Chelsea vs Port Vale: FA Cup stats & head-to-head
Published on April 3, 2026.
Chelsea and Port Vale last met in a competition in 1929, when all 14 meetings were held in the second tier between 1905-06 and 1928-29. Chelsea has progressed from 64 of their last 66 FA Cup ties against non-Premier League teams, with only four teams playing more times there without a win. If Chelsea wins this tie, they will have reached the FA Cup semi-final without facing a top-flight opponent for the fourth time under the current format (from 1925-26), which would be the joint-most of any team. Port Vale are aiming to become the first team from third tier or lower to eliminate two Premier League clubs in a single FA Cup campaign since Wigan Athletic in 2017-18.
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