Chelsea vs Port Vale: FA Cup preview, predictions and bet builder tips

• Ladbrokes previews Chelsea's FA Cup quarter-final match against Port Vale on Saturday, April 4.

• Port Vale may have beaten Premier League side Sunderland in the last round, but we're expecting their FA Cup fairytale to end this weekend at Stamford Bridge.

• However, the League One side are tipped to find the back of the net against Chelsea as part of our bet builder for the game.

Ladbrokes brings you an in-depth match preview for Chelsea vs Port Vale in the FA Cup, including predictions, lineups and expert bet builder tips.

Port Vale have been the fairytale story of the FA Cup so far, and they'll be relishing the opportunity to play against the reigning Club World Cup Champions this weekend.

Unfortunately for the League One outfit, Ladbrokes' team of football experts can't look past a Chelsea win inside 90 minutes, with that tip featuring in our bet builder for the game.

Also tipped are both teams to score, three or more goals being scored across the match, and Alejandro Garnacho finding the back of the net.

Chelsea vs Port Vale match details

• Fixture: Chelsea vs Port Vale

• Competition: FA Cup

• Date: Saturday, 4 April, 2026

• Kick-off: 17:15 GMT

• Venue: Stamford Bridge

Chelsea vs Port Vale prediction

Our prediction: Chelsea 4-1 Port Vale

Chelsea vs Port Vale predicted lineups

Chelsea

Our predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez / Acheampong, Adarabioyo, Sarr, Gusto / Santos, Lavia / Neto, Estevao, Garnacho / Delap

Port Vale

Our predicted XI (5-4-1): Gauci / Gabriel, John, Humphreys, C. Hall, Headley / Shipley, Ojo, Garrity, Archer / G. Hall

Chelsea vs Port Vale bet builder tips

Unfortunately for Port Vale, we think Chelsea simply have too much quality to not beat the League One side this weekend, so we're tipping the Blues to win inside 90 minutes.

Interestingly, Wrexham held Liam Rosenior's side to a draw inside 90 minutes in the last round, but the Welsh outfit are a much better team than Port Vale, with Chelsea's opponents expected to get relegated to League Two this season.

While there's always a chance that Chelsea get complacent, we think they'll still be able to beat Port Vale to progress to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, without relying on extra time or penalties to do so.

Both teams to score

On the face of it, many may expect us to predict Chelsea to beat Port Vale without conceding, but instead we think that the League One side are actually going to find the back of the net.

Chelsea have actually had an easy run to this stage of the FA Cup, only having to beat Charlton, Hull City and Wrexham in their previous three games, none of whom are in the Premier League.

However, against both Charlton and Wrexham, the Blues conceded goals, and we expect the same to happen this time around. So, for the second leg of our Chelsea vs Port Vale bet builder, we're going with a both teams to score tip.

Over 2.5 goals to be scored

Over 3.5 goals have been scored in each of Chelsea's three previous FA Cup matches, all of which have come against non-top-flight opposition, as explained previously.

The weaker nature of Chelsea's opponents on Saturday afternoon, and the Blues' goal-scoring record in the FA Cup this season, both lead us to believe that the game will end up being a bit of a goal-fest.

So, given their track record, we're including an over 2.5 goals tip in our Chelsea vs Port Vale bet builder.

Alejandro Garnacho to score

While his move from Man United may not have been a roaring success, it's clear that Alejandro Garnacho has shown glimpses of quality since joining Chelsea last year.

The winger has impressed in the FA Cup for the Blues, even scoring in extra time against Wrexham to help his side move onto the final eight of the competition.

Given that he didn't play for Argentina this International break, he's had more time on the training pitch with Rosenior. As such, we're not only expecting Garnacho to start on Saturday afternoon, but to find the back of the net whilst doing so.

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