Blackpool 0-1 Port Vale: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Blackpool

Port Vale

M. Faal 75'

EFL Cup 2025/2026

1st Round

August 12, 2025 6:45pm

Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, Lancashire

Key stats

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Blackpool 4-4-2

Port Vale 3-4-1-2

Goalkeeper

B. Peacock-Farrell

6.7

M. Maroši

7.2

Defenders

H. Coulson

6.2

C. Humphreys

7.9

M. Ihiekwe

6.9

B. Heneghan

8.2

O. Casey

7.0

K. John

6.9

J. Brown

6.5

Midfielders

E. Hansson

6.9

J. Shorrock

6.6

G. Honeyman

6.9

J. Shipley

6.6

L. Evans

6.6

R. Walters

6.7

C. Hamilton

7.0

J. Lawrence-Gabriel

6.6

Forwards

T. Bloxham

6.9

R. Richards

6.9

D. Taylor

6.5

B. Waine

6.2

J. Stockley

6.7

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Highest rating

7.2

Malcolm Perewari Ebiowei

8.2

M. Faal

Match Summary

On August 12, 2025 during the 2025/2026 EFL Cup match, Blackpool faced off against Port Vale at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, Lancashire. The game concluded with Port Vale securing a victory. With 58% possession, Blackpool versus Port Vale's 42% and shots on goal at 2 to 3. Blackpool had 81% successful passes (of 476 passes) over Port Vale which had 78% successful passes (of 352 passes). The outstanding efforts by Malcolm Perewari Ebiowei and M. Faal played a key role.

Lineup

4-4-2

3-4-1-2

Peacock-Farrell

6.7

Played:
90Min

Saves:
2 of 3

Accurate passes:
21/35

Key passes:
1

Brown

6.5

Played:
86Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
43/64

Won duels:
4/9

Casey

7.0

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
5

Accurate passes:
58/60

Won duels:
5/10

Ihiekwe

6.9

Played:
90Min

Accurate passes:
43/45

Won duels:
6/11

Dribbles:
1/1

Coulson

6.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
47/61

Won duels:
3/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Hamilton

7.0

Played:
62Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
19/24

Won duels:
5/9

Dribbles:
3/4

Evans

6.6

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
57/70

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
5/10

Dribbles:
1/1

Honeyman

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
6

Accurate passes:
34/38

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/14

Dribbles:
0/1

Hansson

6.9

Played:
74Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
22/25

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
2/5

Dribbles:
0/2

Taylor

6.5

Played:
62Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
3/5

Won duels:
4/11

Dribbles:
0/1

Bloxham

6.9

Played:
62Min

Accurate passes:
11/17

Won duels:
5/7

Dribbles:
2/2

Waine

6.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
4/8

Won duels:
5/12

Dribbles:
2/4

Stockley

6.7

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
15/24

Won duels:
11/23

Dribbles:
1/2

Richards

6.9

Played:
71Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
10/14

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/11

Dribbles:
0/1

Shorrock

6.6

Played:
57Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
13/17

Won duels:
4/11

Dribbles:
0/1

Shipley

6.6

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
24/34

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
2/6

Dribbles:
1/2

Walters

6.7

Played:
56Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
17/20

Won duels:
5/11

Dribbles:
2/2

Lawrence-Gabriel

6.6

Played:
62Min

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
7/12

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
1/1

Humphreys

7.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
56/64

Won duels:
6/9

Heneghan

8.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
46/56

Won duels:
8/13

John

6.9

Played:
57Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
21/26

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/3

Dribbles:
0/1

Maroši

7.2

Played:
90Min

Saves:
2 of 2

Accurate passes:
30/37

Substitutes

Coach

Steve Bruce

Lyons

6.7

Played:
11Min

Accurate passes:
1/2

Finnigan

6.9

Played:
17Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
11/11

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/4

Ebiowei

7.2

Played:
29Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
10/10

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/8

Dribbles:
1/3

Ennis

6.2

Played:
29Min

Accurate passes:
5/7

Won duels:
1/4

Dribbles:
0/2

Fletcher

6.9

Played:
29Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
2/2

Won duels:
3/5

Kouassi

Knight

Ashworth

Ravizzoli

Coach

Darren Mark Moore

Faal

8.2

Played:
20Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
2/4

Won duels:
2/2

Plant

6.6

Played:
29Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
4/5

Won duels:
3/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Debrah

6.9

Played:
34Min

Accurate passes:
8/12

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
1/2

Gordon

7.2

Played:
34Min

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
9/9

Won duels:
0/2

Dribbles:
0/1

Croasdale

6.9

Played:
34Min

Accurate passes:
7/10

Clark

Byers

Curtis

Gauci

Stats

Ball Possession

Blackpool: 58%

Port Vale: 42%

Total Shots

Blackpool: 11

Port Vale: 10

Shots on Goal

Blackpool: 2

Port Vale: 3

Corner Kicks

Blackpool: 7

Port Vale: 7

Offsides

Blackpool: 2

Port Vale: 0

Fouls

Blackpool: 7

Port Vale: 9

Yellow Cards

Blackpool: 2

Port Vale: 1

Red Cards

Blackpool: 0

Port Vale: 0

Total Passes

Blackpool: 476

Port Vale: 352

Goals Prevented

Blackpool: 0

Port Vale: 0

Passes Accuracy

Blackpool: 387 (81%)

Port Vale: 273 (78%)

Blackpool vs Port Vale

Key stats

Lineup

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

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