Port Vale vs Sunderland: 1–0

Port Vale beat Sunderland 1–0 in the English FA Cup on Sunday, 8 March 2026 at Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

Competition: English FA Cup (2025-26 English FA Cup, Fifth Round)
Kick-off time: Sun, 8 Mar 2026, 13:30 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 10,685
Teams: Port Vale (home), Sunderland (away)

Goals

28' — Ben Waine (Port Vale), assist Dajaune Brown

Starting line-ups

Port Vale (5-4-1): Joe Gauci (G), Cameron Humphreys (CD), Connor Hall (CD-L), Kyle John (CD-R), Liam Gordon (LB), Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (RB), Funso Ojo (CM-L), Rhys Walters (CM-R), Ethon Archer (LM), Ben Waine (RM), Dajaune Brown (F).

Sunderland (4-2-3-1): Melker Ellborg (G), Omar Alderete (CD-L), Danny Ballard (CD-R), Luke O'Nien (LB), Lutsharel Geertruida (RB), Chris Rigg (AM), Enzo Le Fée (LM), Habib Diarra (RM), Eliezer Mayenda (F), Chemsdine Talbi (AM-L), Nilson Angulo (AM-R).

Recent form

Port Vale: lost 2–1 away to Stevenage (17 Feb); drew 1–1 vs Reading (21 Feb); won 1–0 away to Northampton Town (24 Feb); drew 1–1 vs Luton Town (28 Feb); won 1–0 vs Bristol City (3 Mar).

Sunderland: lost 1–0 vs Liverpool (11 Feb); won 1–0 away to Oxford United (15 Feb); lost 3–1 vs Fulham (22 Feb); drew 1–1 away to AFC Bournemouth (28 Feb); won 1–0 away to Leeds United (3 Mar).