Port Vale 2-1 Sutton United: result and report

Carabao Cup · Tuesday 26 September 2023

Result

Port Vale 2-1 Sutton United

Carabao Cup · Tuesday 26 September 2023, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Port Vale 2-1 Sutton United: match report

Port Vale defeated Sutton United 2-1 in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday 26 September 2023. The half-time score was 0-0.

Joshua Thomas opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Port Vale's goals came from Joshua Thomas (49') and Funso Ojo (83'). Sutton United scored through Hisham Kasimu (70').

Discipline: Port Vale received 1 yellow card; Sutton United received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Port Vale were 15th on 4 points from 2 and Sutton United 16th on 4 points from 2. This fixture belongs to an earlier Carabao Cup season and is kept for reference.

Port Vale lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Sutton United in a 4-5-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Alfie Devine of Port Vale (8.2), ahead of Rhys Walters (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Port Vale win, 0 draws and 1 for Sutton United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Yellow card · Lee AngolSutton United
  • 32'Yellow card · Joe KizziSutton United
  • 49'Goal · Joshua ThomasPort Vale · 1-0
  • 56'Yellow card · Ben GoodliffeSutton United
  • 70'Goal · Hisham KasimuSutton United · 1-1
  • 80'Yellow card · Aiden O'BrienSutton United
  • 83'Goal · Funso OjoPort Vale · 2-1
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Ethan ChislettPort Vale

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Port Vale 1, draws 0, Sutton United 1.

Team news

Port Vale line-up (3-4-2-1)

Connor Ripley, Lewis Cass, Kofi Balmer, Dan Jones, Gavin Massey, Jason Lowe, Rhys Walters, Conor Grant, Tom Sang, Alfie Devine, Josh Thomas

Sutton United line-up (4-5-1)

Jack Rose, Ryan Jackson, Ben Goodliffe, Omar Sowunmi, Joe Kizzi, Dion Pereira, Harry Beautyman, Craig Eastmond, Christian N'Guessan, Omari Patrick, Lee Angol