The Valiants travel to Roots Hall to take on Southend United on Saturday looking to make it three wins on the spin, following Tuesday’s 2-1 victory over Cheltenham Town. The match officials for the fixture have been confirmed and can be found below:

Tom Nield, will take charge of the game, his eighth match so far this season.  

League One: 3

League Two: 1

Carabao Cup: 2

EFL Trophy: 2

Nield last officiated a Vale fixture in April 2019, in our 2-0 Sky Bet League Two defeat at Exeter City. In the seven games he has officiated this season, he has brandished 25 yellow cards.

His assistants will be Darren Blunden and Alasdair Ross, with Stuart Butler taking on the role as fourth official.