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Port Vale
FT
0–0
29 Aug 2026
Crewe Alexandra
Europa League Sat 29 Aug, 12:30London Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent Ben Toner 8,997 attendance

Timeline

  1. 63' Ryan Croasdale for Ben Garrity
  2. 70' Tyreece Simpson for Ben Waine
  3. 70' Jaheim Headley for Oliver Lynch
  4. 78' Calum Agius for Jordan Gibson
  5. 78' Joe White for Jack Lankester
  6. 80' Mickey Demetriou Yellow Card
  7. 87' Charlie McNeill for Josh March
  8. 87' Adrien Thibaut for Joel Tabiner
  9. 88' Matthew Craig for Rhys Walters
  10. 90'+4' Conor Thomas for Mickey Demetriou

Match stats

59.8% Possession 40.2%
11 Shots 14
4 On target 3
15 Fouls 15
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 3
3 Saves 3
376 Accurate passes 230

Lineups

Port Vale 4-2-3-1
1 Smith
15 Gordon 5 Hall 25 Humphreys 6 Lawrence-Gabriel
10 Dempsey 38 Walters
19 Waine 8 Garrity 11 Hernández
14 Lynch
Crewe Alexandra 4-2-3-1
1 Booth
3 Hutchinson 12 Stephenson 5 Demetriou 2 Billington
17 Holícek 6 Offord
14 Gibson 7 Lankester 11 Tabiner
9 March
Port Vale 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Jackson Smith G
  2. 5 Connor Hall CD-L
  3. 25 Cameron Humphreys CD-R
  4. 15 Liam Gordon LB
  5. 6 Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel RB
  6. 8 Ben Garrity ▼ AM
  7. 10 Kyle Dempsey LM
  8. 38 Rhys Walters ▼ RM
  9. 14 Oliver Lynch ▼ F
  10. 19 Ben Waine ▼ AM-L
  11. 11 Onel Hernández AM-R

Came on

  1. 37 Matthew Craig ▲ SUB
  2. 18 Ryan Croasdale ▲ SUB
  3. 17 Tyreece Simpson ▲ SUB
  4. 3 Jaheim Headley ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (3)
  1. 12 Aaron McGowan SUB
  2. 13 Mason Terry SUB
  3. 22 Lewis Montsma SUB
Crewe Alexandra 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Tom Booth G
  2. 12 Joshua Stephenson CD-L
  3. 5 Mickey Demetriou ▼ CD-R
  4. 3 Reece Hutchinson LB
  5. 2 Lewis Billington RB
  6. 7 Jack Lankester ▼ AM
  7. 17 Matús Holícek LM
  8. 6 Luke Offord RM
  9. 9 Josh March ▼ F
  10. 14 Jordan Gibson ▼ AM-L
  11. 11 Joel Tabiner ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 8 Conor Thomas ▲ SUB
  2. 10 Joe White ▲ SUB
  3. 20 Calum Agius ▲ SUB
  4. 29 Adrien Thibaut ▲ SUB
  5. 23 Charlie McNeill ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (2)
  1. 13 Ian Lawlor SUB
  2. 4 Kyle Ure SUB

Commentary

  1. 90'+4' Conor Thomas (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 90'+4'
  2. 88' Matthew Craig (Port Vale) Substitution at 88'
  3. 87' Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 87'
  4. 87' Charlie McNeill (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 87'
  5. 80' Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra) Yellow Card at 80'
  6. 78' Joe White (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 78'
  7. 78' Calum Agius (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 78'
  8. 70' Jaheim Headley (Port Vale) Substitution at 70'
  9. 70' Tyreece Simpson (Port Vale) Substitution at 70'
  10. 63' Ryan Croasdale (Port Vale) Substitution at 63'

Recent form

Port Vale D L L L W

  • W at Stockport County 2-1 EFL League One
  • L Lincoln City 2-0 EFL League One
  • L at Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Carabao Cup
  • L at Oldham Athletic 2-0 EFL League Two
  • D Tranmere Rovers 1-1 EFL League Two

Crewe Alexandra L W W W D

  • D Cambridge United 0-0 EFL League Two
  • W Accrington Stanley 2-1 Carabao Cup
  • W at Crawley Town 1-0 EFL League Two
  • W Northampton Town 1-0 EFL League Two
  • L at Barnsley 3-2 Carabao Cup

Head to head

PTV leads series 4-0-1

  • 29 Mar 2025 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Port Vale 2024-25 English League Two
  • 25 Nov 2024 Port Vale 1–1 Crewe Alexandra 2024-25 English League Two
  • 5 Sep 2023 Port Vale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra 2023-24 EFL Trophy
  • 29 Aug 2023 Port Vale 0–0 Crewe Alexandra 2023-24 English Carabao Cup
  • 2 Nov 2019 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Port Vale 2019-20 English League Two