Kevin Friend will me the man in the middle when City make the long trip down south for the Saturday evening Premier League match week 9 clash away against the in form Brighton.
KEVIN FRIEND
Kevin Friend was referee for City's first home Premier League game this season - a comfortable 5-0 win against Norwich City in August. The Leicestershire born official has taken charge of a total of 30 Manchester City games dating back to 2010, with City winning 20 of them, drawing 6 and losing just the 4. This will be the first meeting between Brighton and City that Friend has officiated over.
Full Appointments
Referee: Kevin Friend
Assistants: Adrian Holmes and Simon Long
Fourth Official: Simon Hooper
VAR: Paul Tierney
Assistant VAR: Constantine Hatzidakis
Written by: @coIgcra
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