Meet the officials | Stoke City

Oliver Langford will be the man in the middle when Swansea City head to Stoke City on Saturday afternoon (3pm).

Langford is now in his 16th season as a Football League referee, having made his debut in August 2008 when he took charge of the League Two clash between Rochdale and Barnet.

The official from the West Midlands travelled to SA1 twice last season, overseeing our 2-1 win over Wrexham in December before taking charge of our 2-1 home defeat to Southampton in April.

Having been refereeing since 1995, Langford was promoted to the List of Referees in 2008. When Select Group 2 was introduced by PGMOL ahead of the 2016-17 season, he was one of 18 referees added to the list.

He has taken charge of two play-off semi-finals and the 2017 FA Youth Cup final. Despite not being named a Select Group official, he is VAR-trained and has been part of officiating teams at Premier League level.

Last season, he oversaw 28 games across various league and cup competitions, producing 89 yellow cards and five red cards.

On Saturday, he will be assisted by George Byrne and Sam Clayton, while Simon Mather will serve as the fourth official.