The Football League have now announced the Match Day officials that will take charge of the game against Bristol Rovers this Saturday.
Southend United host Bristol Rovers on Saturday August 20 for the game at Roots Hall and the match carries a 3pm kick off.
Referee: Gavin Ward
Linesmen: Nicholas Cooper and Graham Kane
Fourth Official: Nigel Lugg
Match Day referee Ward has officiated four games in 2016/17 with a return of 13 yellow cards and zero red cards.
He took in 35 matches in 2015-16 and in those games, across all competitions and football divisions, he handed out a total of 113 yellow cards and two red cards.
He was most card happy in the match between Brighton and Birmingham on November 28 with a total of eight yellows being shown. He also showed seven yellows in the Bristol City v Leeds encounter on August 19, and six yellows and one red on December 20 in the game between Leeds and Preston.
Let`s hope it`s not another repeat and more of our players edge closer to automatic bans.
