SCFC2Each week we take a close look at the referee assigned to the Swans game and look at their previous record when officiating our beloved Swansea City.
This week’s spotlight for our man in the middle falls on Kevin Friend, who was been appointed the referee for the Swans v Nottingham Forest FA Cup 4th Round game on 23 January 2021.
Assisting Friend for the game was linesmen Jonathan Hunt and Simon Beck, with Robert Madley the fourth official.
Name: Kevin Friend
DOB: 8th July 1971
Birthplace: Bristol
Here are the all important facts and figures for each game that he has been a referee for a Swansea City game:
|
Date
|
Competition
|
Home Team
|
Score
|
Away Team
|
|
23-Jan-21
|
FA Cup 4th Round
|
Swans
|
5:1
|
Nottingham Forest
|
|
9-Feb-19
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
1:0
|
Millwall
|
|
29-Sep-18
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
3:0
|
Queens Park Rangers
|
|
5-May-18
|
Premier League
|
Bournemouth
|
1:0
|
Swans
|
|
17-Mar-18
|
FA Cup Quarter-Final
|
Swans
|
0:3
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
|
26-Dec-17
|
Premier League
|
Liverpool
|
5:0
|
Swans
|
|
08-Apr-17
|
Premier League
|
West Ham United
|
1:0
|
Swans
|
|
21-Jan-17
|
Premier League
|
Liverpool
|
2:3
|
Swans
|
|
31-Dec-16
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
0:3
|
AFC Bournemouth
|
|
26-Nov-16
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
5:4
|
Crystal Palace
|
|
10-Jan-16
|
FA Cup Third Round
|
Oxford United
|
3:2
|
Swans
|
|
31-Oct-15
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
0:3
|
Arsenal
|
|
11-May-15
|
Premier League
|
Arsenal
|
0:1
|
Swansea
|
|
02-Dec-14
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
2:0
|
Queens Park Rangers
|
|
01-Nov-14
|
Premier League
|
Everton
|
0:0
|
Swans
|
|
13-Sep-14
|
Premier League
|
Chelsea
|
4:2
|
Swans
|
|
16-Feb-14
|
FA Cup Fifth Round
|
Everton
|
3:1
|
Swans
|
|
22-Sep-13
|
Premier League
|
Crystal Palace
|
0:2
|
Swans
|
|
07-May-13
|
Premier League
|
Wigan Athletic
|
2:3
|
Swans
|
|
24-Feb-13
|
League Cup Final
|
Bradford City
|
0:5
|
Swans
|
|
03-Nov-12
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
1:1
|
Chelsea
|
|
31-Jan-12
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
1:1
|
Chelsea
|
|
21-Dec-11
|
Premier League
|
Everton
|
1:0
|
Swans
|
|
26-Oct-10
|
League Cup Fourth Round
|
Wigan Athletic
|
2:0
|
Swans
|
|
30-Aug-08
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
1:1
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
|
30-Nov-07
|
FA Cup 2nd Round
|
Horsham
|
1:1
|
Swans
|
|
05-Dec-06
|
League One
|
Brighton
|
3:2
|
Swans
|
In summary, Kevin Friends’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P11 W5 D3 L3
Away Games
P16 W6 D2 L8
Overall Record
P27 W11 D5 L11
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 59%
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