Man in the Middle - Port Vale vs Stevenage

The English Football League have announced that Anthony Backhouse will be in charge for Port Vale’s home clash with Stevenage.

Backhouse has officiated in 29 games this season, including:

14 League One games

11 League Two games

2 FA Cup games

1 EFL Cup games

1 EFL Trophy games.

He has so far given out 89 yellow cards this season and four reds.

This isn’t the first-time Backhouse has officiated at Vale Park this season, where he was in charge of Vale’s 1-0 victory over Barnet.

He will be assisted by Gareth Mellor and Lee Freeman, with Craig Taylor acting as the fourth official.