Check out the match official appointments for the EFL this weekend

Written by Aidan Jones (Digital Team)

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Premier League Match Official Appointments - Matchweek 23 17 Jan 22 | Matchday

Friday 28th January

Sky Bet Championship

Huddersfield Town v Stoke City (19:45)

Referee: Gavin Ward
Assistant Referees: Steven Meredith and Richard Wild
Fourth Official: Thomas Bramall

Saturday 29th January

Barnsley v AFC Bournemouth 

Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistant Referees: Richard West and Wade Smith
Fourth Official: Gavin Ward

Fulham v Blackpool

Referee: Peter Bankes
Assistant Referees: Neil Davies and James Mainwaring
Fourth Official: Andy Woolmer

Hull City v Swansea City  

Referee: Leigh Doughty
Assistant Referees: Nick Greenhhalgh and Robert Merchant
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott 

Luton Town v Blackburn Rovers

Referee: James Linnington
Assistant Referees: Lee Venamore and Rob Smith
Fourth Official: Oliver Langford 

Millwall v West Bromwich Albion

Referee: Joshua Smith
Assistant Referees: Ian Cooper and Akil Howson
Fourth Official: David Rock

Preston North End v Bristol City 

Referee: John Busby
Assistant Referees: Matthew Jones and Geoffrey Liddle
Fourth Official: Anthony Backhouse 

Queens Park Rangers v Reading 

Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Assistant Referees: Daniel Leach and Nigel Lugg
Fourth Official: Tim Robinson

Swansea City v Nottingham Forest 

Referee: Matthew Donohue
Assistant Referees: Paul Hodskinson and Philip Dermott
Fourth Official: Dean Whitestone

West Bromwich Albion v Reading 

Referee: David Webb
Assistant Referees: Geoffrey Liddle and Matthew McGrath
Fourth Official: Darren Drysdale

Peterborough United v Sheffield United (17:30) 

Referee: Dean Whitestone
Assistant Referees: Bhupinder Gill and Mark Pottage
Fourth Official: Andy Davies

Sunday 30th January

Derby County v Birmingham City (13:30)

Referee: John Brooks
Assistant Referees: Stuart Burt and Daniel Robathan
Fourth Official: Stephen Martin

Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest (16:00)

Referee: David Webb
Assistant Referees: Adam Crysell and Robert Hyde
Fourth Official: Keith Stroud

Saturday 29th January

Sky Bet League One

AFC Wimbledon v Shrewsbury Town

Referee: Carl Boyeson
Assistant Referees: Matthew Lee and Andy Bennett
Fourth Official: Dean Treleaven

Accrington Stanley v Morecambe 

Referee: Sam Purkiss
Assistant Referees: Chris Isherwood and Joe Simpson
Fourth Official: Scott Oldham

Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland 

Referee: Stephen Martin
Assistant Referees: Nick Bearnard and Mark Dwyer
Fourth Official: Ross Joyce 

Cheltenham Town v Wigan Athletic 

Referee: Paul Howard
Assistant Referees: Robert Dabbs and Declan O’Shea
Fourth Official: Christopher Wade

Crewe Alexandra v Rotherham United

Referee: Benjamin Speedie
Assistant Referees: Paul Graham and Paul Stonier
Fourth Official: Conor Brown

Doncaster Rovers v Plymouth 

Referee: Martin Coy
Assistant Referees: Kevin Mulraine and Danny Gratton
Fourth Official: Wayne Gunnill

Fleetwood Town v Cambridge United 

Referee: Rebecca Welch
Assistant Referees: Christopher Ward and Mark Cunliffe
Fourth Official: Andy Haines

Gillingham v Oxford United

Referee: Robert Madley
Assistant Referees: Scott Williams and Damith Bandara
Fourth Official: Stephen Brown

Lincoln City v Burton Albion

Referee: Charles Breakspear
Assistant Referees: Richard Wigglesworth and Nicholas Cooper
Fourth Official: Geoffery Russell

Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town

Referee: Darren Bond
Assistant Referees: Andrew Dallison and Michael George
Fourth Official: Andrew Kitchen

Wycombe Wanderers v Milton Keynes Dons

Referee: Robert Lewis
Assistant Referees: Kevin Morris and Darren Blunden
Fourth Official: Carl Brook

Monday 31st January 

Portsmouth v Charlton Athletic (19:45)

Referee: Neil Hair
Assistant Referees: Ravel Cheosiaua and Michael Chard
Fourth Official: Sam Allison

Saturday 29th January

Sky Bet League Two

Bradford City v Crawley Town

Referee: Ben Toner
Assistant Referees: David Hunt and Robert Atkin
Fourth Official: David Avent

Bristol Rovers v Walsall 

Referee: Keith Stroud
Assistant Referees: Jonathan Hunt and Andrew Fox
Fourth Official: Declan Bourne 

Carlisle United v Sutton United

Referee: Darren Handley
Assistant Referees: Simon Clayton and Bradley Hall
Fourth Official: Paul Newhouse

Colchester United v Swindon Town

Referee: Christopher Sarginson
Assistant Referees: Greg Read and Adrian Tranter
Fourth Official: Paul Yates

Exeter City v Hartlepool United

Referee: Tom Reeves
Assistant Referees: Simon Shaw and Marvyn Amphlett
Fourth Official: Mark Derrien 

Mansfield Town v Leyton Orient

Referee: Sam Allison
Assistant Referees: Richard Morris and Oliver Bickle
Fourth Official: Neil Hair

Mansfield Town v Salford City 

Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Assistant Referees: Christopher Kidd and Darren Wilding
Fourth Official: Steven Plane

Newport County v Barrow 

Referee: Craig Hicks
Assistant Referees: Michael Begley and Simon Ogles
Fourth Official: Brett Huxtable

Northampton Town v Salford City

Referee: Tom Nield 
Assistant Referees: Stuart Butler and Grant Taylor
Fourth Official: Daniel Cook

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale 

Refereee: Darren Drysdale
Assistant Referees: Declan Ford and Matthew Smith
Fourth Official: James Oldham

Port Vale v Scunthorpe United 

Referee: Marc Edwards
Assistant Referees: Gary Hilton and Darren Wilding
Fourth Official: Trevor Kettle 

Stevenage v Harrogate Town

Referee: Peter Wright
Assistant Referees: Leighton Crowhurst and Christopher Kidd
Fourth Official: Paul Lister

Tranmere Rovers v Forest Green Rovers

Referee: Lee Swabey
Assistant Referees: Alan Clayton and Anthony Moore
Fourth Official: Sebastian Stockbridge

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