8 / 10
- Corners
- 4.4 per game
- Shots on target
- 3.7 per game
10% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Sunderland away
5–2–3 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 2.3 per game
- Conceded
- 1.7 per game
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 10
- Corners
- 4.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.3 per game
35% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.