EFL Cup / 25/26
Birmingham City v Port Vale FC
Birmingham CityHome
0 – 1Port Vale FCAway
Tue 26 Aug 2025 · 18:45 UTC · Result
- Stadium
- St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park
- Referee
- Benjamin Speedie
- Attendance
- 21,052
ON THE PITCH
Lineups & match stats
Goals scored and substitution minutes. On = subbed on; Off = subbed off. — means not recorded or not applicable. Unused substitutes did not play.
Birmingham City
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Phil Neumann | 0 | — | — |
| 7 | Tommy Doyle | 0 | — | 77′ |
| 12 | Marc Leonard | 0 | — | — |
| 17 | Lyndon Dykes | 0 | — | 67′ |
| 19 | Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 0 | — | — |
| 23 | Alfons Sampsted | 0 | — | 46′ |
| 25 | James Beadle | 0 | — | — |
| 27 | Kanya Fujimoto | 0 | — | 46′ |
| 30 | Lewis Koumas | 0 | — | — |
| 33 | Marvin Ducksch | 0 | — | 46′ |
| 41 | Eiran Cashin | 0 | — | — |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ethan Laird | 0 | 77′ | — |
| 4 | Christoph Klarer | 0 | — | — |
| 8 | Seung-Ho Paik | 0 | 46′ | — |
| 9 | Kyogo Furuhashi | 0 | 67′ | — |
| 20 | Alex Cochrane | 0 | 46′ | — |
| 21 | Ryan Allsop | 0 | — | — |
| 28 | Jay Stansfield | 0 | 46′ | — |
| 35 | George Hall | 0 | — | — |
| 42 | Daniel Isichei | 0 | — | — |
Port Vale FC
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jaheim Headley | 1 | — | 77′ |
| 4 | Ben Heneghan | 0 | — | — |
| 6 | Jordan Gabriel | 0 | — | 69′ |
| 11 | Ronan Curtis | 0 | — | — |
| 12 | Rhys Walters | 0 | — | — |
| 15 | Liam Gordon | 0 | — | — |
| 18 | Ryan Croasdale | 0 | — | — |
| 22 | Jesse Debrah | 0 | — | — |
| 25 | Cameron Humphreys | 0 | — | 46′ |
| 36 | Mo Faal | 0 | — | 57′ |
| 46 | Joe Gauci | 0 | — | — |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Marosi | 0 | — | — |
| 2 | Mitchell Clark | 0 | 69′ | — |
| 8 | Ben Garrity | 0 | 77′ | — |
| 17 | Ruari Paton | 0 | 57′ | — |
| 19 | Ben Waine | 0 | — | — |
| 20 | Rico Richards | 0 | — | — |
| 23 | Jack Shorrock | 0 | — | — |
| 24 | Kyle John | 0 | 46′ | — |
| 26 | Jordan Shipley | 0 | — | — |