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Aston Villa FC (First Team) v Manchester City FC (First Team)
EFL Cup    
Referee: Mason, Lee
Assistant Referee: Hussin, Ian
Assistant Referee: Lennard, Harry
Fourth Official: Coote, David
Reserve Assistant Referee: Hopton, Nick
Video Assistant Referee: Dean, Michael
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil

I suspect this is one of those appointments which "comes up with the rations" As has been discussed e lsewhere on RTR, there actually are not a huge number of candidates for the appointment this yeat ( assuming that there are no longer any second-timers allowed ). Mason has been in the top division for a long time, isn't having a bad season and it's probably his last chance before the new bloods start getting the Finals. He is not undeserving of the appointment; I hope he has a good match in what has to be said is an increasingly devalued competition.