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The match officials have now been confirmed for tomorrow night’s League Cup Third Round tie between Brentford and Arsenal at the Brentford Community stadium, which is live on talkSPORT with a kick-off time of 19:45.
Peter Bankes will be the man with the whistle for this match, replacing the previously appointed Darren Bond.
Referee: Peter Bankes.
Assistant Referee: Harry Lennard.
Assistant Referee: Nick Hopton.
Fourth Official: John Busby.
Peter Bankes has overseen 17 matches involving Brentford and only 7 involving Arsenal.
The first match he took charge of involving Brentford was during the 2015/16 season at The City Ground versus Nottingham Forest in the Championship. During this match, he showed 7 yellow cards and 1 red card, including a booking for former Arsenal youngster Henri Lansbury.
His last 3 matches involving Brentford:
26/08/23: Crystal Palace (h – PL): 1-1 (Y: 0, R: 0)
29/04/23: Nottingham Forest (h – PL): 2-1 (Y: 3, R: 0)
11/02/23: Arsenal (a – PL): 1-1 (Y: 2, R: 0)
His first-ever match involving Arsenal came on 1st July 2020 at The Emirates Stadium versus Norwich City (4-0). He showed 5 yellow cards that day, of which only one was for an Arsenal player (Emiliano Martinez).
His last 3 matches involving Arsenal:
11/02/23: Brentford (h – PL): 1-1 (Y: 2, R: 0)
16/04/22: Southampton (a – PL): 1-0 (Y: 3, R: 0)
09/05/21: West Bromwich Albion (h – PL): 3-1 (Y: 3, R: 0)
His record last season:
Matches: 35
Yellow Cards: 149 (4.26)
Red Cards: 1
During the 2022/23 season, he was just a little card happy in the Europa Conference League encounter between Panathinaikos and Slavia Prague when he showed 10 yellow cards.
So far this season:
Matches: 4
Yellow Cards: 22 (5.50)
Red Cards: 1
Bankes has been the man with the whistle on 4 occasions so far this season. So far, he has brandished 22 yellow cards and 1 red card, with 13 of his cards so far coming in the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United (2-1) when he showed 12 yellow cards and 1 red card.
