In the League Cup game on 7 August 2026, Wolves beat Port Vale 3:0. Match numbers: shots on target 7:3, corners 8:5.
Match report
Wolves beat Port Vale 3:0 in the League Cup Round of 128 on Thursday evening. The match took place at Molineux on 7 August 2026. Adam Armstrong opened the scoring before Andre and Lopez added two more before the break.
Armstrong found the net in the fourteenth minute, giving the home side an early advantage. Port Vale's Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel picked up a yellow card in the twenty-sixth minute. Andre restored the two-goal cushion in the thirty-fourth minute before Lopez made it three in the forty-third minute.
Port Vale had a chance to pull one back when Modu Faal missed a penalty in the fifty-sixth minute. By then Wolves were already in control of the tie. Headley came off in the sixtieth minute before Munetsi replaced a teammate sixty-six minutes in.
Wolves dominated possession at 68 per cent against 32 per cent for the visitors. They created two big chances while Port Vale generated three, though the visitors' expected goals of 1.93 did not translate. Wolves registered seven shots on target from eight attempts inside the penalty area.
The result confirms Wolves' recent form, following a 3:0 win over Racing Santander earlier this month. Port Vale's run of clean sheets came to an end after victories against Blackpool and Real Murcia.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %68–32
Shots on target7–3
Shots off target6–4
Expected goals1.36–1.93
HT⚽14' A. Armstrong — Goal🟨26' J. Lawrence-Gabriel — Yellow card⚽34' Andre — Goal⚽43' F. Lopez — Goal✗56' M. Faal — Penalty missed⇄60' J. Headley — Substitution🟨64' K. Trippier — Yellow card⇄66' M. Munetsi — Substitution⇄71' M. Mane — Substitution⇄71' M. Faal — Substitution⇄78' G. Hall — Substitution⇄84' Y. Mosquera — Substitution
