The Imps take on Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road in League One this evening, with the match kicking off at 19:45.
Referee: Darren Handley.
Assistants Referees: Ravel Cheosiaua and Oliver Bickle.
Fourth Official: Will Finnie.
Match Thread: Cheltenham Town v Lincoln City
We have also published a quiz about the last time the two sides met at Whaddon Road, which can be found HERE, and there is also another 15-question quiz at the bottom of this article! Have a go at both and share your results on Twitter if you’re on there!
Darren Handley has been the man in the middle for 11 matches involving Lincoln City:
He received an average rating of 5.43 following the 1-0 defeat away at Coventry City in December 2019. Some of the comments can be found below:
PerthImp: “4/10. Tried to be authoritative but, in my opinion, got too many FK decisions wrong, or the wrong way around. Bit arrogant and over-rode hesitant linesmen when he was nowhere near the play. A number of people, players, and MA said he missed a stonewall penalty for us but I missed it. Will have to have a look back on iFollow.”
Scotimp: “If 6 is the par score, he can have no more than 5. Missed a blatant handball on the line – a clear movement of the hand to deflect the ball wide – which costs a mark by itself. Other than that, he was very ordinary. As Sedgley says, there was nothing much to referee. No yellow cards for either side is unusual in today’s card-happy game.”
Eweimps: “Seemed to give a few soft free kicks against us but couldn’t say he cost us the game though as has been mentioned if the handball and resultant red card was spotted who knows (couldn’t tell myself from my angle to the right of the goal) below average.
5.5/10.”
Darren Handley: 2022/23 Stats:
Darren Handley was the man in the middle for 16 matches last season, showing 68 yellow cards and 7 red cards.
He was just a little card happy in the League One encounter between Shrewsbury Town and Ipswich Town (1-1) when he showed 8 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Handley oversaw 26 matches during the 2019/20 season. In those matches, he showed 94 yellow cards and 8 red cards.
He gave 7 yellow cards and 1 red card on two occasions that season: Rotherham United 1-0 Accrington Stanley in League One and Bristol Rovers 0-1 Stevenage in the EFL Trophy.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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