Matthew Phillips introduces us to the man in the middle for Tuesday's clash with Carlisle
Steve Tanner from Somerset is the referee for Tuesday’s big game, he became a Football league ref in 2003 and this season he averages just over 3 yellow Cards a game.
He has also been promoted to the Premiership, refereeing one game this season. In the 8 Swansea games that Steve Tanner has refereed in he has produced 4 red cards, 3 for the opposition team.
Stats so far this season:
32 Games,
100 Yellows,
3 Reds.
Games refereed vs Swansea:
Vs Huddersfield (home) 03/04 Won 2-0
Vs York City (home) 03/04 Drew 0-0
Vs QPR (away – LC) 04/05 Lost 3-0
Vs Bury (home) 04/05 Lost 3-1
Vs Cheltenham (away) 04/05 Won 2-1
Vs Barnsley (home) 05/06 Won 3-1
Vs Brentford (home) 05/06 Won 2-1
Vs Oldham (home) 06/07 Lost 1-0