The Football Association have now announced the Match Day officials that will take charge of the game against Tottenham Hotspur this Sunday.
Aston Villa travel to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday January 8 for the FA Cup Third Round tie at White Hart Lane and the match carries a 4pm kick off.
Referee: Mike Dean
Linesmen: Ian Hussin and Adam Nunn
Fourth Official: Graham Scott
Match Day referee Dean has officiated 17 games in 2016/17 with a return of 76 yellow cards and five red cards.
His highest card count so far this season was seven yellows in the game between Stoke City and Manchester City. He also showed seven yellows and one red in the game between Tottenham and Sunderland.
He took in 41 matches in 2015-16 and in those games, across all competitions and football divisions, he handed out a total of 136 yellow cards and twelve red cards.
He was most card happy in the match between Chelsea and Arsenal on September 19 with a total of six yellows being shown and two reds.
Let`s hope it`s not another repeat and more of our players edge closer to automatic bans.
