Who is the referee for Preston v Sunderland?

Sunderland face Preston North End at Deepdale this weekend.

Sunderland face Preston North End at Deepdale this weekend, with both sides returning to Championship action.

Both sides were dumped out of the Carabao Cup in midweek, with Sunderland losing against Crewe Alexandra and Preston against Salford City.

Sunderland tasted defeat on their opening day of the Championship campaign too, losing at home to Ipswich whilst Preston drew at Bristol City.

It's one of 46 important games for both sides on Saturday and Tony Mowbray will be hoping his side can get their first points on the board.

But after missing out on a spot in the top six last time round, Preston will be out for revenge against a Sunderland side who secured a play-off place on the final day at Deepdale last time round.

Who is the referee for this one?

Tomorrow's game in Lancashire will be oversee by referee James Linington.

His assistant referees will be Greg Read and Andrew Dallison, with Thomas Parsons acting as fourth official.

Linington hasn't refereed a match at Deepdale since early 2021, with Preston beating Huddersfield Town 3-0 that day.

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