Port Vale vs Reading

Port Vale and Reading drew 1-1 in the England League One on Saturday 21 February 2026, 0-1 at half-time. In their last 4 meetings, including this one, Port Vale won 1, Reading won 2 and 1 was drawn.

England League One Sat 21 Feb 2026, 15:00 Save

Port Vale

HT 0-1

Reading

Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent Carl Brook

Port Vale vs Reading timeline

39' Lewis Wing 0-1 Penalty · Right foot shot, Reading
53' Benn Ward Yellow card · Foul, Reading
80' Jeriel Dorsett Yellow card · Time wasting, Reading
90+6' Martin Sherif 1-1 Goal · Assist E. Archer · Left foot shot, Port Vale

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Port Vale vs Reading stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Port ValeReading

1.54 Expected goals (xG) 1.28

2.06 xG on target 0.89

43% Possession 57%

71 Attacks 84

51 Dang. Attacks 30

14 Shots 11

6 Shots On Target 2

1 Big Chances 2

9 Corners 3

70% Pass Accuracy 78%

1 Saves 5

10 Fouls 12

0 Yellow Cards 2

1 Offsides 0

1.54 Expected goals (xG) 1.28

2.06 xG on target 0.89

71 Attacks 84

51 Dang. Attacks 30

14 Shots 11

6 Shots On Target 2

2 Shots Off Target 4

6 Shots Blocked 5

11 Shots Inside Box 9

3 Shots Outside Box 2

1 Big Chances 2

0 Big Chances Missed 1

9 Corners 3

0 Penalties 1

10 Dribbles 11

3 Successful Dribbles 3

30% Dribble Success 27%

1 Offsides 0

Port Vale vs Reading lineups

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Port Vale 4-1-3-2

46 Joe Gauci

24 Kyle John
25 C. Humphreys
5 Connor Hall
27 E. Campbell

14 F. Ojo

33 George Hall
26 J. Shipley
11 E. Archer

45 Andre Gray
19 Ben Waine

Substitutes

4 Ben Heneghan 89'
6 Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 62'
9 Jayden Stockley 61'
13 Ben Amos
15 Liam Gordon 62'
21 Martin Sherif 62'
28 Grant Ward

Reading 4-2-3-1

1 Joel Pereira

16 Benn Ward
33 Derrick Williams
15 Paudie O'Connor
24 Ryan Nyambe

6 Liam Fraser
10 Lewis Wing

19 Kadan Young
8 Charlie Savage
29 Kamari Doyle

7 Jack Marriott

Substitutes

3 Jeriel Dorsett 67'
9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 85'
12 Finley Burns 85'
17 Andy Yiadom
21 Randell Williams 73'
25 Jack Stevens
32 Paddy Lane 73'

Port Vale and Reading player stats

Port Vale player stats

46 Joe Gauci GK	90	0	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	18	1
25 C. Humphreys DEF	90	0	0	1	1	32	0	1	1	32	0
5 Connor Hall DEF	90	0	0	2	0	26	0	2	0	26	0
24 Kyle John DEF	89	0	0	2	1	29	0	2	1	29	0
27 E. Campbell DEF	62	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	23	0
11 E. Archer MID	90	0	1	1	0	28	2	1	0	28	2
14 F. Ojo MID	90	0	0	1	1	51	2	1	1	51	2
33 George Hall MID	90	0	0	1	1	10	1	1	1	10	1
26 J. Shipley MID	62	0	0	1	1	17	0	1	1	17	0
45 Andre Gray FWD	62	0	0	1	1	8	0	1	1	8	0
19 Ben Waine FWD	61	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	2	2
6 Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel DEF Sub	28	0	0	1	1	15	0	1	1	15	0
15 Liam Gordon DEF Sub	28	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	11	0
4 Ben Heneghan DEF Sub	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
9 Jayden Stockley FWD Sub	29	0	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	9	0
21 Martin Sherif FWD Sub	28	1	0	2	1	3	2	2	1	3	2

Reading player stats

1 Joel Pereira GK	90	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	38	0
15 Paudie O'Connor DEF	90	0	1	0	50	1	1	0	50	1
24 Ryan Nyambe DEF	90	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	25	0
33 Derrick Williams DEF	85	0	0	0	59	1	0	0	59	1
16 Benn Ward DEF	67	0	1	0	48	3	1	0	48	3
6 Liam Fraser MID	90	0	0	0	56	0	0	0	56	0
8 Charlie Savage MID	90	0	0	0	31	1	0	0	31	1
10 Lewis Wing MID	90	1	3	1	56	1	3	1	56	1
19 Kadan Young MID	73	0	3	1	20	2	3	1	20	2
29 Kamari Doyle MID	73	0	2	0	17	0	2	0	17	0
7 Jack Marriott FWD	85	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	9	2
3 Jeriel Dorsett DEF Sub	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
12 Finley Burns DEF Sub	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
21 Randell Williams MID Sub	17	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	5	1
32 Paddy Lane FWD Sub	17	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan FWD Sub	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Port Vale vs Reading team news

Port Vale had no reported absences and Reading were without 1 player.

Port Vale 0 out

No reported absences.

Reading 1 out

Daniel Kyerewaa Unknown Injury · Missed 12 games Injured

Port Vale vs Reading form

Port Vale L L D L W

Reading D W W L W

Last 5 results in all competitions before kick-off, most recent first.

Port Vale vs Reading head to head

1 Port Vale wins 1 draws 2 Reading wins

1.5 goals per game 25% both teams scored 0% over 2.5 goals

Port Vale vs Reading standings

League One table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town	14	8	5	1	28	12	+16	29
2	Stockport County	14	8	2	4	26	14	+12	26
3	Oxford United	13	7	5	1	22	11	+11	26
4	Luton Town	14	7	3	4	27	21	+6	24
5	Plymouth Argyle	14	7	2	5	21	19	+2	23
6	Reading	14	6	4	4	25	15	+10	22
7	Bradford City	13	6	4	3	10	8	+2	22
8	Cambridge United	14	5	6	3	21	21	0	21
9	Sheffield Wednesday	13	5	5	3	22	14	+8	20
10	Leicester City	13	5	4	4	22	19	+3	19
11	Mansfield Town	13	5	4	4	20	18	+2	19
12	Milton Keynes Dons	13	4	6	3	22	20	+2	18
13	Wycombe Wanderers	13	4	6	3	21	23	-2	18
14	Leyton Orient	13	5	2	6	19	14	+5	17
15	Burton Albion	14	4	5	5	18	21	-3	17
16	Stevenage	12	4	4	4	17	13	+4	16
17	Notts County	12	3	5	4	13	14	-1	14
18	AFC Wimbledon	13	3	4	6	9	21	-12	13
19	Blackpool	12	3	3	6	17	21	-4	12
20	Doncaster Rovers	13	3	3	7	14	22	-8	12
21	Wigan Athletic	14	3	2	9	11	22	-11	11
22	Peterborough United	13	2	4	7	11	23	-12	10
23	Barnsley	12	2	3	7	12	22	-10	9
24	Bromley	13	2	3	8	13	33	-20	9

League One home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln City	23	18	4	1	53	20	+33	58
2	Cardiff City	23	17	2	4	50	23	+27	53
3	Bolton Wanderers	25	15	8	2	51	25	+26	53
4	Bradford City	24	15	5	4	32	18	+14	50
5	Stevenage	24	14	7	3	27	14	+13	49
6	Stockport County	24	14	4	6	40	26	+14	46
7	Luton Town	23	13	6	4	37	24	+13	45
8	Wycombe Wanderers	23	13	3	7	45	23	+22	42
9	Huddersfield Town	23	11	9	3	42	27	+15	42
10	Blackpool	23	12	5	6	35	29	+6	41
11	Wigan Athletic	23	11	4	8	24	17	+7	37
12	Reading	23	10	7	6	33	28	+5	37
13	Mansfield Town	23	9	8	6	38	27	+11	35
14	Plymouth Argyle	23	10	4	9	33	33	0	34
15	Barnsley	23	9	6	8	39	37	+2	33
16	Doncaster Rovers	23	9	6	8	27	32	-5	33
17	Burton Albion	23	9	5	9	27	28	-1	32
18	Leyton Orient	23	8	7	8	32	30	+2	31
19	Exeter City	23	8	7	8	30	29	+1	31
20	Peterborough United	23	8	6	9	39	30	+9	30
21	AFC Wimbledon	23	8	4	11	25	31	-6	28
22	Rotherham United	23	6	9	8	24	32	-8	27
23	Northampton Town	23	6	4	13	23	31	-8	22
24	Port Vale	23	4	9	10	17	25	-8	21

League One away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln City	23	13	6	4	36	21	+15	45
2	Plymouth Argyle	23	12	3	8	42	30	+12	39
3	Cardiff City	23	10	8	5	40	27	+13	38
4	Stockport County	25	10	7	8	35	36	-1	37
5	Bolton Wanderers	24	7	10	7	25	28	-3	31
6	Mansfield Town	23	7	9	7	24	23	+1	30
7	Luton Town	23	8	5	10	31	32	-1	29
8	Bradford City	24	7	6	11	26	35	-9	27
9	Doncaster Rovers	23	8	3	12	23	37	-14	27
10	Reading	23	6	8	9	31	32	-1	26
11	Barnsley	23	6	8	9	29	36	-7	26
12	Stevenage	24	7	5	12	22	35	-13	26
13	Huddersfield Town	23	7	4	12	32	37	-5	25
14	AFC Wimbledon	23	7	4	12	26	41	-15	25
15	Peterborough United	23	7	2	14	25	38	-13	23
16	Burton Albion	23	4	10	9	23	32	-9	22
17	Wycombe Wanderers	23	4	9	10	24	35	-11	21
18	Leyton Orient	23	6	3	14	27	41	-14	21
19	Port Vale	23	6	3	14	19	36	-17	21
20	Wigan Athletic	23	3	10	10	25	41	-16	19
21	Blackpool	23	5	4	14	19	36	-17	19
22	Exeter City	23	4	6	13	22	32	-10	18
23	Rotherham United	23	4	2	17	17	39	-22	14
24	Northampton Town	23	3	4	16	16	43	-27	13

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League One 2025/2026 standings as of 12 Nov 2026, 18:55 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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37%Port Vale 27%Draw 36%Reading

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Venue: Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent Capacity 19,052 · Grass
Weather: 11°C, light rain Wind 32 km/h · Humidity 84%
Managers: J. Brady Port Vale Leam Richardson Reading
Officials: Referee Carl Brook 1st Assistant K. Buckley 2nd Assistant D. Guest 4th Official M. Amphlett

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