The Valiants conclude the Papa John’s Trophy group stages as we welcome Liverpool U-21’s to Vale Park this evening, looking to cement our place in the knockout stages of the competition. The match officials for the fixture have been confirmed and can be found below:

Thomas Bramall, will take charge of the game, his ninth match so far this season.

League Two: 1

League One: 4

FA Cup: 1

EFL Cup: 2

Bramall last officiated a Vale game back in September 2018, in our 2-0 Sky Bet League Two victory over Northampton Town at Vale Park. In the eight games he has officiated this season, he has handed out 17 yellow cards and 1 red card.

His assistants will be Oliver Bickle and Matthew Parry, with Matthew Bristow taking on the role as fourth official.