Referee Matt Donohue to boss the Watford Cup game
last updated Tuesday 07th January 2025, 12:20 PM
Match Referee News
Fulham vrs Watford
F.A. Cup Round Three 24-25 Craven Cottage
Thursday 9th January 2025 KO: 19:45pm
Referee: Matt Donohue (Manchester)
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Referee: Matt Donohue (Manchester)
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Referee Matt Donohue started refereeing aged 14 and gained promotion to the EFL list of assistant referees in 2014.
He operated in the EFL for two seasons before hanging up the flag and concentrating on refereeing in 2016. Matt gained promotion to National League North and South in 2016 then to National League National and Premier League 2 in 2017 and then to the National Group EFL League One and Two in 2018. He was appointed to the new elite Select Group of full-time referees to officiate at Championship matches in June 2019.
Mr Donohue refed his first Premier League game on the 11th of May 2024.
He most recently refed a Fulham game in May of last season, 2023/2024, when we beat Luton 4-2 away at Kenilworth Road. Mr Donohue booked NINE players, four of them from the Fulham squad, Harrison Reed, Antonee Robinson, Adama Traore and Tom Cairney. Raul Jimenez, Adama Traore and Harry Wilson were Fulham's goal scorers.
Mr Donohue also refed a Fulham game in February 2022 when we beat Millwall 3-0 in the Championship. He booked three Millwall players and Aleksandar Mitrovic for a foul in the 84th minute. Aleksandar Mitrovic and Bobby De Cordova-Reid were our goal scorers.
Mr Donohue had only refed one Fulham game before the Millwall which was in January 2020 when we won 1-0 away at Hull. He booked five players four of them from Fulham, Ivan Cavaleiro, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Cyrus Christie, all for fouls, and Kevin McDonald for time wasting.
Mr Donohue last refed a Watford game in October 2024 when they won 2-1 at home to Middlesbrough. He booked four players, three of them from the Watford squad.
Last season Mr Donohue refed 36 games and dished out 171 yellows, so an average of 3.9 yellows per game, and 3 red cards. This season so far he has refed 35 games and booked 162 players, an above average of 4.8 yellows per game, and issued 3 reds.
His busiest game in recent times was in September last year when he booked nine players and red carded two more in the Preston vrs Blackburn clash.
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