John Busby has been appointed the referee for the Swansea’s Championship game against Ipswich Town on Saturday (3pm).
It will be the second time that Busby has officiated a Swansea City fixture so far this season, with the Oxfordshire official being assisted by Richard Wild and Lee Venamore, with Tom Nield the 4th Official for the game at the Swansea.com stadium.
The last time Busby officiated the Swans, was the convincing 3-0 win at Millwall at the end of November, when he booked Carl Rushworth and Ben Cabango.
John Busby EFL Championship Record 2023/2024
Busby has officiated 16 Championship games so far this season, showing 73 yellow cards and 1 red card to date.
During those 16 Championship games, he has awarded 5 penalties, two to the home side and three to the away team. Perhaps more worrying is that 62.5% of the games he has officiated have resulted in an away win.
It will be the first time that Busby has officiated am Ipswich Town game this season and it will be the first time that he has officiated a game between the two clubs.