Port Vale vs Barnsley: 5–0

Port Vale beat Barnsley 5–0 in the English EFL Trophy on Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

Competition: English EFL Trophy (2025-26 EFL Trophy, Round of 32)
Kick-off time: Tue, 2 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 636
Teams: Port Vale (home), Barnsley (away)

Goals

5' — Ruari Paton (Port Vale)
8' — Ruari Paton (Port Vale)
72' — Dajaune Brown (Port Vale)
80' — Ben Waine (Port Vale)
83' — Jesse Debrah (Port Vale)

Starting line-ups

Port Vale (4-4-2): Ben Amos (G), Connor Hall (CD-L), Jesse Debrah (CD-R), Jaheim Headley (LB), Kyle John (RB), George Byers (CM-L), Rhys Walters (CM-R), Ben Waine (LM), Dajaune Brown (RM), Ruari Paton (CF-L), Mo Faal (CF-R).

Barnsley (4-2-3-1): Murphy Cooper (G), Jack Shepherd (CD-L), Marc Roberts (CD-R), Mael Durand De Gevigney (LB), Tennai Watson (RB), Caylon Vickers (AM), Luca Connell (LM), Jonathan Bland (RM), David McGoldrick (F), Reyes Cleary (AM-L), Vimal Yoganathan (AM-R).

Recent form

Port Vale: lost 4–0 away to Bolton Wanderers (8 Nov); 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).

Barnsley: won 3–2 vs York City (1 Nov); won 2–1 away to Doncaster Rovers (8 Nov); lost 2–0 vs Lincoln City (11 Nov); won 5–0 vs Luton Town (22 Nov); drew 1–1 away to Stockport County (29 Nov).