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Blackpool vs Port Vale
17 Mar 2026, 19:45 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Will FinnieLeague One 2025/2026 · 12 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
BlackpoolMin
Port Vale- 2′⚽
Dajaune Brown 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- ⚽
Niall Ennis 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Josh Bowler
Right foot shot
46′ - 59′⚽
Rhys Walters 1-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: J. Shipley
Right foot shot
- ⇄
CJ Hamilton
Substitution
Off: J. Randall
64′ - ⇄
Karoy Anderson
Substitution
Off: George Honeyman
65′ - ⇄
Leighton Clarkson
Substitution
Off: Hayden Coulson
65′ - 69′⇄
Ben Garrity
Substitution
Off: J. Shipley
- 69′⇄
Andre Gray
Substitution
Off: Dajaune Brown
- ⇄
Tom Bloxham
Substitution
Off: Niall Ennis
71′ - ⇄
James Husband
Substitution
Off: Michael Ihiekwe
71′ - ⚽
Ashley Fletcher 2-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Tom Bloxham
Right foot shot
72′ - 74′
Martin Sherif
Yellowcard
Foul
- 74′
Port Vale
Yellowcard
Foul
- 76′
Liam Gordon
Yellowcard
Foul
- 79′⇄
George Hall
Substitution
Off: Rhys Walters
- 79′⇄
Jaheim Headley
Substitution
Off: Liam Gordon
- 79′⇄
Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea
Substitution
Off: Martin Sherif
- ⚽
Reuell Walters 3-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: James Husband
Right foot shot
81′ - 90+5′
Tyler Magloire
Yellowcard
Foul
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6.61 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.88 | |
| 71 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.57 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.13 | |
| 65 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 6.66 | |
| 65 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.52 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.31 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 7.17 | |
| 64 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.20 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 7.37 | |
| 71 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.93 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.12 | |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.48 | |
| 19 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.33 | |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.38 | |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.48 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Blackpool
Latest: Wigan Athletic · 1–1
Match stats
7 Mar 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Wigan Athletic · 2025/2026
Port Vale
Latest: Northampton Town · 1–0
Match stats
24 Feb 2026, 19:45 · Away vs Northampton Town · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Blackpool’s ground: 3 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Blackpool’s home games with Port Vale’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Blackpool
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Port Vale
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Blackpool
Port Vale
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Blackpool
Port Vale
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Blackpool
Port Vale
Previous meetings
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