One is enforced, with Glen Rea coming into the starting line-up as a replacement for captain Scott Cuthbert, who is serving a one-match suspension following his red card in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Swindon.

The other change sees Luke Berry return to the midfield in place of Olly Lee, who is among the substitutes.

TOWN: Stech, Stacey, Rea, Sheehan ©, Potts, McCormack, Mpanzu, Berry, Shinnie, Hylton, Collins. Subs: Justin, Mullins, O Lee, Cornick, Gambin, E Lee, Shea (GK)

PORT VALE: Hornby, Anderson, Davis, Pope, Worrall, Barnett, Smith ©, de Freitas, Whitfield, Gunning, Middleton. Subs: Wilson, Denton, Kay, Turner, Pyke, Boot (GK), Stobbs

REFEREE: David Webb