Meet The Ref - Latics v Watford

Latics entertain Watford at the DW Stadium on Saturday, Leam Richardson's men will be looking for their second home win of the season whilst the Hornets are still seeking their first away win, the referee for the game will be Denton official, Matt Donohue.

 

Matt Donohue

The former PE Teacher was appointed to the National List of EFL referees at the start of the 2018/19 season and subsequently to the Select Group 2 of Ref’s the following summer, obviously a high flyer.

Previous Games

Donohue has taken charge of five Latics’ games previously, all in the Championship, four came in the 2019/20 and the other one was earlier this campaign, our away day at Norwich back on the 6^th August.

Donohue’s has 2 Watford games under his belt, both came in the 2020/21 season away at Barnsley and Birmingham, both in the Championship and both were decided by just one goal, Barnsley winning at Oakwell, Watford winning at St Andrews.

In his previous 4 seasons in the EFL, Matt Donohue has taken charge of 141 games, issued 474 yellow and 28 red cards, pointing to the penalty spot on 26 occasions.

So far this season, Matt Donohue has been in charge of 10 games, 9 of those in the Championship, his last game was the Preston 0:2 Stoke Championship fixture on Saturday, 15^th October.

 

Matt Donohue’s Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
06 Aug 2022	Championship	Norwich 1:1 Latics	4Y
04 Jul 2020	Championship	Brentford 3:0 Latics	1Y 1R
29 Dec 2019	Championship	Nottm Forest 2:0 Latics	3Y
20 Oct 2019	Championship	Latics 1:0 Nottm Forest	3Y
24 Aug 2019	Championship	QPR 3:1 Latics	4Y

 

Matt Donohue Card Watch 2022/23

Games – 10

Yellows – 31

Reds – 0

Penalty Awards – 1

 

QPR v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Matt Donohue
Assistants – Paul Hodskinson and Richard Wild
Fourth Official – Andy Woolmer

 

Grab a listen to the latest PWU Latics podcast featuring a preview of the Watford game.