Darren Bond will be the man in the middle when Derby County host Preston North End in their latest fixture of the 2020/21 Sky Bet Championship campaign on Boxing Day (3pm kick-off).


Bond has overseen 13 games so far this season and produced a total of 47 yellow cards and one red card.

His last game involving Derby was the 2-0 defeat at home to Reading on the opening day of the 2020/21 season, booking Graeme Shinnie, Louie Sibley and Nathan Byrne in the match against the Royals.

He will be assisted by Nik Barnard and James Wilson on the lines, whilst Robert Massey-Ellis has been appointed as the fourth official.