Birmingham vs Port Vale

League Cup · 2025/26 · 2nd Round
26 August 2025 at 18:45 UTC · St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park →St. Andrew's Road, Birmingham

Birmingham

0:1

Full time

Port Vale

• J. Headley 45′

Half-time0–1

Regulation0–1

Referee: Ben Speedie

Port Vale beat Birmingham 1–0 in the League Cup on 26 August 2025. J. Headley scored the only goal.

Match events

EVENTS

30′

Phil NeumannYellow cardFoul

39′

Marc LeonardYellow cardFoul

45′

J. HeadleyGoal · Assist: R. Croasdale

46′

On: A. CochraneOff: A. SampstedSubstitution

46′

On: Paik Seung-HoOff: K. FujimotoSubstitution

46′

On: J. StansfieldOff: M. DuckschSubstitution

46′

On: Kyle JohnOff: C. HumphreysSubstitution

57′

On: R. PatonOff: M. FaalSubstitution

61′

Tommy DoyleYellow cardFoul

67′

On: K. FuruhashiOff: L. DykesSubstitution

69′

On: M. ClarkOff: J. Lawrence-GabrielSubstitution

77′

On: E. LairdOff: T. DoyleSubstitution

77′

On: B. GarrityOff: J. HeadleySubstitution

Symbol key

• Goal
• Yellow card
• Red card
• Second yellow / red
• Substitution
• Penalty scored
• Penalty missed
• Own goal
• Goal disallowed
• VAR review

Match stats

Full match1st half2nd half

FULL MATCH

70%Ball Possession30%

5Blocked Shots4

10Corner Kicks7

14Fouls8

2Goalkeeper Saves0

0Offsides1

83%Passes %67%

467Passes accurate157

—Red Cards—

4Shots insidebox10

3Shots off Goal4

0Shots on Goal3

4Shots outsidebox1

8Total Shots11

560Total passes235

3Yellow Cards0

—expected_goals—

—goals_prevented—

Lineups

Formations

Birmingham

4-4-2

25

J. Beadle

23

A. Sampsted

41

E. Cashin

5

P. Neumann

19

T. Gardner-Hickman

30

L. Koumas

7

T. Doyle

12

M. Leonard

27

K. Fujimoto

33

M. Ducksch

17

L. Dykes

Coach: C. Davies →

Substitutes

2 · E. LairdOn 77′ · 13 minD

4 · C. KlarerAppearance details unavailableD

8 · Paik Seung-HoOn 46′ · 45 minM

9 · K. FuruhashiOn 67′ · 23 minF

20 · A. CochraneOn 46′ · 45 minD

21 · R. AllsopAppearance details unavailableG

28 · J. StansfieldOn 46′ · 45 minF

35 · G. HallAppearance details unavailableM

42 · D. IsicheiAppearance details unavailableM

Port Vale

3-4-3

46

J. Gauci

25

C. Humphreys

4

B. Heneghan

22

J. Debrah

15

L. Gordon

12

R. Walters

18

R. Croasdale

6

J. Lawrence-Gabriel

3

J. Headley

36

M. Faal

11

R. Curtis

Coach: Darren Mark Moore →

Substitutes

1 · M. MarošiAppearance details unavailableG

2 · M. ClarkOn 69′ · 21 minD

8 · B. GarrityOn 77′ · 13 minM

17 · R. PatonOn 57′ · 33 minF

19 · B. WaineAppearance details unavailableF

20 · R. RichardsAppearance details unavailableM

23 · J. ShorrockAppearance details unavailableM

24 · K. JohnOn 46′ · 45 minD

26 · J. ShipleyAppearance details unavailableM