Thursday , 2 July 2026

Chelsea FC vs Port Vale FC, FA Cup 2025-26 QUARTER FINALS

FA Cup · 2025-26
Chelsea FC
7 – 0
Full Time
Port Vale FC
Sat 4 Apr 2026 · 16:15 UTC Stamford Bridge 38,375 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jorrel Hato 2' 1–0
Joao Pedro 25' 2–0
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel og 42' 3–0
Tosin Adarabioyo 57' 4–0
Andrey Santos 69' 5–0
Estevao 82' 6–0
Alejandro Garnacho pen 90+2' 7–0
Y 33' Martin Sherif

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Port Vale FC — FA Cup at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee Farai Hallam (England)
  • Assistant 1 Richard West
  • Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)

Head-to-Head

1
Chelsea FC 1 games · Avg 7.0 goals Port Vale FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-04 Chelsea FC 7–0 Port Vale FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Apr Port Vale FC H 7–0 W
21 Mar Everton FC A 0–3 L
17 Mar Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–3 L
14 Mar Newcastle United FC H 0–1 L
11 Mar Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–5 L
07 Mar Wrexham AFC A 4–2 W
Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Apr Chelsea FC A 0–7 L
28 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–4 L
24 Mar Doncaster Rovers FC A 0–1 L
21 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
17 Mar Blackpool FC A 2–3 L
14 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
67% Clean Sheets
Port Vale FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Pedro Neto 4 G 2 A
Port Vale FC
Ben Waine 3 G
Devante Cole 2 G 2 A
Ruari Paton 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Chelsea FC and Port Vale FC is underway.
  • 2' Chelsea FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jorrel Hato on 2.
  • 7' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cole Palmer, as he is very good at scoring at Stamford Bridge with 25 goals in the last 17 games.
  • 12' It’s high time Jon Brady made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 17' The travelling Port Vale FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chelsea FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' What a strike from Joao Pedro! The score is 2-0.
  • 30' Chelsea FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Estevao scoring 1 goals.
  • 33' Port Vale FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 38' It looks like no one’s ball. Chelsea FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' What a strike from Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel! The score is 2-1.
  • 47' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chelsea FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 57' GOAL! Tosin Adarabioyo scores on 57. Assisted by Malo Gusto
  • 61' The Chelsea FC manager makes a substitution. Pedro Neto departs to be replaced by Alejandro Garnacho.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Chelsea FC. Cole Palmer is replaced by Dario Essugo.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Port Vale FC. Liam Gordon is replaced by Elijah Campbell.
  • 69' What a strike from Andrey Santos! The score is 4-1.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Port Vale FC. Ben Garrity is replaced by Ethon Archer.
  • 78' Another change for Chelsea FC made on 78 minute. Romeo Lavia leaves to be changed by Ryan Kavuma-McQueen.
  • 82' GOAL! Estevao scores on 82.
  • 85' Josh Acheampong has so much to prove this time. He replaces Malo Gusto on 85 minute.
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tyler Magloire made 382 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Chelsea FC and Port Vale FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Port Vale FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Brady

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.17 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Chelsea FC to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC74% Draw15% Port Vale FC11%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Port Vale FC
26%
Chelsea FC or Port Vale FC
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC63% Draw30% Port Vale FC7%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–0 not predicted
7 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.2%
2 – 0
10%
4 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
6.3%
4 – 1
6.1%
1 – 1
5.4%
5 – 0
5%
5 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3%
0 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers
-2.5 44% — 56%
-2 44% 21% 35%
-1.5 65% — 35%
-1 65% 18% 18%
-0.5 82% — 18%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.