The time is almost upon us for the Port Vale vs Middlesbrough EFL Cup match which is scheduled to start shortly, and the teams have now been announced.
We can reveal that the starting line-up for Port Vale which is confirmed as follows:
Port Vale
Connor Ripley #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 96kg
Age: 30
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Middlesborough, England
Jesse Debrah #27
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 23
Nationality: England
Place of birth: England
Kofi Balmer #5
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Northern Ireland
Place of birth: Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
Funso Ojo #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Belgium
Place of birth: Antwerp, Belgium
Jason Lowe #16
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 32
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Wigan, England
Conor Grant #15
Midfielder
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 28
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Fazakerly, England
Ben Garrity #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 26
Nationality: England
Place of birth: England
Ollie Arblaster #18
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 19
Nationality: England
Place of birth: England
Alfie Devine #11
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 19
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Warrington, England
Ethan Chislett #10
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 23
Nationality: South Africa
Place of birth: England
Gavin Massey #19
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 31
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Watford, England
The starting line-up for Middlesbrough has also been confirmed as follows:
Middlesbrough
Tom Glover #23
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 90kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Sydney, Australia
Lukas Engel #27
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Denmark
Place of birth: Denmark
Anfernee Dijksteel #15
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Netherlands
Place of birth: Netherlands
Dael Fry #6
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 26
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Middlesbrough, England
Matt Clarke #5
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 27
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Barham, England
Jonny Howson #16
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 35
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Morley, England
Dan Barlaser #4
Midfielder
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 26
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Gateshead, England
Matt Crooks #25
Midfielder
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 29
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Leeds, England
Sam Silvera #18
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Sydney, Australia
Morgan Rogers
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 21
Nationality: England
Place of birth: England
Emmanuel Latte Lath #9
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Anoumabo, Ivory Coast
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