Referee Watch in Assocation with EZE Group – Keith Hill

Barring any late changes, Keith Hill of Hertfordshire will be in the middle for Blues’ Championship game against Bournemouth at St Andrews today. Here is a look at his stats.

Season Performance

Mr Hill has taken charge of twelve games so far this season, showing thirty-six yellow cards and one red. Of those games three have been in the Championship and those matches have yielded eight cautions.

Last Blues Game Refereed

It’s been a while since Mr Hill’s last Blues game, as evidenced by the fact it was at St Andrews and we won – 4-1 against Sheffield Wednesday on 21 September last year. In that game he handed out three yellow cards – to Matt Green and Shane Ferguson of Blues and David Prutton of Sheffield Wednesday and his performance was rated by Colin Tattum as “Mr Picky”.

Last Championship Game Refereed

The last time Mr Hill refereed a game at this level was the match between Reading and Millwall in mid-September. That game finished 3-2 to the hosts and Mr Hill booked two players – Byron Webster and Ed Upson, both of Millwall.

Suspension Watch

One Red Card Darren Randolph (one match suspension served), Neal Eardley (one match suspension to serve)

4 Yellow Cards: Paul Robinson
2 Yellow Cards: Wes Thomas, Stephen Gleeson, and David Cotterill
1 Yellow Card: Neal Eardley, David Davis, Demarai Gray, 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