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Lee Mason to referee United game

Lee Mason will be in charge of AFC Bournemouth's final game of 2018 against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Mason was in charge of the Cherries earlier this month in the 4-0 home defeat to Liverpool which saw Mohamed Salah score a hat-trick.

He also refereed the home Carabao Cup against Norwich City in October, which saw goals from Junior Stanislas and Steve Cook send the Cherries through.

The Lancashire official has refereed 17 times this campaign, with ten of those games coming in the Premier League.

He has dished out 48 yellow cards and one red card, that single dismissal being given to Christian Kabasele in the Carabao Cup as Watford drew 2-2 with Tottenham Hotspur back in September.