Barring any late changes, Robert Madley of West Yorkshire will be in the middle for Blues’ Championship game against Brentford at Griffin Park on Saturday. Here is a look at his stats.

Season Performance

Mr Madley has taken charge of one game so far this season in which he showed one yellow card. Last season, Mr Madley took charge of 26 games, showing ninety yellow cards and ten reds. Of those games last season, eight were in the Championship and in those games he handed out thirty yellow cards and three reds.

Last Blues Game Refereed

The last Blues game Mr Madley took charge of was the 0-0 draw between Birmingham and Nottingham Forest last December. In that game he booked six players – Darren Randolph, Kyle Bartley, Paul Robinson and Olly Lee of Blues along with Dan Harding and Andy Reid of Forest – and sent off Darius Henderson of Forest. Despite the plethora of cards, Colin Tattum didn’t mention Mr Madley’s performance in his match report.

Last Championship Game Refereed

The last Championship game Mr Madley took charge of was the game between Cardiff and Wigan last Tuesday. In the game he booked one player – Tom Adeyemi of Cardiff.

Suspension Watch

1 Yellow Card: Neal Eardley, David Davis, Paul Robinson.

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

All referee stats via Soccerbase

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