The Dorset official was last seen refereeing a Blues game in the FA Cup 3rd round win over Blackburn Rovers at St. Andrews at the beginning of January. No Blues players were cautioned in that game .. rate the ref article here
In the league, Mr Durkin has refereed in just one of Blues' Premiership games this season and that was in the 3-0 home defeat to Arsenal on November 22nd when midfielder Aliou Cisse collected his fourth booking of the season.
The last Manchester City game that Mr Durkin refereed was in their 3-1 away defeat at Tottenham on 28th December when Shaun Wright-Phillips was their only player cautioned.
In total, Mr Durkin has been in charge of 14 Premier League games this season in which 31 yellows and just one red card have been brandished, that being Newcastles Andy O'Brien in their game at Chelsea back in November last year.