Sunday afternoon sees Barnsley visiting Vale Park; the officials for the game have been confirmed and can be found below.
Paul Marsden will be referee whilst Harley McKittrick and Thomas Harty are the game's assistants. Sebastian Stockbridge will be on hand as the fourth official.
This will be Marsden's 295th game in charge, with 212 of the games he has refereed coming in the National League and PL2 system. He first featured in the EFL during the 2018/19 season and has taken charge of 7 previous Port Vale games, most recently our 1-0 win against Doncaster Rovers during the 2024/25 Vertu Trophy.
The official has handed out 814 yellow cards and 34 red cards since the 2010/11 season.