npower League 2
Bradford City vs Port Vale
Kick Off: 3.00pm
at the Coral Windows Stadium
.After making a number of changes for Tuesday's Capital One Cup tie with Burton Albion, Bantams boss Phil Parkinson has reverted back to the same eleven that started last weekend league win at Oxford United for today's (Saturday) meeting with fellow pace-setters Port Vale
Parkinson has reinstated Jon McLaughlin back between the sticks in place of Matt Duke, while Luke Oliver returns to central defence to allow Rory McArdle to once again move across to right back at the expense of Stephen Darby.
Nathan Doyle replaces Ricky Ravenhill to join skipper Gary Jones in central midfield for another change for the Bantams.
City's final three alterations to their Burton starting eleven sees Tuesday's trio of second half substitutes - Kyel Reid, Nahki Wells and James Hanson - all brought back into the side.
| BRADFORD CITY | PORT VALE |
| 1. Jon McLaughlin | 1. Chris Neal |
| 3. James Meredith | 3. Robert Taylor |
| 5. Andrew Davies | 5. John McCombe |
| 6. Luke Oliver | 7. Doug Loft (c) |
| 7. Kyel Reid | 8. Louis Dodds |
| 9. James Hanson | 9. Jennison Myrie-Williams |
| 14. Will Atkinson | 10. Ashley Vincent |
| 18. Gary Jones (c) | 11. Tom Pope |
| 21. Nahki Wells | 14. Clayton McDonald |
| 23. Rory McArdle | 23. Ryan Burge |
| 24. Nathan Doyle | 24. Richard Duffy |
| Substitutes: | Substitutes: |
| 12. Matt Duke (GK) | 12. Sam Johnson (GK) |
| 2. Stephen Darby | 2. Adam Yates |
| 4. Ricky Ravenhill | 6. Gareth Owen |
| 11. Garry Thompson | 15. Chris Shuker |
| 16. Carl McHugh | 18. Sam Morsy |
| 17. Alan Connell | 19. Ben Williamson |
| 20. Zavon Hines | 22. Ryan Lloyd |