Port Vale vs Manchester City U21, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· English EFL Trophy

4': Maleace Asamoah
10': Aaron McGowan
30': Max Watters
34': Lewis Montsma
64': Keyrol Figueroa

FT
5 - 0

About

Port Vale are hosting Manchester City U21 at Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

4': Maleace Asamoah (Port Vale) Goal at 4'
10': Aaron McGowan (Port Vale) Goal at 10'
30': Max Watters (Port Vale) Goal at 30'
34': Lewis Montsma (Port Vale) Goal at 34'
45': Teddie Lamb (Manchester City U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Harrison Miles (Manchester City U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Marlow Barrett (Manchester City U21) Substitution at 45'
54': Harrison Miles (Manchester City U21) Yellow Card at 54'
59': Keyrol Figueroa (Port Vale) Substitution at 59'
59': Oliver Lynch (Port Vale) Substitution at 59'
64': Keyrol Figueroa (Port Vale) Goal at 64'
65': Cameron Humphreys (Port Vale) Substitution at 65'
66': Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale) Substitution at 66'
66': Jasper Moon (Port Vale) Substitution at 66'
71': Charlie Bussel (Port Vale) Yellow Card at 71'
74': Finlay Gorman (Manchester City U21) Substitution at 74'

Statistics

MNC		PTV
15	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	4
57.8	Possession	42.2
11	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	9
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
432	Accurate Passes	291
512	Passes	364
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	20
0.8	Tackle %	0.4
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
10	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Vale Park
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 1,183

EFL Trophy Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Port Vale	3	+7	7
2	Chesterfield	2	+2	5
3	Manchester City U21	3	-4	3
4	Mansfield Town	2	-5	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Port Vale (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Jackson Smith (GK)
22	Lewis Montsma
2	Kyle John
12	Aaron McGowan
42	Charlie Bussel
38	Rhys Walters
33	George Hall
3	Jaheim Headley
27	Maleace Asamoah
11	Onel Hernández
36	Max Watters

Port Vale Substitutes:

Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel, Oliver Lynch, Keyrol Figueroa, Kyle Dempsey, Marko Marosi, Cameron Humphreys, Jasper Moon.

Manchester City U21 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
94	Max-Edgar Chabot (GK)
83	Leke Drake
55	Harrison Parker
59	Josh Wilson-Esbrand
48	Brooklyn Nfonkeu
60	Oluwafemi Fapetu
90	Kian Noble
74	Charlie Courtman
98	Kylan Midwood
73	Xavier Tau Parker
89	Matthew Henderson-Hall

Manchester City U21 Substitutes:

Teddie Lamb, Finlay Gorman, Oliver Tevenan, Ben Vickery, Marlow Barrett, Harrison Miles.

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