Tony Harrington will take charge of Queens Park Rangers’ Championship clash with Ipswich Town tomorrow.
Teams: Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town
Competition: SkyBet Championship
Date: Monday 2nd January, 2017
Assistant: Darren Blunden (Kent)
Assistant: Geoff Russell (Northamptonshire)
Fourth Official: Charles Breakspear (Surrey)
Harrington joined the National List of Referees in 2012 and has now since joined the Select Group 2. He has already taken charge of one Rangers game this season – the EFL Cup win over Swindon Town. Rangers needed penalties to overcome their League One opposition.
He will be assisted by Darren Blunden (Kent) and Geoff Russell (Northamptonshire) with fellow Select Group 2 official Charles Breakspear (Surrey) the man on fourth official duties.
Blunden ran the line in Rangers 2-1 EFL Cup defeat to Sunderland, a home draw with Reading (1-1) and a defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-2), while Geoff Russell has yet to be involved in a Rangers game this season. Breakspear meanwhile was foruth official in the home draw with Birmingham City (1-1).
Thus far this campaign Harrington has dished out 88 yellow cards in 19 games – averaging 4.63 cards per game. He has also sent off two players this term – Fulham’s Michael Madl and Birmingham City’s Jonathan Spector.
QPR 2-2 Swindon Town – AET – 10.08.2016
Goals: Yeni Ngbakoto 58, Conor Washington 93; Jordan Stewart 72, James Brophy 107.
Yellow: James Perch, Karl Henry, Seb Polter; Jamie Sendles-White, Bradley Barry, Jordan Stewart.
