The time is edging ever-closer to the Port Vale vs Arsenal EFL Cup game which kicks off very shortly, and the teams have now been announced.
First off, the starting XI for Port Vale which is confirmed as follows:
Port Vale
Joe Gauci
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.94m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Jaheim Headley #33
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 24
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Lambeth, England
Connor Hall #5
Defender
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 32
Nationality: England
Place of birth: England
Jesse Debrah #22
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 92kg
Age: 25
Nationality: England
Place of birth: England
Cameron Humphreys
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 27
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Manchester, England
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 26
Nationality: England
Place of birth: London, England
Ryan Croasdale #18
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 30
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Lancaster, England
Rhys Walters #38
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 19
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Wolverhampton, England
George Hall
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 21
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Redditch, England
Ronan Curtis #11
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Ireland
Place of birth: London, England
Ruari Paton #17
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Ireland
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
The team sheet line-up for Arsenal has also been confirmed as:
Arsenal
Kepa Arrizabalaga #13
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Ondarroa, Spain
Myles Lewis-Skelly #49
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 18
Nationality: England
Place of birth: England
Cristhian Andrey Mosquera #19
Also known as Cristhian Mosquera
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Spain
William Saliba #2
Defender
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 24
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Bondy, France
Ben White #4
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 27
Nationality: England
Place of birth: England
Christian Nørgaard
Midfielder
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Denmark
Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Mikel Merino Zazón #23
Also known as Merino
Midfielder
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Pamplona, Spain
Ethan Nwaneri #22
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 18
Nationality: England
Place of birth: London, England
Eberechi Eze
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 27
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Greenwich, England
Gabriel Martinelli #11
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Guarulhos, Brazil
Bukayo Saka #7
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 24
Nationality: England
Place of birth: London, England
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