Confirmed Match Officials: Paul Tierney appointed as referee for Man City vs Nottingham Forest

Paul Tierney will take charge of Manchester City versus Nottingham Forest on Wednesday evening.

Pep Guardiola’s side will welcome Nottingham Forest to the Etihad Stadium in Premier League action in midweek, after an emphatic comeback win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.

The Sky Blues came back from a two-goal deficit against Crystal Palace on Saturday, thanks to goals from Bernardo Silva and a hat-trick from Erling Haaland.

Pep Guardiola’s side sit second in the table and have netted 13 goals so far this campaign, making them the highest-scoring team in the league.

As for newly-promoted Forest, they fell to a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, wh

Paul Tierney

Tierney has officiated 22 games involving City throughout his career thus far; the Blues have won 19 of those 22 and only lost twice. A reasonably strong record that Pep Guardiola and his players will be hoping to build upon this Wednesday.

The most recent City game Tierney refereed saw Guardiola’s men comfortably overturn Leeds United away from home – beating them 4-0.

The 41-year-old has had a stern start to the Premier League season, already dishing out 15 yellow cards and showing two reds in only three games.

Full Appointments

Referee: Paul Tierney
Assistant Referees: Neil Davies & Timothy Woods
Fourth Official: John Brooks
VAR: Mike Dean
Assistant VAR: Adrian Holmes