The match officials have been confirmed for the EFL Trophy tie between Lincoln City and Chesterfield at Sincil Bank on Tuesday 3rd September (19:00).
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo.
Assistant Referee: Daniel Smith.
Assistant Referee: Adam Burgess.
Fourth Official: Abbas Khan.
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This will be the first time he has been the man in the middle for match involving Lincoln City and the third time for a match involving Chesterfield, having refereed two of their matches during the Conference winning season, both of which were at home: 4-3 versus Dorking Wanderers (6 yellow cards and 1 red card, including bookings for Tyrone Williams and Tom Naylor, and a booking for former Chesterfield defender Joe Cook) and 4-1 versus Aldershot Town (2 yellow cards).
So far this season, he has refereed three matches, showing 12 yellow cards (4.00) and 1 red card. He was most card-happy in the Conference match between Woking and Hartlepool United (3-2) when he showed 8 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Ruebyn Ricardo oversaw a total of 24 matches during the 2023/24 season, showing 99 yellow cards (4.13) and 6 red cards. He showed 8 yellow cards and 1 red card on two occasions, both of which were in the Conference: Barnet 2-1 Fylde (including a booking for former Chesterfield midfielder Josh Kay) and Ebbsfleet United 0-4 Oxford City
Sources: English Football League and Soccerbase.
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