- Daniel Gallagher-Parker
Darren England appointed as referee for Manchester City vs Leicester City
Darren England has been appointed for Manchester City's Premier League fixture against Leicester City on Saturday 15th, April. The game kicks off at 17:30 (BST) and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
Darren England
Since becoming an official Premier League referee in August 2020, the 38-year-old has overseen four league matches involving Pep Guardiola's side, all of which have been at the Etihad Stadium. The Blues have a 100% win rate when England is the man with the whistle.
He has taken charge of two City games this season, the first one resulting in a 4-2 win over Crystal Palace, which was Erling Haaland's first hat trick in a City shirt – a lot has happened since then. Whilst the second fixture was the 2-1 win over Fulham, where England produced a red card for Joao Cancelo.
The Englishman has taken control of 14 Premier League games this season, showing 50 yellow cards during that time – averaging 3.57 cards per game. England hasn't shown anyone a red card since he gave Cancelo his marching orders, but he did send off Nathaniel Chalobah for Fulham earlier on in the season.
Full Appointments
Referee: Darren England
Assistants: Eddie Smart & Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth Official: Jeremy Simpson
VAR: Jarred Gillett
Assistant VAR: Lee Betts
Written by: @DanGP17_
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