Bottom of the table and 11 points adrift of safety, it has been a truly forgettable League One campaign so far for Port Vale. Sunday's shock 1-0 win over Premier League side Sunderland sent Vale into the FA Cup quarter-finals for only the second time in their history. Their victory over the Black Cats was their seventh in the two major cup competitions, the FA Cup and Carabao Cup. "It's been a terrific week for Port Vale - beating Championship Bristol City on Tuesday then a Premier League scalp today," said former Brighton striker Glenn Murray, who is a pundit on Sunday's Match of the Day. "While their league form hasn't been great, they were brilliant today and it's another memorable upset in this season's FA Cup."

Source: BBC March 08, 2026 19:10 UTC