We welcome Brentford to Vale Park for the Emirates FA Cup Third Round in what is our first game of 2022. The match officials for the fixture have been confirmed and can be viewed below:
Thomas Bramall will take charge of the fixture, having refereed 32 games last season and 20 games so far this season.
| Competition | 2020/21 | 2021/22 |
| Sky Bet Championship | 1 | 12 |
| Sky Bet League One | 14 | 4 |
| Sky Bet League Two | 9 | 1 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 0 |
| Carabao Cup | 2 | 2 |
| Papa John's Trophy | 3 | 1 |
| Sky Bet League Two Playoffs | 1 | N/A |
Bramall's last game in the middle at a Vale match was our 4-2 Papa John's Victory against Liverpool Under-23s during the 2020/21 season. Vale's goals coming from Mark Cullen, Alex Hurst, Harry McKirdy and Devante Rodney.
Adrian Waters and Mark Dwyer will be the assistant referees. The fourth official will be Marc Edwards.