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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.

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including his controversial sending off of West Ham platyer Sofiane Feghouli against Manchester United, which was later rescinded.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.

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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.

Since Manchester United's 2-0 win over the Hammers, 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.

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Both games passed without any controversy but that has not been enough for Dean to be demoted.

The Championship clash between the two Yorkshire rivals should be a fiery affair though, with Garry Monk's promotion chasing side visiting the Tykes for the televised clash.

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