The Toughsheet Community Stadium is the venue for this evening's Vertu Trophy match; the officials have been confirmed and can be found below.
Jamie O'Connor has been selected to referee the match, with Matthew Parry and Danny Guest chosen to run the line as assistant referees. Kenwyn Hughes completes the officiating team as the fourth official.
O'Connor has taken charge of 112 fixtures in his career since the 2019/20 season. He has refereed a Vale game this season which was our Vertu Trophy group stage game against Fleetwood Town.
He has never officiated a game involving tonight's opponents, Bolton Wanderers.
The majority of the games he has been in the middle of have come in the National League system, with his first taste of EFL football coming in the 2024/25 season.