Bolton Wanderers vs Port Vale: 0–1

Port Vale beat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 in the English EFL Trophy on Tuesday, 13 January 2026 at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton, England.

Competition: English EFL Trophy (2025-26 EFL Trophy, Round of 16)
Kick-off time: Tue, 13 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton, England
Attendance: 1,955
Teams: Bolton Wanderers (home), Port Vale (away)

Goals

90' — Ben Waine (Port Vale)

Starting line-ups

Bolton Wanderers (4-4-2): Teddy Sharman-Lowe (G), Christian Forino Joseph (CD-L), Cyrus Christie (CD-R), Richard Taylor (LB), Joshua Dacres-Cogley (RB), Xavier Simons (CM-L), Josh Sheehan (CM-R), Thierry Gale (LM), Aaron Morley (RM), Marcus Forss (CF-L), Sam Dalby (CF-R).

Port Vale (4-3-3): Ben Amos (G), Cameron Humphreys (CD-L), Kyle John (CD-R), Jaheim Headley (LB), Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (RB), Funso Ojo (CM), Ruari Paton (LM), Ryan Croasdale (RM), Mo Faal (F), Rhys Walters (LF), Dajaune Brown (RF).

Recent form

Bolton Wanderers: won 2–1 vs Rotherham United (26 Dec); lost 1–0 vs Mansfield Town (29 Dec); drew 1–1 away to Doncaster Rovers (1 Jan); drew 0–0 vs Northampton Town (4 Jan); lost 3–1 away to Peterborough United (10 Jan).

Port Vale: lost 1–0 vs Peterborough United (20 Dec); lost 5–0 away to Huddersfield Town (26 Dec); lost 1–0 away to Bradford City (29 Dec); won 5–1 vs Blackpool (1 Jan); won 1–0 vs Fleetwood Town (9 Jan).