Updated 1 January 2026, after full time.
Port Vale 5-1 Blackpool in League One at Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent on 1 January 2026. Scorers: Jaheim Headley, George Byers, Jayden Stockley, Ronan Curtis, Devante Cole for Port Vale; Tom Bloxham for Blackpool. In their last 4 meetings, Port Vale have won 2, Blackpool 1, with 1 draw.
Port Vale 5-1 Blackpool was the final score in League One on Thursday 1 January 2026 at Vale Park. Scorers: Jaheim Headley, George Byers, Jayden Stockley, Ronan Curtis, Devante Cole for Port Vale; Tom Bloxham for Blackpool. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Port Vale vs Blackpool was played at Vale Park in Stoke-on-Trent on Thursday 1 January 2026, the home ground of Port Vale, which holds 19,052 people. It finished Port Vale 5-1 Blackpool in League One, with kick-off at 15:00 UK time.
Port Vale have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 5, with results reading W W D L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 4-2 win at home to Rochdale in the League Two on 31 October.
Blackpool have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 4 and conceding 8, with results reading L L W L D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-1 draw away to Sheff Wed in the League One on 1 November.
Across the last 4 meetings Port Vale have won 2, Blackpool have won 1 and 1 was drawn, with Port Vale scoring 6 goals to Blackpool's 3. The most recent was Blackpool 3-2 Port Vale on 17 March 2026 in the League One.
C. Humphreys leads Port Vale with 3 yellow cards across their last 10 games, 0.3 a game, the most of any Port Vale player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Port Vale player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Oliver Casey leads Blackpool with 15 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.5 a game, the most of any Blackpool player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Blackpool player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Edward Duckworth refereed Port Vale vs Blackpool, averaging 18.4 fouls and 4.6 yellow cards per game across 5 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2026 | League One | Blackpool vs Port Vale | 3-2 |
| 12 Aug 2025 | Carabao Cup | Blackpool vs Port Vale | 0-1 |
| 29 Dec 2023 | League One | Port Vale vs Blackpool | 3-0 |
| 15 Aug 2023 | League One | Blackpool vs Port Vale | 0-0 |
| Stat | Port Vale | Blackpool |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 50% | 50% |
| Shots | 17 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 1 |
| Corners | 5 | 2 |
| Fouls | 14 | 8 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
| Tackles | 14 | 13 |
| Passes | 357 | 366 |
Port Vale: J. Stockley 54', G. Byers 58', J. Headley 73', D. Cole 86', R. Curtis 90+4'. Blackpool: T. Bloxham 27', J. Husband (red card) 45+1'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.9 | 23 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.2 | 5 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.1 | 20 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.7 | 16 of 24 |
| Fouls | 13.1 | 5 of 24 |
| Tackles | 13.1 | 21 of 24 |
| Passes | 361 | 11 of 24 |
| Corners | 4.8 | 13 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.4 | 15 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.8 | 20 of 24 |
| Shots | 13.7 | 14 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.4 | 12 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.6 | 19 of 24 |
| Tackles | 17.5 | 3 of 24 |
| Passes | 373.5 | 11 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.5 | 13 of 24 |