The Football League have now announced the Match Day officials that will take charge of the game between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa this Saturday.
Nottingham Forest host Aston Villa on Saturday February 4 for the game at the City Ground and the match carries a 5.30pm kick off.
Referee: Paul Tierney
Linesmen: Edward Smart and Andrew Halliday
Fourth Official: Carl Boyeson
Match Day referee Tierney has officiated 20 games in 2016/17, with a return of 76 yellow cards and two red cards.
His highest card count this season was seven yellows and one red in the game between Swindon and Oxford. He also showed seven yellows in the game between Newcastle United and Sheffield Wednesday on Boxing Day.
He took in 42 matches last season and in those games, across all competitions and football divisions, he handed out a total of 118 yellow cards and four red cards.
He was most card happy in the match between Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers on August 28 with a total of eight yellows being shown and one red card.
Let`s hope it`s not another repeat and more of the players edge closer to automatic bans.
