Port Vale vs Sunderland 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fifth Round
Port Vale stun Sunderland in FA Cup upset to reach first quarterfinal in 72 years
League One strugglers Port Vale are into the quarterfinals of the FA Cup for the first time in more than 72 years after boyhood Newcastle fan Ben Waine scored to stun Premier League Sunderland 1-0.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 28': Goal! Port Vale 1, Sunderland 0. Ben Waine (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dajaune Brown following a corner.
- 30': Dajaune Brown (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Port Vale 1, Sunderland 0.
- 45': Substitution, Port Vale. Tyler Magloire replaces Cameron Humphreys.
- 45': Second Half begins Port Vale 1, Sunderland 0.
- 54': Ben Waine (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Port Vale. George Hall replaces Ethon Archer.
- 57': Substitution, Port Vale. Andre Gray replaces Dajaune Brown.
- 61': Melker Ellborg (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
- 81': Substitution, Port Vale. Elijah Campbell replaces Liam Gordon.
- 83': Substitution, Sunderland. Granit Xhaka replaces Chris Rigg.
- 88': Substitution, Port Vale. Grant Ward replaces Ben Waine.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Port Vale 1, Sunderland 0.
Game Information
Venue: Vale Park
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 10,685
Statistics
 SUN |
PTV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 69 | Possession | 31 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 362 | Accurate Passes | 121 |
| 452 | Passes | 207 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 27 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 15 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 49 |
| 21 | Clearances | 49 |
Port Vale (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 46 | Joe Gauci (GK) |
| 25 | Cameron Humphreys |
| 5 | Connor Hall |
| 24 | Kyle John |
| 15 | Liam Gordon |
| 6 | Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel |
| 14 | Funso Ojo |
| 12 | Rhys Walters |
| 11 | Ethon Archer |
| 19 | Ben Waine |
| 10 | Dajaune Brown |
Sunderland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Melker Ellborg (GK)  |
| 15 | Omar Alderete |
| 5 | Danny Ballard |
| 13 | Luke O'Nien |
| 6 | Lutsharel Geertruida |
| 11 | Chris Rigg |
| 28 | Enzo Le Fée |
| 19 | Habib Diarra |
| 12 | Eliezer Mayenda |
| 7 | Chemsdine Talbi |
| 10 | Nilson Angulo |
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