Probert In Charge For City V Leicester

Last updated : 28 February 2012 By Covsupport News Service

The referee currently appointed to take charge of Coventry City's next game, the trip to Leicester City is Lee Probert from Wiltshire.

Lee Probert has steadily made his way through the refereeing ranks. He first became a Premier League official in 2007 and in 2010 was added to FIFA's list of referees.

His last City game was the 4-1 FA Cup win at Blackburn Rovers in Jan 2008. Other previous matches include the 3-0 home defeat to Watford in October 2007, the 2-1 home defeat to Derby in November 2006, the 3-1 League Cup defeat at Hereford in August 2006, the 1-0 FA Cup win at Brighton in Jan 2006, the 3-1 loss at Preston in Dec 2005, the 3-0 League Cup win at Rushden in Aug 2005 and the 1-1 draw at Plymouth in April 2005.

This season, he has had 26 matches (three championship ) and shown 84 yellow cards and five red.

His assistants will be Harry Lennard from East Sussex and Matthew Wilkes from Birmingham. The fourth official will be David Coote from Nottinghamshire.