Sunny Singh Gill gets first QPR appointment – Referee Monday, 16th Sep 2024 15:02 by Clive Whittingham QPR will be refereed by Sunny Singh Gill for the first time on Tuesday night as they face Crystal Palace in the League Cup. Referee >>> Sunny Singh Gill (London), former prison officer who made his Premier League debut in March with Palace’s 1-1 home draw with Luton. Assistants >>> Daniel Leach (Oxfordshire) and Hugh Gilroy (London) Fourth Official >>> Dean Whitestone (Northants) HistoryNo previous QPR appointments. StatsSingh Gill is part of a refereeing family that also includes his father Jarnail Singh and brother Bhupinder Singh Gill. Gill started out in the EFL in 2022/23 with 121 yellows and three reds in 31 appointments, topped out with eight yellows at Colchester 0-1 Northampton in League One. He’s been one of the fast tracked officials since then with a first Championship game coming in November last year at Huddersfield 0-0 Watford, and a Premier League debut following on March 9 at Palace 1-1 Luton. In so doing he became the first ever British Asian referee in the Premier League. A season that ended with Doncaster’s home defeat to Crewe in the League Two play-off semi-final included a chunky 48 games with 183 yellows (3.8) and six reds, led by ten yellows at Lincoln’s 2-0 home defeat to Portsmouth in the final round of fixtures. So far this season he’s had four games, two in the League Cup, Bristol City’s 4-3 home win against Millwall in the Championship and Birmingham’s 2-1 home win against Wigan in League One. The Twitter/Threads @loftforwords Pictures - Reuters Connect Please report offensive, libellous or inappropriate posts by using the links provided.
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