Temporarily taking their focus off their league campaigns, Wrexham will take on Port Vale in an EFL Trophy encounter at Vale Park on Tuesday.
Wrexham and Port Vale are looking for consistency in their promotion-chasing runs in League One and League Two, respectively, when they face off in the Northern section round of 16 game of the tournament involving the two leagues apart from academy teams of Premier League sides.
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How to watch Port Vale vs Wrexham online - TV channels & live streams
In the United Kingdom (UK), the EFL Trophy match between Port Vale and Wrexham will be broadcast live on TV on Sky Sports+ and will be available to stream online live through Sky Go.
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Port Vale vs Wrexham kick-off time
The EFL Trophy match between Port Vale and Wrexham will be played at Vale Park in Stoke-on-Trent, England.
It will kick off at 7 pm GMT on Tuesday, January 7, in the UK.
Team news & squads
Port Vale vs Wrexham lineups
Formation
WREPVA-Line up
PVA- 40
N. Broome
- 4
B. Heneghan
- 22
J. Debrah
- 16
J. Lowe
- 23
J. Shorrock
79’
- 2
M. Clark
11’
- 32
A. Hackford
- 26
R. Richards
55’
- 38
R. Walters
79’
- 42
S. Hart
- 11
R. Curtis
1’
Substitutes
- 24
K. John
- 45
R. Harper
55’
- 19
L. Tolaj
79’
- 18
R. Croasdale
79’
- 6
N. Smith
- 13
B. Amos
- 20
T. Sang
11’
Manager
D. Moore
WRE-Line up
WRE- 1
A. Okonkwo
- 38
E. Lee
63’
- 6
T. O'Connor
21’
- 23
S. Revan
- 45
H. Ashfield
45’ + 2’
48’
60’
- 12
G. Evans
- 22
M. Faal
82’
- 4
M. Cleworth
85’
- 47
R. Longman
72’
- 24
D. Scarr
- 8
A. Cannon
31’
72’
Substitutes
Manager
P. Parkinson
Injuries and Suspended players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Port Vale team news
Benicio Baker-Boaitey, Rekeem Harper and George Byers are ruled out due to their respective injuries, and the Valiants' manager Darren Moore is unlikely to risk forward Jayden Stockley here.
Among the changes, goalkeeper Connor Ripley could reclaim the gloves from Ben Amos for this game.
Wrexham team news
The Red Dragons boss Phil Parkinson will make wholesale changes from the 1-0 league win over Peterborough United at the weekend.
It may be unlikely that Jacob Mendy and Tom O'Connor will be handed starts; while Jack Marriott, Jamie Jones, George Evans, Luke Bolton and Will Boyle remain sidelined through injuries.
Form
PVA-Form
PVAPort Vale
2
-
1
Accrington
W
Chesterfield
1
-
1
Port Vale
D
Port Vale
3
-
2
Newport
W
Doncaster
1
-
2
Port Vale
W
Port Vale
0
-
0
Cheltenham
D
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 8/5
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 3/5
- Both teams scored
- 4/5
WRE-Form
WRECrawley
1
-
2
Wrexham
W
Wrexham
2
-
3
Stevenage
L
Wrexham
1
-
1
Birmingham
D
Shrewsbury
2
-
1
Wrexham
L
Wrexham
1
-
0
Peterborough
W
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 7/7
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 3/5
- Both teams scored
- 4/5
Head-to-Head Record
PVALast 5 matches
WRE2
Wins
0
Draws
3
Wins
Goals scored
6- Games over 2.5 goals
- 2/5
- Both teams scored
- 3/5
