Matthew Phillips introduces us to the man in the middle for the Coventry game

Steve Tanner from Somerset is the referee for the Boxing Day clash, he became a Football league ref in 2003 and a Premiership ref in 2007, this season he averages just under 3 yellow Cards a game.

In the 9 Swansea games that Steve Tanner has refereed in he has produced 4 red cards, 3 for the opposing team. The last game he took charge of was at Carlisle in April this year, he booked 6 players, disallowed a goal for us and allowed Carlisle to get away with bad tackles.

Stats so far this season:

15 Games,
43 Yellows,
2 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
Vs Carlisle (away) 07/08 Drew 0-0

Photo: Action Images via Reuters