The Valiants welcome Barrow to Vale Park for the first time ever this Boxing Day, as they look to bounce back to winning ways and kickstart to strong run in to the end of the year. The match officials for the fixture have been confirmed and can be found below:

Samuel Barrott, will take charge of the game, his 14th match so far this season.  

League One: 3

League Two: 5

Papa John’s Trophy: 4

FA Cup: 1

Barrott last officiated Vale in their 3-1 Papa John’s Trophy win away at Wigan Athletic in October 2020. In the 13 games he has officiated this season, he has issued 30 yellow cards and one red card.

His assistants will be Ravel Cheosiaua and Oliver Bickle, with Grant Taylor taking on the role as fourth official.