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Hopper the Ref for Brentford
Written by Dan King
Simon Hooper will be the referee for Newcastle's Sky Bet Championship game against Brentford on Saturday (kick-off 3pm)
The up-and-coming official, who took charge of four Premier League matches last season, was the man in the middle when United lost at Fulham on the opening day of the current campaign.
He has refereed more than 100 games in the Football League, including last season's League Two play-off final at Wembley.
This season, he has overseen 12 games in all competitions, showing 39 yellow cards and one red.