Ward The Ref For City's Play-Off Home Semi-Final

Last updated : 09 May 2018 By CNS Sport

The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League Two Play-Off Semi-Final First Leg against Notts County at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday evening is Gavin Ward.

His assistants are: Steven Rushton and Matthew Jones. The Fourth Official is Andy Haines.    

Mr Ward was last in charge of a City game against Barnet which the Sky Blues won 1-0.

The Surrey based official was also in charge of last season's 1-0 win at home to Peterborough United and the 1-1 draw at AFC Wimbledon.

His last Notts County game was a 2-2 draw away to Crewe in April 2017.

Mr Ward will have the use of goal-line technology for the game.

EFL Chief Executive, Shaun Harvey, said: “We are extremely aware of the difficult decisions facing match officials on any given match day, and we welcome the impact GLT is having to help PGMOL officials to make the right calls, even in the tightest of situations.
 
“Goal-line Technology has been a welcome and significant addition to the Championship throughout the 2017/18 season, playing an important role in the outcome of the campaign.
 
“It is therefore appropriate that the technology is incorporated into all Play-Off matches across all three divisions of the EFL given the magnitude of the outcome of every single game at this time of the season.”