The English Football League have confirmed this Saturday’s match officials as Port Vale host Barnet in Sky Bet League Two.
Anthony Backhouse will be the man in the middle for the 3:00pm kick-off as he takes charge of Neil Aspin’s side for the first-time this in his career, during his first season in the Football League.
Throughout the course of the season, Backhouse has refereed:
6 League One games
7 League Two games
1 Checkatrade Trophy games
1 EFL Cup game
1 FA Cup game
In the games he has officiated in, Backhouse has given out 50 yellow cards and seven red cards.
His assistants for the game will be Alan Clayton and Gary Hilton, and David Benton joins the team as the fourth official.