FA Cup Debrief: Port Vale shock Sunderland and Wrexham almost get a Hollywood ending

Football Daily

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🗓️ 8 March 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Andy Cole and Luke Edwards join Aaron Paul as Port Vale shock Sunderland and Wrexham come so close against Chelsea.

Port Vale might be bottom of League One, but they're on top of the world after beating Sunderland.

Plus Wrexham's epic with Chelsea, Mansfield have a go at Arsenal and Southampton beat Fulham. TIME CODES: 0:52 Port Vale are in the quarter finals of the FA Cup 6:36 Did Sunderland take Vale too lightly? 11:16 Chelsea need extra time to beat Wrexham 15:45 Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson reacts to his team's performance 21:58 Mansfield had a real go at Arsenal 27:39 Southampton knock out Premier League Fulham 32:43 Pep Guardiola made 10 changes, but City were still too good for Newcastle

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