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EFL Cup· 2025/26 · Round 2

Birmingham v Port Vale

0–1FT · HT 0–1
Port ValeJ. Headley 45′

· St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham

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Key events available

  1. 19:45Kick-off
  2. 30′Yellow card · BirminghamP. Neumann
  3. 39′Yellow card · BirminghamM. Leonard
  4. 45′Goal · Port ValeJ. Headley · (assist R. Croasdale)
  5. 61′Yellow card · BirminghamT. Doyle
Substitutions (9)
  1. 46′Substitution · BirminghamA. Cochrane on · A. Sampsted off
  2. 46′Substitution · BirminghamS. Ho Paik on · K. Fujimoto off
  3. 46′Substitution · BirminghamJ. Stansfield on · M. Ducksch off
  4. 46′Substitution · Port ValeK. John on · C. Humphreys off
  5. 57′Substitution · Port ValeR. Paton on · M. Faal off
  6. 67′Substitution · BirminghamK. Furuhashi on · L. Dykes off
  7. 69′Substitution · Port ValeM. Clark on · J. Lawrence-Gabriel off
  8. 77′Substitution · BirminghamE. Laird on · T. Doyle off
  9. 77′Substitution · Port ValeB. Garrity on · J. Headley off

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Statistics available

Match

  • 70%Possession30%

Attack

  • 8Shots11
  • 0Shots on target3
  • 3Shots off target4
  • 5Blocked shots4
  • 10Corners7
  • 0Offsides1
  • 2Saves0

Passing

  • 560Passes235
  • 467Accurate passes157
  • 83%Pass accuracy67%

Discipline

  • 14Fouls8
  • 3Yellow cards0

Team expected goals (xG): not supplied for this match.not supplied

Player statistics available

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Birmingham
PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsKey passesTackles
E. Cashin906.6–0–––
J. Beadle907.2–0–––
L. Koumas906.6–0211
M. Leonard907.0–01–5
P. Neumann906.2–0––1
T. Gardner-Hickman906.3–0–––
T. Doyle776.6–0––1
L. Dykes676.9–0–11
A. Cochrane457.2–0––2
A. Sampsted456.2–0––1
J. Stansfield456.2–0–––
K. Fujimoto456.7–0–11
M. Ducksch456.6–0–––
S. Ho Paik456.7–0–––
K. Furuhashi236.2–0–––
E. Laird136.9–0–11
Port Vale
PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsKey passesTackles
B. Heneghan907.7–01–1
J. Debrah907.2–0–––
J. Gauci906.9–0–––
L. Gordon906.7–01–2
R. Walters906.9–0–11
R. Curtis906.2–0131
R. Croasdale907.5–1113
J. Headley778.210134
J. Lawrence-Gabriel697.2–0––3
M. Faal576.6–02––
C. Humphreys456.6–0–––
K. John457.0–0––2
R. Paton336.5–0–––
M. Clark216.9–0–––
B. Garrity136.9–0––1

– no figure supplied for this player; a 0 is a supplied zero.

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Line-ups available

Port Vale3-4-3

  1. 46Gauci6.9
  1. 22Debrah7.2
  2. 4Heneghan (c)7.7
  3. 25HumphreysOff 46′6.6
  1. 6Lawrence-GabrielOff 69′7.2
  2. 18Croasdale7.5
  3. 12Walters6.9
  4. 15Gordon6.7
  1. 11Curtis6.2
  2. 36FaalOff 57′6.6
  3. 3HeadleyGoal 45′ · Off 77′8.2
  1. 33DuckschOff 46′6.6
  2. 17DykesOff 67′6.9
  1. 30Koumas6.6
  2. 7DoyleBooked 61′ · Off 77′6.6
  3. 12Leonard (c)Booked 39′7.0
  4. 27FujimotoOff 46′6.7
  1. 23SampstedOff 46′6.2
  2. 41Cashin6.6
  3. 5NeumannBooked 30′6.2
  4. 19Gardner-Hickman6.3
  1. 25Beadle7.2

Birmingham4-4-2

Each player stands where the line-up places him: in his line from the goalkeeper, and on his side of the pitch as his team attacks.

Birmingham · Bench

Coach: Chris Davies

Port Vale · Bench

Coach: D. Moore

Key players

Birminghamavailable

  1. W. Thor Willumsson · Midfielder90 min in 1 match · 0 goals · 1 assist
  2. A. Cochrane · Defender90 min in 1 match · 0 goals · 0 assists
  3. C. Klarer · Defender90 min in 1 match · 0 goals · 0 assists

From player figures for all 1 match played.

Port Valeavailable

  1. J. Shipley · Midfielder90 min in 1 match · 0 goals · 1 assist
  2. B. Heneghan · Defender90 min in 1 match · 0 goals · 0 assists
  3. B. Waine · Forward90 min in 1 match · 0 goals · 0 assists

From player figures for all 1 match played.

Availability: not checked for this match yet, so none is claimed.

Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in EFL Cup 2025/26 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.

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