Mike Dean to referee Merseyside Derby

The Football Association has reached deep into the referees larder to pick out the man who will be in charge of this season’s first Merseyside Derby, Wirral-born Mike Dean.

Referee Dean will be in control (hopefully) when Everton host Liverpool under the lights on Monday night, his first time officiating a game for either club in over a decade. He’s already been handing out the cards like it’s Christmas come early, with 51 yellows and 3 sendings-off in 12 Premier League games this season.

He has only ever refereed two Everton games, both away games. On Boxing Day 2003 he oversaw the Toffees 3-2 loss at Old Trafford against Manchester United, and then sent off Duncan Ferguson in a 1-1 draw against Wigan Athletic. Dean was the fourth official in the Blues’ Tuesday-night game against Arsenal as well.

Dean has done one Liverpool game, a 3-2 loss against Sheffield Wednesday early in 2003-04 season. He was scheduled to officiate the 2006 FA Cup Final, but was then removed after Liverpool made it to Wembley against West Ham United since he is a local to Merseyside.

Match Officials Details -

Referee: Mike Dean

Assistants: S Long, A Holmes

Fourth official: L Mason

Mike Dean Everton record -

World Football

Referee data courtesy of World Football