Peterborough United 1-3 Port Vale: result and report

League One · Thursday 16 April 2026

Result

Peterborough United 1-3 Port Vale

League One · Thursday 16 April 2026, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Peterborough United 1-3 Port Vale: match report

Peterborough United were beaten by Port Vale 1-3 in the League One on Thursday 16 April 2026. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Ryan Croasdale opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Peterborough United's goal came from J. Dornelly (31'). Port Vale scored through Ryan Croasdale (3'), E. Archer (16') and E. Archer (59').

Discipline: Peterborough United received 2 yellow cards; Port Vale received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Peterborough United were 16th on 51 points from 41 and Port Vale 23rd on 35 points from 40. Peterborough United went on to finish that season 18th with 53 points, and Port Vale 22nd with 42.

Peterborough United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Port Vale in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ethon Archer of Port Vale (8.6), ahead of Ryan Croasdale (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Peterborough United wins, 0 draws and 0 for Port Vale.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Ryan CroasdalePort Vale · 0-1
  • 16'Goal · E. ArcherPort Vale · 0-2
  • 31'Goal · J. DornellyPeterborough United · 1-2
  • 59'Goal · E. ArcherPort Vale · 1-3
  • 69'Yellow card · D. KamaraPeterborough United
  • 69'Yellow cardPeterborough United
  • 70'Yellow card · Tyler MagloirePort Vale

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Peterborough United 5, draws 0, Port Vale 0.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Sam HughesPeterborough United · injury (Achilles tendon rupture)

Peterborough United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Alex Bass, James Dornelly, Peter Kioso, Tom Lees, Harley Mills, Archie Collins, Brandon Khela, Bolu Shofowoke, Matthew Garbett, Kyrell Lisbie, Harry Leonard

Port Vale line-up (3-5-2)

Joe Gauci, Tyler Magloire, Connor Hall, Elijah Campbell, Onel Hernández, Ryan Croasdale, Jordan Shipley, Grant Ward, Jaheim Headley, Martin Sherif, Ethon Archer