Overview
- Kick-off is 13:30 GMT at Vale Park, live on TNT Sports 1, with Anthony Taylor refereeing and Michael Salisbury on VAR.
- Premier League Sunderland sit 57 places above League One Port Vale and are chasing a first FA Cup quarter-final since the 2013–14 season.
- Having reached 40 Premier League points with a midweek win at Leeds, Sunderland can give the cup greater focus.
- Around ten first-team players are unavailable for the visitors, with Trai Hume and Noah Sadiki suspended alongside multiple injuries.
- Port Vale, bottom of League One, advanced by beating Bristol City 1–0 after extra time and, with improved defensive organisation and Sunderland’s set-piece-only scoring in this cup run, a tight contest is anticipated.