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Injury news and selection debate as Port Vale prepare for Wigan

An in-depth look at Port Vale on and off the pitch ahead of Saturday's League One game at home to Wigan Athletic

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Mike Baggaley
Dec 14, 2023
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Port Vale’s on-loan Spurs midfielder Alfie Devine. Getty Images

Hello and welcome to our latest edition of The Valiant, for Thursday December 14. We’ve got news and analysis from Andy Crosby’s press conference ahead of Saturday’s game at home to Wigan Athletic.

That won’t be an easy one for 17th-placed Vale against a Wigan side who are 14th, and would be ninth were it not for an eight-point deduction following financial issues.

We’ve got up to date injury and selection news in an edition that also includes more news, analysis, opinion and nostalgia.

So, please read on for The Valiant in full…

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