Blackpool 3-2 Port Vale: result and report

League One · Tuesday 17 March 2026

Result

Blackpool 3-2 Port Vale

League One · Tuesday 17 March 2026, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Blackpool 3-2 Port Vale: match report

Blackpool defeated Port Vale 3-2 in the League One on Tuesday 17 March 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Dajaune Brown opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Blackpool's goals came from Niall Ennis (46'), Ashley Fletcher (72') and Reuell Walters (81'). Port Vale scored through Dajaune Brown (2') and Rhys Walters (59').

Discipline: Blackpool received no yellow cards; Port Vale received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackpool were 21st on 38 points from 37 and Port Vale 24th on 28 points from 34. Blackpool went on to finish that season 13th with 60 points, and Port Vale 22nd with 42.

Blackpool lined up in a 4-2-2-2 and Port Vale in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jordan Shipley of Port Vale (7.7), ahead of Rhys Walters (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Blackpool win, 1 draw and 5 for Port Vale.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Dajaune BrownPort Vale · 0-1
  • 46'Goal · Niall EnnisBlackpool · 1-1
  • 59'Goal · Rhys WaltersPort Vale · 1-2
  • 72'Goal · Ashley FletcherBlackpool · 2-2
  • 74'Yellow card · Martin SherifPort Vale
  • 76'Yellow card · Liam GordonPort Vale
  • 81'Goal · Reuell WaltersBlackpool · 3-2
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Tyler MagloirePort Vale

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Blackpool 1, draws 1, Port Vale 5.

Team news

Blackpool line-up (4-2-2-2)

Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Reuell Walters, Michael Ihiekwe, Oliver Casey, Hayden Coulson, George Honeyman, Jordan Brown, Josh Bowler, Joel Randall, Ashley Fletcher, Niall Ennis

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

Joe Gauci, Tyler Magloire, Connor Hall, Elijah Campbell, Jordan Gabriel, Jordan Shipley, F. Ojo, Rhys Walters, Liam Gordon, Martin Sherif, Dajaune Brown