The match officials have now been confirmed for the League One tie between Lincoln City and Fleetwood Town at Sincil Bank on Saturday 10th February, which will kick-off at 15:00.
Referee: Daniel Middleton.
Assistant Referee: Ryan Williams.
Assistant Referee: Conor Brown.
Fourth Official: Farai Hallam.
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His last match involving The Imps was the 3-1 win at home versus Charlton Athletic in October, in a match which saw him brandish no cards at all. This will only be his second match involving City, following his promotion to this level at the start of the season, and will be his time overseeing a match involving Fleetwood Town.
Daniel Middleton oversaw a total of 21 matches during the 2022/23 season, showing 69 yellow cards (3.29) and 7 red cards. He was most card-happy in the Conference encounter between Chesterfield and Bromley (3-2) when he showed 8 yellow cards and 1 red card, including bookings for former Imps players Chris Bush and Adam Marriott.
Middleton has been the man with the whistle on 20 occasions so far this season, showing 64 yellow cards (3.20) and 4 red cards. He showed 8 yellow cards and 1 red card last Saturday in the League One match between Peterborough United and Wigan Athletic (2-3).
Sources: English Football League and Soccerbase.
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