Port Vale vs Tranmere preview
Monday 18 February 2019 14:57, UK
Port Vale will have Ricky Miller back in contention when they host Tranmere in League Two on Tuesday.
The striker has served his three-match ban for his red card during the home defeat to Carlisle last month and he is available to manager John Askey for the first time, as he takes charge of his third game.
Askey, whose side are just four points above the relegation zone, will also hope to be able to call on Manny Oyeleke. The influential midfielder resumed training on Friday after two weeks out with a calf injury.
Antony Kay has been struggling with a back problem recently but the defender should be fit.
Tranmere will hope Sid Nelson is able to return at Vale Park.
The 23-year-old, on loan from Millwall, missed the goalless draw at Cambridge at the weekend after suffering a broken nose in the previous game against Stevenage.
Fellow defender Steve McNulty is still out with the Achilles injury he sustained during the home win against Boro.
Midfielder Ollie Banks is still feeling the effects of being struck on the ear by a football and he remains a doubt, despite being an unused substitute at Cambridge.
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- Port Vale and Tranmere last met at Vale Park in March 2014 in a League One meeting, with Vale winning 3-2 under Micky Adams.
- Tranmere's last away league win against Port Vale came in March 2007, a 3-2 victory under manager Ronnie Moore.
- Port Vale are winless in their last four games in League Two, failing to score in every game in this run (D1 L3) - only Yeovil (6) are currently on a longer run without a win.
- Tranmere have kept a clean sheet in each of their last two league games, as many as they had in their previous 13 such matches combined.
- Connor Jennings has assisted nine goals for Tranmere in League Two this season - only Bury's Nicky Adams (10) has made more in the competition.
