Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Port Vale, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers

14': Adam Armstrong
34': André
43': Fernando López

FT
3 - 0

Port Vale

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Wolverhampton Wanderers are hosting Port Vale at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Delay in match (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
6': Jaheim Headley (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
7': Offside, Port Vale. Mo Faal is caught offside.
7': Attempt saved. Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jackson Smith (Port Vale). Assisted by Mateus Mané.
8': Attempt saved. George Hall (Port Vale) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dan Bentley (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
8': Attempt missed. Jaheim Headley (Port Vale) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
11': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Marshall Munetsi is caught offside.
12': Foul by Cameron Humphreys (Port Vale).
12': Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Lewis Montsma.
14': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Port Vale 0. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
16': Foul by George Hall (Port Vale).
16': Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Mo Faal (Port Vale).
17': Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Fer López.
25': Rhys Walters (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Foul by Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
26': Lewis Montsma (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
26': Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Attempt missed. Mo Faal (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jaheim Headley with a cross.
29': Attempt missed. Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Mo Faal with a headed pass.
33': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel.
34': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Port Vale 0. André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yerson Mosquera with a headed pass following a corner.
37': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Cameron Humphreys.
38': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Gomes following a corner.
39': Foul by Kyle Dempsey (Port Vale).
39': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Lewis Montsma (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
42': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
43': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Port Vale 0. Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Gomes.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Cameron Humphreys.
45'+1': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti Gomes is caught offside.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Bueno.
45'+3': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
45'+3': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Port Vale 0.
45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Port Vale 0.
46': Delay in match (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
46': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
48': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Mateus Mané is caught offside.
50': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
50': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Lewis Montsma.
51': Attempt missed. Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
52': Mo Faal (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
54': Penalty Port Vale. Mo Faal draws a foul in the penalty area.
54': Penalty conceded by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
56': Penalty saved. Mo Faal (Port Vale) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal by Dan Bentley (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
56': Foul by Mo Faal (Port Vale).
56': Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt saved. Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jackson Smith (Port Vale). Assisted by Mateus Mané.
57': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jackson Smith.
58': Attempt blocked. Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
58': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by George Byers.
59': Jaheim Headley (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
60': Substitution, Port Vale. Onel Hernández replaces Jaheim Headley.
64': Kieran Trippier (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
65': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jackson Smith.
66': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Marshall Munetsi.
66': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier following a corner.
68': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Toti Gomes.
70': Attempt saved. Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jackson Smith (Port Vale). Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
70': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
71': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nasser Djiga replaces Toti Gomes.
71': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Raúl Jiménez replaces Mateus Mané.
71': Substitution, Port Vale. Oliver Lynch replaces Mo Faal.
71': Substitution, Port Vale. Kyle John replaces Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel.
74': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
74': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
75': Attempt blocked. George Byers (Port Vale) header from very close range is blocked.
76': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Raúl Jiménez.
76': Attempt blocked. Lewis Montsma (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
76': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Rodrigo Gomes.
78': Substitution, Port Vale. Ben Waine replaces George Hall.
78': Substitution, Port Vale. Ryan Croasdale replaces George Byers.
81': Attempt missed. Oliver Lynch (Port Vale) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
81': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Dan Bentley.
82': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Raúl Jiménez.
82': Attempt saved. Oliver Lynch (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dan Bentley (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Kyle Dempsey with a cross.
83': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes is caught offside.
84': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ladislav Krejcí replaces Yerson Mosquera.
84': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jackson Tchatchoua replaces Rodrigo Gomes.
85': Rhys Walters (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
86': Attempt blocked. Onel Hernández (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Dempsey.
88': Attempt blocked. Ben Waine (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
88': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Jackson Smith (Port Vale). Assisted by Hugo Bueno.
89': Lewis Montsma (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
89': Foul by Ben Waine (Port Vale).
89': Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fer López is caught offside.
90'+4': Rhys Walters (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Nasser Djiga (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Port Vale 0.
0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Port Vale 0.

Statistics

PTV		WOL
6	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	7
5	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	3
31.5	Possession	68.5
11	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
196	Accurate Passes	473
244	Passes	545
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	8
17	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.4
52	Long Balls	57
23	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	10
15	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
9	Interceptions	6
27	Effective Clearances	8
27	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 21,360

Line-Ups

Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Daniel Bentley (GK)
15	Yerson Mosquera
24	Toti Gomes
2	Kieran Trippier
7	André
28	Fernando López
3	Hugo Bueno
21	Rodrigo Gomes
10	Adam Armstrong
36	Mateus Mané
5	Marshall Munetsi

Wolverhampton Wanderers Substitutes:

Nasser Djiga, Tommy Doyle, Pedro Lima, Tawanda Chirewa, Jackson Tchatchoua, Ladislav Krejcí, José Sá, Jerome Abbey, Raúl Jiménez.

Port Vale (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jackson Smith (GK)
22	Lewis Montsma
25	Cameron Humphreys
15	Liam Gordon
6	Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
38	Rhys Walters
7	George Byers
10	Kyle Dempsey
9	Mo Faal
33	George Hall
3	Jaheim Headley

Port Vale Substitutes:

Tyreece Simpson, Connor Hall, Mason Terry, Charlie Bussel, Oliver Lynch, Onel Hernández, Kyle John, Ben Waine, Ryan Croasdale.

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