Meet The Ref - Nottm F

Meet The Ref - FEC Nottingham Forest

Saturday's referee is Paul Armstrong from Berkshire, Paul was appointed a football referee in 2000 and he was an assistant referee in the 2000 League Cup final and the semi-final of a play off game in the same season.

This season he averages around nearly 3 yellow cards per game, he will make his second visit to the Liberty Stadium this season - his previous being the 5-0 win over Carlisle in December. He was not involved in any controversial incidents in that game, he booked one player from each team.

Stats so far this season:

17 Games,

44 Yellows,

3 Reds.

Games refereed vs Swansea:

Vs Oldham 00/01 (home) Lost 2-1

Vs Torquay 01/02 (away) Won 2-1

Vs L Orient 02/03 (home) Lost 1-0

Vs L Orient 03/04 (away) Won 2-1

Vs Cheltenham 04/05 (home) Drew 1-1

Vs Scunthorpe 05/06 (home) Won 2-0

Vs Carlisle 06/07 (home) Won 5-0

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