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Wolverhampton 3-0 Port Vale · Carabao Cup

Wolverhampton beat Port Vale 3-0 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Wolverhampton and Port Vale met in the Carabao Cup at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton on Friday, 7 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Wolverhampton: A. Armstrong 14'; André 34'; F. López 43'. Port Vale did not score.

How the match went

Wolverhampton saw more of the ball, 69% of it. Wolverhampton had 16 shots with 7 on target, Port Vale 11 with 3 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 8 to Wolverhampton and 5 to Port Vale. Wolverhampton conceded 10 fouls, Port Vale 6. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Wolverhampton, 1 for Port Vale).

Line-ups

Wolverhampton started in a 3-4-2-1: Daniel Bentley, Kieran Trippier, Yerson Mosquera, Toti Gomes, Rodrigo Gomes, Fer López, André, Hugo Bueno, Marshall Munetsi, Mateus Mané, Adam Armstrong.

Port Vale started in a 4-2-3-1: Jackson Smith, Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel, Cameron Humphreys, Lewis Montsma, Liam Gordon, Kyle Dempsey, George Byers, Jaheim Headley, Rhys Walters, George Hall, Mo Faal.

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Minute by minute

  1. 14'Goal! Wolverhampton 1-0 Port Vale. A. Armstrong (Wolverhampton) scores.
  2. 34'Goal! Wolverhampton 2-0 Port Vale. André (Wolverhampton) scores, assisted by Y. Mosquera.
  3. 43'Goal! Wolverhampton 3-0 Port Vale. F. López (Wolverhampton) scores, assisted by R. Gomes.
  4. 45'Half-time. Wolverhampton 3-0 Port Vale.
  5. 56'Penalty missed! M. Faal (Port Vale), saved.
  6. 90'Full-time. Wolverhampton 3-0 Port Vale.
Full commentary (72 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Wolverhampton vs Port Vale.
  2. 7'Offside, Port Vale.
  3. 7'Attempt saved. M. Munetsi (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  4. 8'Attempt missed. J. Headley (Port Vale), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  5. 8'Attempt saved. G. Hall (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.32.
  6. 11'Offside, Wolverhampton.
  7. 11'Offside, Wolverhampton.
  8. 13'Corner, Wolverhampton.
  9. 14'Goal! Wolverhampton 1-0 Port Vale. A. Armstrong (Wolverhampton) scores.
  10. 21'Off the woodwork! A. Armstrong (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  11. 26'Yellow card for J. Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale) for foul.
  12. 28'Attempt missed. M. Faal (Port Vale), header. xG 0.14.
  13. 29'Attempt missed. J. Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.86.
  14. 33'Corner, Wolverhampton.
  15. 34'Goal! Wolverhampton 2-0 Port Vale. André (Wolverhampton) scores, assisted by Y. Mosquera.
  16. 37'Corner, Wolverhampton.
  17. 38'Attempt missed. M. Mané (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  18. 42'Attempt missed. M. Mané (Wolverhampton), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  19. 43'Goal! Wolverhampton 3-0 Port Vale. F. López (Wolverhampton) scores, assisted by R. Gomes.
  20. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  21. 45+1'Corner, Wolverhampton.
  22. 45+1'Offside, Wolverhampton.
  23. 45+2'Attempt blocked. M. Mané (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  24. 45+3'Corner, Wolverhampton.
  25. 45'Half-time. Wolverhampton 3-0 Port Vale.
  26. 46'The second half is under way.
  27. 48'Offside, Wolverhampton.
  28. 48'Offside, Wolverhampton.
  29. 50'Attempt blocked. A. Armstrong (Wolverhampton), header. xG 0.13.
  30. 50'Corner, Wolverhampton.
  31. 51'Attempt missed. Y. Mosquera (Wolverhampton), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  32. 56'Penalty missed! M. Faal (Port Vale), saved.
  33. 57'Attempt saved. F. López (Wolverhampton), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  34. 57'Corner, Wolverhampton.
  35. 58'Corner, Wolverhampton.
  36. 58'Attempt blocked. Y. Mosquera (Wolverhampton), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  37. 60'Substitution, Port Vale: O. Hernández comes on for J. Headley.
  38. 64'Yellow card for K. Trippier (Wolverhampton) for time wasting.
  39. 65'Corner, Wolverhampton.
  40. 66'Substitution, Wolverhampton: T. Doyle comes on for M. Munetsi.
  41. 66'Attempt missed. M. Mané (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  42. 68'Attempt missed. R. Gomes (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  43. 70'Attempt saved. Y. Mosquera (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  44. 70'Offside, Wolverhampton.
  45. 70'Offside, Wolverhampton.
  46. 71'Substitution, Port Vale: K. John comes on for J. Lawrence-Gabriel.
  47. 71'Substitution, Port Vale: O. Lynch comes on for M. Faal.
  48. 71'Substitution, Wolverhampton: R. Jiménez comes on for M. Mané.
  49. 71'Substitution, Wolverhampton: N. Djiga comes on for T. Gomes.
  50. 74'Offside, Wolverhampton.
  51. 74'Offside, Wolverhampton.
  52. 74'Corner, Port Vale.
  53. 76'Corner, Port Vale.
  54. 76'Attempt blocked. L. Montsma (Port Vale), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
  55. 76'Attempt blocked. G. Byers (Port Vale), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  56. 76'Corner, Port Vale.
  57. 78'Substitution, Port Vale: R. Croasdale comes on for G. Byers.
  58. 78'Substitution, Port Vale: B. Waine comes on for G. Hall.
  59. 81'Attempt missed. O. Lynch (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.35.
  60. 81'Corner, Port Vale.
  61. 82'Corner, Port Vale.
  62. 82'Attempt saved. O. Lynch (Port Vale), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  63. 83'Offside, Wolverhampton.
  64. 84'Substitution, Wolverhampton: J. Tchatchoua comes on for R. Gomes.
  65. 84'Substitution, Wolverhampton: L. Krejčí comes on for Y. Mosquera.
  66. 86'Attempt blocked. O. Hernández (Port Vale), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  67. 88'Attempt saved. R. Jiménez (Wolverhampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  68. 88'Attempt blocked. B. Waine (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  69. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  70. 90+1'Offside, Wolverhampton.
  71. 90+1'Offside, Wolverhampton.
  72. 90'Full-time. Wolverhampton 3-0 Port Vale.
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