Wolves 3:0 Port Vale: Match Result

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 target 7 – 3

Shots off target 6 – 4

Expected goals 1.36 – 1.93

⚽ 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

Match events

14' 1:0 Wolves Goal A. Armstrong
26' 1:0 Port Vale Yellow card J. Lawrence-Gabriel
34' 2:0 Wolves Goal Andre assist: Y. Mosquera
43' 3:0 Wolves Goal F. Lopez assist: R. Gomes
56' 3:0 Port Vale Penalty missed M. Faal assist: M. Faal
60' 3:0 Port Vale Substitution J. Headley off: O. Hernandez
64' 3:0 Wolves Yellow card K. Trippier
66' 3:0 Wolves Substitution M. Munetsi off: T. Doyle
71' 3:0 Wolves Substitution M. Mane off: R. Jimenez
71' 3:0 Port Vale Substitution M. Faal off: O. Lynch
78' 3:0 Port Vale Substitution G. Hall off: B. Waine
84' 3:0 Wolves Substitution Y. Mosquera off: L. Krejci

Statistics

68 Possession, % 32

7 Shots on target 3

6 Shots off target 4

1.36 Expected goals 1.93

2 Big chances 3

38 Attacks 23

8 Corners 5

10 Fouls 6

6 Free kicks 10

7 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

3 Goal kicks 7

22 Throw-ins 15

All statistics

25 Aerial duels 25

85 Backward passes 46

3 Blocked shots 4

8 Clearances 27

21 Crosses 17

7 Dribbles 9

1 Expected assists 0.98

72 Failed passes 48

3 Goalkeeper saves 4

6 Interceptions 9

14 Key passes 4

57 Long passes 52

77 Passes into the final third 46

222 Passes in the opposition half 148

344 Passes in own half 113

0.44 Shot accuracy 0.27

8 Shots from outside the box 2

8 Shots inside the box 9

13 Aerial duels won 12

8 Successful crosses 3

3 Successful dribbles 3

37 Successful long passes 23

10 Successful tackles 8

473 Successful passes 196

13 Tackles 15

545 Total passes 244

Line-ups

Wolves

Starting XI
#	Player	number
25	Daniel Bentley	25
2	Kieran John Trippier	2
15	Yerson Mosquera Valdelamar	15
24	Tote António Gomes	24
3	Hugo Bueno	3
7	André Trindade da Costa Neto	7
21	Rodrigo Martins Gomes	21
28	F. Lopez	28
5	Marshall Nyasha Munetsi	5
10	Adam James Armstrong	10
36	M. Mané	36

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	José Pedro Malheiro de Sá	1
17	Pedro Lima	17
34	Yacouba Nasser Djiga	34
37	Ladislav Krejčí	37
38	Jackson Tchatchoua	38
20	Tommy Doyle	20
50	Jerome Abbey	50
9	Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez	9
23	Tawanda Chirewa	23

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Port Vale

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Jackson Smith	1
15	Liam Gordon	15
22	Lewis Montsma	22
25	Cameron Lisceous Humphreys-Grant	25
3	Jaheim Anthony Headley	3
6	Jordan Jay Lawrence-Gabriel	6
7	George William Byers	7
38	Rhys Walters	38
9	Modou Lamin Faal	9
10	Kyle Dempsey	10
33	George Cardinal Joseph Hall	33

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Mason Terry	13
2	Kyle John	2
5	Connor Hall	5
18	Ryan Mark Croasdale	18
42	Charlie Bussell	42
11	Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea	11
17	Tyreece Tyson Nesbett Simpson	17
19	Benjamin Peter Waine	19