Mark Halsey, the official who did not send off Wigan's Callum McManaman for his high tackle on Newcastle's Massadio Haidara, has not been given a Premier League game to referee this weekend.
Halsey did not issue a red card to the Wigan striker during his side's 2-1 win over Newcastle on March 17 because, he said later, his view of the challenge on Haidara was blocked.
Because of the international break, this weekend will be the first round of Premier League fixtures since the incident, and Halsey's only top-flight outing will be as the fourth official for Reading's trip to Arsenal.
McManaman's tackle was greeted with outrage, but could not be punished in retrospect by the Football Association because one of Halsey's two assistants saw the incident, provoking a debate about the merits of disciplinary system.
Halsey will referee Friday's League One game between Coventry and Doncaster.
He will also be the fourth official for Reading's trip to Arsenal on Saturday.
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