Meet the officials | Middlesbrough

Ruebyn Ricardo will be the referee for Swansea City’s Championship meeting with Middlesbrough at the Swansea.com Stadium on Saturday.

It will mark the first time Ricardo has taken charge of a Swans fixture, and just the third Championship game he has been at the helm for.

Ricardo’s refereeing story began in 2013, when a broken wrist prevented him from playing contact sport, leading his P.E. teacher to hand him the whistle to officiate in school fixtures.

He progressed to reach National League level in 2022, and he took charge of his first EFL game the following April as Crewe faced Swindon in League Two.

Ricardo took charge of 24 fixtures in the National League and EFL competitions last term, and made his Championship bow on New Year’s Day this season when he oversaw Millwall’s meeting with Oxford, and he has since had the whistle for a game between Norwich City and Derby County.

In 27 games in all competitions this season, he has handed out 130 yellow cards and three reds.

On Saturday Ricardo will be assisted by Sam Lewis and George Byrne, while Farai Hallam will be the fourth official.