John Brooks (Everton PL ref)
John Brooks (Everton PL ref)
John Brooks will be the referee for Newcastle United's Premier League visit of Everton on Monday night (kick-off 8pm GMT).
The Magpies return to St. James' Park and face the Toffees for a second consecutive game after Thursday's Carabao Cup fourth round tie at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
This will be the second time Brooks has officiated a fixture involving United this season as the Leicestershire whistler oversaw Newcastle's 4-1 away defeat against Coventry City. He handed out two yellow cards that evening, booking Joelinton.
A FIFA listed referee since 2023, Brooks was the man in the middle for Newcastle's first game of the calendar year - a 2-0 win against Crystal Palace. He brandished four yellow cards at St. James' Park that day, booking former Magpie Anthony Gordon.
Brooks has shown three red cards in his last three Premier League matches as a referee, sending off Sunderland's Reinildo Mandava in a 2-0 defeat against Arsenal before dismissing Brentford pair Yehor Yarmoliuk and Vitaly Janelt in the Bees' 2-1 home loss against Liverpool.
2025/26 stats
Games (all competitions): 22
Yellow cards issued: 93
Red cards issued: 4
Assistants
Assistant referees: Nick Greenhalgh and Steve Meredith
Fourth official: Bobby Madley
VAR: Paul Howard
Assistant VAR: Stuart Burt
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