Smith to referee Swans trip to Preston

Northamptonshire official Joshua Smith will take charge of the Preston North End v Swansea City EFL Championship game at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon at 3pm.

Assisting Smith for the game will be Matthew Jones and Sam Lewis, with Anthony Backhouse the 4th Official for the game..

The last time Smith was referee for a Swansea City game was in April 2022, when the Swans hammered Cardiff City 4-0 at the Cardiff City stadium to complete the first ‘Doube’.

Have a browse of Joshua Smith statistics when he has officiated other Swansea City games, which make for mixed reading.

Joshua Smith Championship 2023-2024 Record

This will be the fourth Championship game that Smith has taken charge of so far this season.

He has already handed out 11 yellow cards and awarded one penalty, but it will be the first time that he has officiated a Preston or Swansea City game so far this season.