Exeter City (a): Match Officials Confirmed

The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Exeter City and Lincoln City at St. James’ Park in League One on Saturday 28th October.

Referee: Jeremy Simpson.
Assistants Referees: Robert Hyde and Robert Merchant.
Fourth Official: Andrew Fox.

QUIZ: How much can you remember last season’s match between Exeter City and Lincoln City at St. James’ Park? Have a go at the quiz at the bottom of the page!

You can discuss this refereeing appointment here, or in the comments section at the bottom, as well as get involved with the pre-match discussion on the forum!

This will be the sixth time Jeremy Simpson has been the man in the middle for a match involving Exeter City and the fifth time for a match involving Lincoln City.

H last 3 Exeter City Matches:

07/09/19: Carlisle United (a – L2): 1-3 (Y: 2, R: 0)
23/11/13: Rochdale (a – L2): 3-1 (Y: 1, R: 0)
06/08/13: Queens Park Rangers (h – LC): 0-2 (Y: 0, R: 0)

His last 3 Lincoln City Matches:

11/01/22: Sunderland (a – L1): 1-3 (Y: 10, R: 1)
10/10/20: Bristol Rovers (h – L1): 1-2 (Y: 4, R: 1)
16/02/19: Stevenage (h – L1): 2-2 (Y: 5, R: 0)

He received an average rating of 4.98 following the 3-1 win away at Sunderland in January 2022. Some of the comments can be found below:

GreenNeedle: “I don’t think he did that bad. Was up against a rough house team in Sunderland, playing hoofball on a pitch that seemed to be a player’s nightmare. Can’t tell from the angle of the camera if he was right with their penalty. Could easily have given more cards and sent a few off for 2 but held back.

Not sure on sending their manager off. Looked like he was trying to restrain our player rather than get at him.

6/10.”

berksimps: “A load of soft yellows, inexplicable that Doyle did not see red. A tougher than average game to ref with no quarter given and so many Sunderland fans seeking advantage. 5.5.”

PerthImp: “5/10. Mixed emotions about Mr Simpson’s performance. Difficult game in front of almost 30,000 passionate Sunderland supporters. Several cards branded, not all necessary, but he got the red card right and could have issued another to Doyle. I know Lee Johnson manhandled McGrandles but thought yellow was enough from what I saw. Missed a few challenges but how much he was trying to play advantage I couldn’t tell.”

Jeremy Simpson oversaw a total of 28 matches during the 2022/23 season, all of which were in the Conference. He showed 121 (4.32) yellow cards and 1 red card. He showed 7 yellow cards on two occasions: Burnley 2-1 Reading in the Championship and AFC Wimbledon 2-3 Stevenage in League Two, including a booking for former Imps loanee Jordan Roberts.

So far this season, Simpson has refereed 10 matches, showing 35 (3.50) yellow cards and 1 red card. His only red card of the season came in the Championship encounter between West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough (4-2) when he sent off Tommy Smith. He also showed 4 yellow cards in this match, including a booking for former Imps loanee Morgan Rogers.

Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.

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