Port Vale vs Bristol Rovers: 1–0

Port Vale beat Bristol Rovers 1–0 in the English FA Cup on Saturday, 6 December 2025 at Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

Competition: English FA Cup (2025-26 English FA Cup, Second Round)
Kick-off time: Sat, 6 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 3,227
Teams: Port Vale (home), Bristol Rovers (away)

Goals

47' — Ben Waine (Port Vale)

Starting line-ups

Port Vale (4-4-2): Ben Amos (G), Connor Hall (CD-L), Ben Heneghan (CD-R), Jaheim Headley (LB), Kyle John (RB), George Byers (CM-L), Funso Ojo (CM-R), Ben Waine (LM), George Hall (RM), Ruari Paton (CF-L), Devante Cole (CF-R).

Bristol Rovers (3-5-2): Luke Southwood (G), Tom Lockyer (CD), Clinton Mola (CD-L), Stephan Negru (CD-R), Fabrizio Cavegn (CM-L), Joel Cotterill (CM-R), Kamil Conteh (AM), Bryant Bilongo (LM), Taylor Moore (RM), Ellis Harrison (CF-L), Luke Thomas (CF-R).

Recent form

Port Vale: lost 3–3 vs Fleetwood Town (11 Nov); drew 0–0 vs Wycombe Wanderers (15 Nov); lost 1–0 vs Plymouth Argyle (22 Nov); lost 1–0 away to Lincoln City (29 Nov); won 5–0 vs Barnsley (2 Dec).

Bristol Rovers: won 1–0 vs Plymouth Argyle (11 Nov); lost 3–1 away to Accrington Stanley (15 Nov); lost 1–0 away to Cheltenham Town (22 Nov); lost 1–0 vs Notts County (29 Nov); won 2–2 vs Cambridge United (2 Dec).