Ref watch...Alan Wiley

And, if you're a betting person, don't put your money on Lescott getting the first goal, put it on Neville and Pienaar both picking up cautions as Mr Wiley has booked them both in the two Everton matches he has taken charge of this season.

He booked the Everton midfielders during the 0-1 defeat to Man United in September and again during the Blues' last gasp 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in November.

He refereed some memorable games last season but none were memorable for his refereeing display, which is a good thing, but more memorable for some howlers from Blues' players…which is definitely a bad thing.

Mr Wiley took charge of Everton's 1-1 draw at Charlton when, after taking the lead through a shocking own goal from Hriedarsson, the Addicks were allowed to equalize through a long range effort from Steven Reid which fizzed passed Joseph Yobo as he adjusted his boot in the penalty area in a manner not dissimilar to that of a drunken woman messing with her slingbacks before hitting the dancefloor.

He also took charge of the 2-4 home defeat to Man United…but I won't go into that one other than to say that he did have a hand in messing things up for Everton in that one as he booked James Vaughan, clearly at the behest of an irate Alex Ferguson.

Vaughan was running Vidic ragged in that match and causing the United defence no end of problems until he fouled a United player near the half way line and Ferguson came rushing out of the dug out demanding that the Everton forward be booked.

Wiley obliged and Vaughan's game changed completely and he was nowhere near as effective for the rest of the game.

Incidentally, I would suggest that the highlight of this match was James Vaughan clearly giving Vidic a proper kidney punch and not Manuel Fernandes' wonder goal…though it was a wonderful goal!

Mr Wiley also refereed last season's 0-0 draw at Anfield but I can't remember anything about that game.

For Sunderland, he has refereed two games this season, a 1-0 win and a 0-1 defeat.

He took charge of the Black Cats dramatic opening day win over Spurs when Michael Chopra scored a late winner and Dean Whitehead was booked.

He also refereed Sunderland's bonfire night defeat at Man City when, the unlikely named, Nyron Nosworthy was cautioned.

Overall this season, Mr Wiley has issued 77 yellow cards and one red card in 22 games.

This gives him an average of 3.55 cards per game and makes him the 5^th strictest of the 18 Premier League referees.