The match officials have now been confirmed for the League One encounter between Lincoln City and Derby County at Sincil Bank on Saturday 20th January (15:00).
Referee: Ollie Yates.
Assistant Referee: Anthony Da Costa.
Assistant Referee: Daniel Smith.
Fourth Official: Wayne Grunnill.
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This will be the tenth time Ollie Yates has been the man in the middle for a match involving Lincoln City and the fifth time for a match involving Derby County.
His most recent match involving City was the 2-2 draw away at Northampton Town back in August when he showed just two yellow cards, including a booking for Lasse Sørensen in front of a crowd of 6,188 at Sixfields Stadium.
Hist most recent match involving Derby County was their 0-0 draw at home versus Cambridge United back in September. In this match, he showed 4 yellow cards, including bookings for Ryan Nyambe and James Collins.
Ollie Yates oversaw a total of 35 matches last season, showing 141 yellow cards and 1 red card. He showed 7 yellow cards on five occasions: Lincoln City 2-2 Fleetwood Town (League One), Stevenage 3-0 Sutton United (League Two), Bolton Wanderers 1-3 Oxford United (League One), Crawley Town 1-4 Accrington Stanley (FA Cup) and Ipswich Town 2-0 Shrewsbury Town (League One).
So far this season, he has officiated 22 matches, showing 96 yellow cards (4.36) and 6 red cards. He has shown nine cards on three occasions: Crawley Town 0-1 Wrexham (8 yellow cards and 1 red card, including a booking for former Derby County youngster and Imps loanee Kellan Gordon and a booking for former Imp Ollie Palmer) in League Two, AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Doncaster Rovers (7 yellow cards and 2 red cards) in League Two and Portsmouth 0-4 Blackpool (8 yellow cards and 1 red card, including a booking for former Imp Sean Raggett and a red card for former Imps loanee Joe Morrell for two bookable offences) in League One.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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