Good afternoon from the Vale. The leaders are in town, so can the Valiants ruin Lincoln City's afternoon?

Vale were well below par in last week's 2-0 defeat at Grimsby, but they did win 1-0 at home to Burton on Tuesday in the Checkatrade Trophy, albeit with six changes.

One or two players made their case for a start in the league side in that game, so Neil Aspin has had food for thought as he tries to plot a way to beat the Imps.

The Vale were hammered 4-0 at home to Danny Cowley's side in the Carabao Cup in August, but they did beat them 1-0 back in April as Antony Kay's goal gave the Valiants three points that took them to the brink of safety.

The Valiants ended up finishing safe by a point last season while Lincoln were beaten in the play-off semi finals.

This time, the Vale go into the game in 16th place while Lincoln are four points clear at the top of the table.

So, how will they get on this afternoon? I'm the Sentinel's Port Vale reporter Mike Baggaley and am blogging LIVE from the game. So, follow me for all the build up, action and reaction.....