Home / Football Chelsea v Port Vale: Confirmed team news and line-ups for FA Cup quarter-final Chelsea host Port Vale in the FA Cup this afternoon. Get all the team news here... Written by Jon Fisher Last Update: April 4, 2026 04:26:36 pm BST 2 min read Port Vale have the chance to do the unthinkable this afternoon and advance to an FA Cup semi-final. To do that, they will have to win at Chelsea in what would be one of the biggest cup shocks in years.The visitors prop up League One and are virtual certainties to suffer relegation to the bottom tier of English league football. Those struggles have not been evident in the cup, however, with wins over Championship side Bristol City and Premier League outfit Sunderland in the last two rounds.A trip to Stamford Bridge is a more difficult proposition. Liam Roseniors men have lost their last four games in all competitions and will see this as an excellent chance to win some silverware this season.Table of Contents1 Chelsea Team News2 Port Vale Team News3 Where to watch Chelsea v Port Vale: TV channel, live online streams4 Chelsea v Port Vale statsChelsea Team NewsEnzo Fernandez is missing for Chelsea as he starts a two-match ban imposed by the club for remarks the Argentine made about wanting to live in Madrid. Willian Estevao starts in his place.There are two other changes to the side that lost 3-0 at Everton before the international break.Marc Cucurella misses out with Tosin Adarabioyo coming in. Jorrel Hato switches from the centre to left-back. Andrey Santos replaced Moises Caicedo in central midfield.Cole Palmer wears the captains armband.Chelsea: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Tosin, Hato, Lavia, Santos, Estevao, Palmer, Joao Pedro.Port Vale Team NewsPort Vale are dealing with injuries of their own, with Ben Heneghan and Jayden Stockley unavailable.Port Vale: Gauci, Hall, Gabriel, Garrity, Walter, Ojo, Gordon, Waine, Sherif, John, HumphreysWhere to watch Chelsea v Port Vale: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Saturday is at 17:15 BST (12:15 ET / 09:15PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, theBBC Sportwebsite, TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and the HBO Max app.TNT Sports costs �30.99 a month and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.Chelsea v Port Vale statsChelsea have lost their last four matches in all competitionsThe Blues have won their last six FA Cup quarter-final tiesChelsea have won their last 37 cup matches against lower-league oppositionPort Vale have won five consecutive FA Cup matches this seasonPort Vale are the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition Topics: Chelsea F.C. Port Vale F.C. Follow us: Jon Fisher Head of News Jon has over 20 years' experience in sports journalism having worked at the Press Association, Goal and Stats Perform, covering three World Cups, an Olympics and numerous other major sporting events. Read more from Jon Fisher
