Barring any late changes, Paul Tierney of Lancashire will be in the middle for Blues’ Championship game against Charlton at The Valley today. Here is a look at his stats.

Season Performance

Mr Tierney has taken charge of eleven games so far this season, showing thirty-eight yellow cards and four reds. Of those games, four have been in the Championship and in those matches Mr Tierney has booked fifteen players and sent two off.

Last Blues Game Refereed

The last match involving Blues that Mr Tierney took charge of was the 4-0 drubbing away to Leeds last October. In that game Mr Tierney booked two players – Stephen Warnock of Leeds United and Kyle Bartley of Birmingham City and his performance attracted no comment from Colin Tattum in his match report.

Last Championship Game Refereed

The last match at this level that Mr Tierney was in the middle for was the draw between Middlesbrough and Blackpool on Tuesday. In that game Mr Tierney booked four players – Daniel Ayala and Grant Leadbitter of Middlesbrough along with Jeffrey Rentmeister and David Perkins of Blackpool.

Suspension Watch

3 Yellow Cards: Paul Robinson
2 Yellow Cards: Wes Thomas and David Cotterill
1 Yellow Card: Neal Eardley, David Davis, Demarai Gray, Stephen Gleeson, Koby Arthur, David Edgar, Jonathan Spector, Jonathan Grounds

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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