Referee Mike Dean has been demoted to the Championship following a torrent of criticism over his recent performances.
The 48-year-old will be in the middle for the Yorkshire derby between Barnsley and Leeds at Oakwell on Saturday evening.
The official has endured a difficult December, following a number of controversial Premier League decisions, and will now officiate in the second tier.
Dean endured a testing Christmas period, including his controversial sending off of West Ham platyer Sofiane Feghouli against Manchester United, which was later rescinded.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic also scored a clearly offside goal during that clash.
Dean was also criticised for failing to send off Ross Barkley for a late tackle on Jordan Henderson during the Mereseyside derby on December 19.
Dean has been in charge of of Tottenham's 2-0 win over Aston Villa in the FA Cup and Stoke's 3-1 triumph over Sunderland on Sunday afterwards though no controversy was drawn from the last two matches.
That however wasn't enough for him not to be demoted.
The Championship tie however could turn out to be a fierce one as promotion chasing side, Leeds, who lie 3rd in the table, seven points behind leaders, Newcastle, visit 10th placed Barnsley.
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