Matthew Donohue has been appointed as the Match Referee for Derby County's Sky Bet Championship fixture at Stoke City on Thursday evening (7:45pm kick-off).


Donohue has overseen 15 games so far this season in all competitions, showing 57 yellow cards and four red cards.

His last Derby match was the 2-1 home win over Middlesbrough in the 2020/21 season with Lee Gregory and Colin Kazim-Richards the Rams' goalscorers.

Donohue will be assisted by Philip Dermott and Steven Meredith on the lines, whilst Carl Boyeson has been appointed as the fourth official.