Meet the officials | Blackburn Rovers

Gavin Ward is the man in the middle for Swansea City’s Championship meeting with Blackburn Rovers at the Swansea.com Stadium (3pm).

It will be the Surrey-based official's first refereeing assignment in SA1 since the 2022-23 campaign, when he took charge of a 1-1 draw with Rotherham United.  

Ward took charge of his first EFL match in 2007 - a League Two encounter between Barnet and Hereford – and, after 10 years working primarily in the lower leagues, he was added to Select Group 2 ahead of the 2018-19 season.

Saturday will be the 15th time Ward has overseen a Swans match since first blowing the whistle in SA1 in February 2010.

So far this term, Ward has taken charge of 21 matches – mostly in the Championship – handing out 92 yellow cards and six reds.

He will be assisted by James Wilson and Robert Hyde, while Tom Nield will be the fourth official.