Man in the middle: Lee Mason

26th October
First team

Lee Mason will take charge of the Swans’ Premier League fixture against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday (3pm).

Mason, from Bolton, will be the man in the middle for a Swans game for the second time this season after refereeing the 2-1 loss to Watford at the Liberty last month.

The 45-year-old has refereed seven matches in total this term, issuing 18 bookings and one red card.

Throughout his career, Mason has refereed 229 Premier League matches, issuing 704 bookings and 37 red cards.

Mason took charge of the Swans’ League One Play-off Final against Barnsley at the Millennium Stadium back in 2006.

He will be assisted on Saturday by Harry Lennard and Derek Eaton, whilst Lee Probert is the fourth official.