James Bell to referee his first Swansea City game

Yorkshire official James Bell has been appointed the referee for the Swans Championship game against Reading at the Swansea.com on Tuesday evening.

Bell will be taking charge of his very first Swans game, having only been appointed to the Select 2 Group of officials in August this year.

Referee Bell will be assisted by Adam Crysell and Sam Lewis, with Andy Davies the 4th Official for the game.

James Bell Championship 2022-2023 Record

This will be Bell’s seventh Championship game of the 2022-2023 campaign so far, and he has handed out 20 yellow cards and awarded two penalties.

It will be the first Reading game that Bell has officiated so far this season.