Referee for Barnsley match announced.
The referee for this weekends Sky Bet Championship match against Barnsley at Vicarage Road has been announced. The referee will be Lancashire official Graham Salisbury. This will be the 12th Watford match that Salisbury will have taken charge of. Salisbury last refereed the Hornets during the 1-2 home defeat to Leeds United on the final day of last season where he failed to award a penalty for a foul on Jonathan Hogg inside the area and sent off Troy Deeney for two bookable offences. He has officiated 23 matches this season ( 5 of which in the championship) and has handed out 64 yellow cards and 1 red as well as 5 penalties. For the full appointment, please see below:
Watford V Barnsley
Referee - Graham Salisbury
Linesman - Mark Derrien and Nigel Lugg
Fourth Official - Paul Kelly