Meet the officials | Southampton

Josh Smith will be the man in charge when Swansea City travel to Southampton on Saturday. 

The Peterborough-born official followed in the footsteps of his father when he picked up the whistle in 2006 to oversee a Peterborough and District Junior Alliance League game aged just 14.

Nine years later he was added to the EFL Assistant Referee list and completed three years before choosing to specialise as a referee. He received successive promotions and quickly returned to the EFL on the referees list.

Saturday will be the eighth Swans match Smith has officiated in his career. One of those matches was the historic 4-0 south Wales derby win at the Cardiff City Stadium in 2022. 

In the current campaign, he has overseen six matches, handing out 16 yellow cards and one red. 

On Saturday, Smith will assisted by Alex James and Sam Lewis. Gavin Ward will be the fourth official.