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      Birmingham City vs Port Vale — EFL Cup — Lineups & Player Ratings (Tue, Aug 26, 2025, 6:45 PM UTC)

      EFL CupEFL Cup
      Tue, Aug 26, 2025
      Birmingham City
      Birmingham City
      0 – 1
      Full-time
      Port Vale
      Port Vale

      ⚽
      45'J. Headley
      📍St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
      Referee️Ben Speedie

      Formation

      Birmingham CityBirmingham City6.6
      4–4–2
      J. Beadle7.2
      25 J. Beadle
      T. Gardner-Hickman6.3
      19 T. Gardner-Hickman
      P. Neumann6.2
      5 P. Neumann
      E. Cashin6.6
      41 E. Cashin
      A. Sampsted6.2
      23 A. Sampsted
      🔁46
      K. Fujimoto6.7
      27 K. Fujimoto
      🔁46
      M. Leonard7
      C12 M. Leonard
      T. Doyle6.6
      7 T. Doyle
      🔁77
      L. Koumas6.6
      30 L. Koumas
      L. Dykes6.9
      17 L. Dykes
      🔁67
      M. Ducksch6.6
      33 M. Ducksch
      🔁46
      J. Headley8.2
      ⚽
      3 J. Headley
      🔁77
      M. Faal6.6
      36 M. Faal
      🔁57
      R. Curtis6.2
      11 R. Curtis
      L. Gordon6.7
      15 L. Gordon
      R. Walters6.9
      12 R. Walters
      R. Croasdale7.5
      👟
      18 R. Croasdale
      J. Lawrence-Gabriel7.2
      6 J. Lawrence-Gabriel
      🔁69
      C. Humphreys6.6
      25 C. Humphreys
      🔁46
      B. Heneghan7.7
      C4 B. Heneghan
      J. Debrah7.2
      22 J. Debrah
      J. Gauci6.9
      46 J. Gauci
      Port ValePort Vale7.1
      3-4-3

      Managers

      Birmingham CityBirmingham City
      Port ValePort Vale
      Christopher Paul Davies
      Christopher Paul Davies
      Darren Mark Moore
      Darren Mark Moore

      Substitutes

      Birmingham CityBirmingham City
      Port ValePort Vale
      A. Cochrane7.2
      20 A. Cochrane
      Defender
      🔁46
      Kyle John7
      24 Kyle John
      Defender
      🔁46
      Paik Seung-Ho6.7
      8 Paik Seung-Ho
      Midfielder
      🔁46
      R. Paton6.5
      17 R. Paton
      Forward
      🔁57
      J. Stansfield6.2
      28 J. Stansfield
      Forward
      🔁46
      M. Clark6.9
      2 M. Clark
      Defender
      🔁69
      K. Furuhashi6.2
      9 K. Furuhashi
      Forward
      🔁67
      B. Garrity6.9
      8 B. Garrity
      Midfielder
      🔁77
      E. Laird6.9
      2 E. Laird
      Defender
      🔁77
      M. Marosi
      1 M. Marosi
      Goalkeeper
      R. Allsop
      21 R. Allsop
      Goalkeeper
      R. Richards
      20 R. Richards
      Midfielder
      C. Klarer
      4 C. Klarer
      Defender
      J. Shorrock
      23 J. Shorrock
      Midfielder
      G. Hall
      35 G. Hall
      Midfielder
      J. Shipley
      26 J. Shipley
      Midfielder
      D. Isichei
      42 D. Isichei
      Midfielder
      B. Waine
      19 B. Waine
      Forward

      Recent form

      Key players from the last 5 matches (all competitions).
      Birmingham CityBirmingham City
      Based on player stats from 4 verified matches.
      J. Stansfield7.2
      ⚽
      J. Stansfield
      Midfielder
      Played
      4
      Starts
      3
      Minutes
      295
      Goals
      3
      D. Gray7.3
      👟
      D. Gray
      Midfielder
      Played
      4
      Starts
      4
      Minutes
      303
      Assists
      2
      K. Furuhashi6.2
      ⚽
      K. Furuhashi
      Forward
      Played
      4
      Starts
      4
      Minutes
      284
      Goals
      1
      Paik Seung-Ho7
      ⚽
      Paik Seung-Ho
      Midfielder
      Played
      4
      Starts
      3
      Minutes
      294
      Goals
      1
      C. Klarer7.3
      C. Klarer
      Defender
      Played
      4
      Starts
      4
      Minutes
      360
      T. Iwata7.2
      T. Iwata
      Midfielder
      Played
      4
      Starts
      4
      Minutes
      360
      Port ValePort Vale
      Not enough player stats available from recent matches.
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