The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Blackpool and Lincoln City in Sky Bet League One.
Blackpool host Lincoln City on Friday, September 27 for the game at Bloomfield Road and the match carries a 7.45pm kick-off.
Referee: Ollie Yates.
Assistants Refs: Thomas Harty and Steven Rushton.
Fourth Official: Matthew Parry.
Ollie Yates has been the man in the middle for 3 matches involving Lincoln City:
22/09/15: Lincoln City 1-1 Altrincham (Conference) – 2 yellow cards
28/03/16: Lincoln City 1-1 Gateshead (Conference) – 4 yellow cards
22/01/19: Yeovil Town 0-2 Lincoln City (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 3 | Yellow Cards: 11 | Red Cards: 0
He received an average rating of 6.89 following the 2-0 win away at Yeovil Town last season. Some of the comments can be found below:
Jamesimp: “Thought he was calm and grew into the game, got the yellows right, wasn’t going to be pushed into sending off Toffolo for his inadvertent high challenge so overall 7/10.”
Huntsward: “Let the game flow and allowed fair physical challenges. Looked a bit indecisive at times but performed well enough that it wasn’t about him. He got the Toffolo decision wrong. It should have been a sending off, so an extra mark for that. 8/10.”
PerthImp: “6.5 for me. First half-hour he appeared very lenient and was letting some challenges go when maybe they were free-kicks. Alternatively, seemed determined to let the game flow. Very odd when the Yeovil player went down on the edge of the box and he refused their trainers to come on for what seemed like ages, then reversed and allowed them on. Kept his cool throughout but really should have sent Toffolo off.”
Ollie Yates: 2019/20 Stats:
03/08/19: Bradford City 0-0 Cambridge United (League Two) – 3 yellow cards and 1 red card
13/08/19: Oxford United 1-0 Peterborough United (EFL Cup) – 4 yellow cards
20/08/19: Fleetwood Town 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers (League One) – 2 yellow cards
24/08/19: Colchester United 1-0 Northampton Town (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
03/09/19: Macclesfield Town 2-1 Newcastle United U21s (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
14/09/19: Ipswich Town 0-0 Doncaster Rovers (League One) – 6 yellow cards
21/09/19: Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Sunderland (League One) – 6 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 7 | Yellow Cards: 25 | Red Cards: 1
Ollie Yates was the man in the middle for 37 matches last season. In those matches, he showed a total of 140 yellow cards and 5 red cards.
Yates showed 7 yellow cards on four occasions during the 2018/19 season: Northampton Town 2-1 Forest Green in Sky Bet League Two and Peterborough United 0-2 Scunthorpe United, Southend United 1-2 Bristol Rovers and Bradford City 0-1 Fleetwood Town in Sky Bet League One.
During the 2017/18 season, Yates oversaw 7 matches, showing a total of 24 yellow cards and no red cards.
He showed 5 cards on two occasions, of which both matches were in League One: Blackpool 1-2 Doncaster Rovers (5 yellow cards) and Rochdale 1-1 Bradford City (5 yellow cards).
Match Day referee Yates took in 12 matches in 2016/17, showing 36 yellows cards and 4 red cards.
He showed 6 cards on two occasions. Both matches were in League Two: Stevenage 0-2 Exeter City (5 yellow cards and 1 red card) and Cambridge United 2-1 Accrington Stanley (4 yellow cards and 2 red cards).
Sources: EFL & Soccer Base.
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