Referee Report in Association with EZE Group – Dean Whitestone

Barring any late changes, Dean Whitestone of Northamptonshire will be in the middle for Blues’ Championship game against Rotherham United today. Here is a look at his stats.

Season Performance

Mr Whitestone has taken charge of 26 games so far this season, showing 57 yellow cards and three reds. Of those games, seven have been in the Championship and in those matches he has dished out 17 cautions and sent one player off.

Last Blues Game Refereed

The last game involving Blues Mr Whitestone was in the middle for was the 1-1 draw away to Leeds United in January. In that game he booked four players – Mirco Antenucci of Leeds along with Paul Robinson, Andrew Shinnie and Nikola Zigic of Blues.

Last Championship Game Refereed

The last game at this level Mr Whitestone officiated in was the match between Bolton and Brighton at the end of February. In that game he booked 3 players – Emile Heskey of Bolton along with Gordon Greer and Joao Teixeira of Brighton.

Suspension Watch

One Red Card: Darren Randolph (one match suspension served), Wes Thomas (three matches of a three match ban served), Neal Eardley (one match of a one match ban served), Stephen Gleeson (three matches of a three match ban served).

7 Yellow Cards: David Cotterill and Paul Robinson
6 Yellow Cards: David Davis
5 Yellow Cards: Robert Tesche
4 Yellow Cards: Paul Caddis and Jonathan Grounds
3 Yellow Cards: Jonathan Spector, Wes Thomas and Stephen Gleeson
2 Yellow Cards: Andrew Shinnie, Neal Eardley and Demarai Gray
1 Yellow Card: Koby Arthur, Rob Kiernan, Michael Morrison, Clayton Donaldson, Mitch Hancox, Mark Duffy, Nikola Zigic, Lloyd Dyer and Lee Novak

The last date that five yellow cards will attract a suspension is December 31; for ten yellow cards it is April 12.

All stats via Soccerbase