Tuesday, 24th JanuarySouthampton vs Newcastle UnitedSt Mary's StadiumKick-off 8pm GMTTickets sold out

Eddie Howe's side travel to the South coast ahead of the Magpies' first cup semi-final tie since 2005 and this will be the second time Attwell has officiated a game involving Newcastle this term.

The Warwickshire official was the man in the middle for United's 4-1 victory at Southampton in November but booked zero Newcastle players in the Premier League clash at St Mary's.

The 40-year-old became the youngest referee to take charge of an English top-flight fixture following his debut in 2008 and was demoted from the Select Group in 2012 before returning to the list four years later.

2021/22 stats

Games (all competitions): 28

Yellow cards issued: 99

Red cards issued: 1

Assistants

Assistant referees: Darren Cann and James Mainwaring

Fourth official: Thomas Bramall

VAR: Andre Marriner

Assistant VAR: Nick Hopton