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Tierney to referee Friday's Forest clash
Paul Tierney will referee Newcastle United's final game before March's international break at Nottingham Forest on Friday night.
Friday 17th March
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
City Ground
Kick-off 8pm GMT
Tickets sold out
Hailing from Wigan, Tierney is into his tenth year as a Premier League referee, having first taken charge of a top flight match in August 2014.
The 42-year-old spent four years as a FIFA-listed official between 2018 and 2022, and has three Wembley finals on his CV - the Championship play-off final between Aston Villa and Derby County in 2019, the 2021 Carabao Cup final between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur and the 2021 Community Shield clash involving Leicester City and Manchester City.
Friday's game at the City Ground will be Tierney's third appointment involving Newcastle this term, with the first coming in their 4-0 win over Aston Villa at St. James' Park in October. His other visit to Tyneside was for the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Southampton, which Eddie Howe's side won 2-1.
Tierney oversaw four of United's matches last season, with all four coming at St. James' Park.
2022/23 stats
Games (all competitions): 25
Yellow cards issued: 84
Red cards issued: 3
Assistants
Assistant referees: Constantine Hatzidakis and Neil Davies
Fourth official: Graham Scott
VAR: Peter Bankes
Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart