The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Sunderland and Lincoln City in the second leg of the League One Play-Off Semi-Final.
Sunderland host Lincoln City on Saturday, May 22 for the match at the Stadium of Light, and the match carries a 3.30pm kick-off.
Referee: Michael Salisbury.
Assistants Referees: Mark Pottage and Steven Meredith.
Fourth Official: Darren Bond.
Reserve Assistant Referee: Mark Dwyer
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Michael Salisbury has been the man in the middle for 6 matches involving Lincoln City:
31/10/15: Lincoln City 0-1 Bromley (Conference) – 2 yellow cards
28/1/18: Lincoln City 4-2 Peterborough United (EFL Trophy) – no cards shown
28/4/18: Accrington Stanley 1-0 Lincoln City (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
11/08/18: Lincoln City 4-1 Swindon Town (League Two) – 1 yellow card
09/02/19: Lincoln City 1-1 Northampton Town (League Two) – 4 yellow cards and 1 red card
20/08/19: Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Lincoln City (League One) – 1 yellow card
TOTALS: Matches: 6 — Yellow Cards: 13 — Red Cards: 1
He received an average rating of 7.3 following the 2-1 defeat away at Milton Keynes Dons last season. Some of the comments can be found below:
Jamesimp: “I thought he had an unfussy game, told players from both teams to get up when they went to ground without reason and kept control. OK so as we know the 2nd goal was probably offside, it’s the referee we’re rating, he does as instructed by his linesman. He was up with play on the edge of the 18-yard box so no fault there.
8/10.”
Long suffering Imp: “His life wasn’t made any easier by the lino on our side of the pitch, it’s a difficult enough job as it is, he needs all the help he can get. Only real complaint was not booking one of theirs for that cynical block in front of the dugouts in the 2nd half. 7/10.”
MaineRoad_96: “Leaving aside their second goal I thought he did ok. Generally, let the game flow. 6.5 (points deducted because the linesman in front of us forgot his flag).”
Michael Salisbury 2020/21 Stats:
04/09/20: Middlesbrough 4-3 Shrewsbury Town (EFL Cup) – 1 yellow card
26/09/20: Fleetwood Town 0-1 AFC Wimbledon (League One) – 5 yellow cards
03/10/20: Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Queens Park Rangers (Championship) – 3 yellow cards
21/10/20: Stoke City 2-2 Barnsley (Championship) – 1 red card
24/10/20: Morecambe 1-2 Forest Green Rovers (League Two) – 6 yellow cards
31/10/20: Luton Town 0-3 Brentford (Championship) – 2 yellow cards
21/11/20: Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Watford (Championship) – 3 yellow cards
02/12/20: Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Millwall (Championship) – 2 yellow cards
12/12/20: Walsall 2-1 Bolton Wanderers (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
16/12/20: Cardiff City 3-2 Birmingham City (Championship) – 4 yellow cards
18/12/20: Hull City 0-2 Portsmouth (League One) – no cards
02/01/21: Norwich City 1-0 Barnsley (Championship) – 1 yellow card
09/01/21: Stevenage 0-2 Swansea City (FA Cup) – 2 yellow cards
16/01/21: Watford 2-0 Huddersfield Town (Championship) – 5 yellow cards
27/01/21: Middlesbrough 0-3 Rotherham United (Championship) – no cards
23/02/21: Oldham Athletic 0-1 Barrow (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
06/03/21: Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Fleetwood Town (League One) – no cards
13/03/21: Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Huddersfield Town (Championship) – 1 yellow card
02/04/21: Bristol City 0-2 Stoke City (Championship) – 2 yellow cards
10/04/21: Derby County 0-1 Norwich City (Championship) – 4 yellow cards
17/04/21: Morecambe 4-3 Oldham Athletic (League Two) – no cards
21/04/21: Luton Town 0-0 Reading (Championship) – 3 yellow cards
27/04/21: Brentford 1-0 Rotherham United (Championship) – no cards
03/05/21: Consett 2-3 Hebburn Town (FA Vase) – no cards
08/05/21: Coventry City 6-1 Millwall (Championship) – 4 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 26 — Yellow Cards: 56 — Red Cards: 1
Michael Salisbury took in 29 matches last season, showing a total of 79 yellow cards and 10 red cards.
He was just a little card happy in the match between Reading and Derby County (3-0) in the Championship last season, when he showed 10 yellow card and 1 red card.
Michael Salisbury oversaw 42 matches during the 2018/19 season, showing a total of 129 yellow cards and 4 red cards.
During that season, in the match between Oxford United and Luton Town (1-2) in League One, he showed 7 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Salisbury was the man in the middle for 38 matches during the 2017/18 season, during which he showed 98 yellow cards and 7 red cards.
He was most card happy in the game between Peterborough United and Northampton Town on Monday, April 2, when he showed a total of 7 yellow cards and one red card.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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