John Brooks to referee Leeds United’s crucial trip to Brentford | OneFootball

Leeds United visit Brentford on Sunday for a key bottom-half Premier League fixture, with John Brooks appointed as referee.

According to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, Simon Bennett and Dan Cook will run the lines, Tony Harrington is fourth official, and Michael Salisbury is on VAR with Tim Robinson as assistant.

The Leicestershire-based official has taken charge of eight Leeds matches in his career, none since the 1-0 Championship play-off final defeat to Southampton in May 2024. Before Wembley, he oversaw six Championship games and the EFL Cup second-round tie against Barnsley in August 2022, which Leeds won 2-1.

Those Barnsley and the 2-1 Championship victory at Luton Town in November 2019 are Leeds’ only two wins from eight under Brooks. He has not shown a red card in any of those fixtures.

Brooks also refereed the regular-season trip to Southampton in 2023-24, when Leeds were beaten 3-1.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk