Man in the middle | John Brooks

19th May
First team

John Brooks will be the man in the middle for the second leg of Swansea City’s play-off semi-final against Barnsley at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday (6.30pm).

The Leicestershire official will take charge of the Swans for the fourth time this season, having been the handed the whistle for the South Wales derby victory in December, the home draw with Brentford and the away defeat to Huddersfield.

Brooks has refereed in the EFL since the start of the 2016-17 campaign, and has been an assistant referee in the Premier League and at international level.

He will be assisted by Nick Greenhalgh and Matthew Jones, while Matthew Donohue will be the fourth official.