Port Vale lose behind closed-doors friendly
According to a report on the official West Bromwich Albion website, the Valiants have lost a behind closed-doors friendly match on Saturday.
Played at West Brom’s training ground, the game ended 3-0 to the Baggies with the goals coming from Brandon Thomas-Asante, Adam Reach and Karlan Grant.
There’s no details of the Port Vale line-up available but defender Nathan Smith is shown in one photograph on the West Brom official site.
The Valiants take on Kidsgrove Athletic in their traditional summer curtain raiser in front of supporters next weekend.
Update: the official Port Vale website has since confirmed that the following Port Vale first-team players were involved: Connor Ripley, Jayson Leutwiler, Mitchell Clark, Lewis Cass, Nathan Smith, Dan Jones, James Plant, Tom Sang, Tommy McDermott, Funso Ojo, Ben Garrity, Ellis Harrison.