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Brooks in the middle for Villa trip
John Brooks will be the referee for Newcastle United's Premier League trip to Aston Villa on Tuesday night.
Tuesday 30th January
Aston Villa vs Newcastle United
Villa Park
Kick-off 8:15pm GMT
Eddie Howe's side return to English top-flight action aiming to end a four-game losing streak in the division and this will be the second time Brooks has officiated a fixture involving the Magpies this season.
The Leicestershire official, promoted to the Premier League in 2021 after almost a decade of operating as an assistant, was the man in the middle for United's 2-1 defeat against ten-man Liverpool back in August, sending off Reds captain Virgil van Dijk at St. James' Park as well as handing out three yellow cards, booking Kieran Trippier.
In the 22 games he has officiated so far this term, Brooks has shown a total of 97 yellow cards as well as handing out five red cards, four of which produced in Premier League matches.
2023/24 stats
Games (all competitions): 23
Yellow cards issued: 101
Red cards issued: 5
Assistants
Assistant referees: Lee Betts and Akil Howson
Fourth official: Michael Salisbury
VAR: Andy Madley
Assistant VAR: Harry Lennard