English Carabao Cup

Birmingham City vs Port Vale, 2025-26 English Carabao Cup, Second Round

· English Carabao Cup
Birmingham City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Port Vale
    • 45': Jaheim Headley

    About

    Birmingham City are hosting Port Vale at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kanya Fujimoto with a cross.
    • 6': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel.
    • 13': Foul by Jaheim Headley (Port Vale).
    • 13': Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cameron Humphreys.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Koumas.
    • 17': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
    • 17': Mo Faal (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
    • 18': Jaheim Headley (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Ronan Curtis (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 21': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
    • 21': Jesse Debrah (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Rhys Walters (Port Vale).
    • 21': Kanya Fujimoto (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City).
    • 24': Liam Gordon (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Delay in match because of an injury James Beadle (Birmingham City).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Foul by Alfons Sampsted (Birmingham City).
    • 28': Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
    • 30': Jaheim Headley (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Foul by Ronan Curtis (Port Vale).
    • 31': Kanya Fujimoto (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Alfons Sampsted (Birmingham City).
    • 33': Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Cameron Humphreys (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 34': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Marvin Ducksch.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Mo Faal (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Ronan Curtis with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Liam Gordon (Port Vale) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jaheim Headley following a corner.
    • 37': Handball by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
    • 38': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Ryan Croasdale (Port Vale) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jaheim Headley with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
    • 39': Rhys Walters (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Ryan Croasdale (Port Vale) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ronan Curtis.
    • 43': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Tommy Doyle.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Ronan Curtis (Port Vale) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jaheim Headley with a cross.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Mo Faal (Port Vale) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
    • 44': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by James Beadle.
    • 45': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Port Vale 1. Jaheim Headley (Port Vale) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Croasdale with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Mo Faal (Port Vale).
    • 45'+1': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+2': Liam Gordon (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Port Vale 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Port Vale 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alex Cochrane replaces Alfons Sampsted.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield replaces Marvin Ducksch.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho replaces Kanya Fujimoto.
    • 45': Substitution, Port Vale. Kyle John replaces Cameron Humphreys.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Mo Faal (Port Vale).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 51': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 51': Jesse Debrah (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Jaheim Headley (Port Vale).
    • 53': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Ryan Croasdale (Port Vale).
    • 55': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel.
    • 57': Substitution, Port Vale. Ruari Paton replaces Mo Faal.
    • 58': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
    • 59': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
    • 60': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Ben Heneghan (Port Vale).
    • 61': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
    • 61': Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
    • 64': Rhys Walters (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Lyndon Dykes.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Ronan Curtis (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rhys Walters following a fast break.
    • 69': Foul by Liam Gordon (Port Vale).
    • 69': Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Substitution, Port Vale. Mitchell Clark replaces Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel.
    • 70': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 72': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kyle John.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Substitution, Port Vale. Ben Garrity replaces Jaheim Headley.
    • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Tommy Doyle.
    • 78': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jesse Debrah.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 79': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Heneghan.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 81': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
    • 81': Ronan Curtis (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Offside, Port Vale. Mitchell Clark is caught offside.
    • 84': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Marc Leonard.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Ben Heneghan (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ronan Curtis with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Laird.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Croasdale.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Garrity.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Port Vale 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Port Vale 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 21,052

    Line-Ups

    BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    25 James Beadle (GK)
    41 Eiran Cashin
    5 Phil Neumann Yellow Card
    23 Alfons Sampsted
    19 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
    7 Tommy Doyle Yellow Card
    12 Marc Leonard Yellow Card
    30 Lewis Koumas
    27 Kanya Fujimoto
    33 Marvin Ducksch
    17 Lyndon Dykes
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Christoph Klarer, Jay Stansfield, Ryan Allsop, Paik Seung-Ho, Ethan Laird, Alex Cochrane, Dan Isichei, George Hall, Kyogo Furuhashi.

    PTV Port Vale (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    46 Joe Gauci (GK)
    4 Ben Heneghan
    25 Cameron Humphreys
    22 Jesse Debrah
    12 Rhys Walters
    18 Ryan Croasdale
    15 Liam Gordon
    6 Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
    36 Mo Faal
    3 Jaheim Headley
    11 Ronan Curtis
    Port Vale Substitutes:
    Kyle John, Ben Waine, Ben Garrity, Ruari Paton, Jordan Shipley, Marko Marosi, Jack Shorrock, Rico Richards, Mitchell Clark.

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