Jol: I won't warn my players about ref Atkinson

Martin Jol hopes controversy ref Martin Atkinson will be "anonymous" on his return to Premier League action on Saturday.

The West Yorkshire official has avoided demotion to the Championship, despite the FA ruling he was wrong to dismiss Everton's Jack Rodwell in the Merseyside derby two weeks ago.

Instead, the FIFA official will take charge of Stoke's home game with Fulham.

Cottagers boss Jol said: "If a referee is anonymous it is a good thing so hopefully he will be anonymous. I won't be warning my players about him.

"I feel if you are disciplined enough you have to control yourself. Over the last three or four years we have won the Fair Play League a couple of times so there is not a big problem here.

"I don't think you can say to your team that you have to be careful because a referee is giving red cards all the time. But I think he is a good referee."

Philippe Senderos is unavailable because of a thigh injury which will also rule him out of next week's Europa League tie at Wisla Krakow.