Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town: 1–0

Port Vale beat Fleetwood Town 1–0 in the English FA Cup on Friday, 9 January 2026 at Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

Competition: English FA Cup (2025-26 English FA Cup, Third Round)
Kick-off time: Fri, 9 Jan 2026, 19:30 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 3,366
Teams: Port Vale (home), Fleetwood Town (away)

Goals

45'+2' — Jordan Shipley (Port Vale), assist Devante Cole

Starting line-ups

Port Vale (4-4-2): Joe Gauci (G), Cameron Humphreys (CD-L), Ben Heneghan (CD-R), Marvin Johnson (LB), Mitchell Clark (RB), Jordan Shipley (CM-L), George Byers (CM-R), Ben Waine (LM), George Hall (RM), Jayden Stockley (CF-L), Devante Cole (CF-R).

Fleetwood Town (3-1-4-2): David Harrington (G), Conor Haughey (CD), Zech Medley (CD-L), Toby Mullarkey (CD-R), Harrison Neal (SW), Elliott Bonds (CM-L), Jordan Davies (CM-R), Ethan Ennis (LM), Mark Helm (RM), Will Davies (CF-L), Lewis Mccann (CF-R).

Recent form

Port Vale: drew 2–2 away to Luton Town (13 Dec); 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).

Fleetwood Town: won 2–0 away to Newport County (13 Dec); won 2–1 vs Gillingham (20 Dec); lost 1–0 away to Tranmere Rovers (26 Dec); drew 0–0 away to Salford City (29 Dec); lost 1–0 vs Grimsby Town (1 Jan).