Nottingham Forest are back in Premier League action on Friday evening.
After Nottingham Forest’s thumping win against Burnley, they have the chance to secure back-to-back league wins for the first time since November.
Vitor Pereira’s side are away at the Stadium of Light to take on the surprise package of the season Sunderland.
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Ahead of the clash, the Premier League have just announced which referee will be in charge of the proceedings in the North East.
Darren England appointed referee for Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland
The Premier League have appointed Darren England as the referee for Nottingham Forest’s game against Sunderland on Friday evening.
- Referee: Darren England
- Assistants: Scott Ledger, Akil Howson
- Fourth official: Paul Tierney
- VAR: Tim Wood
- Assistant VAR: Peter Bankes
England has officiated Forest 20 times throughout his career, with his last coming back in March when the Tricky Trees drew 2-2 with Manchester City.
| Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Yellow cards | Red cards | |
| 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
Forest actually have a really decent record with the Doncaster-born official, as they’ve only lost five games.
There is some controversy with the assistant that will be joining England on Friday, though, as Akil Howson made a poor call against the East Midlanders earlier this season.
Howson incorrectly awarded a corner kick to Manchester United during the game on November 1st, which led to Casemiro scoring the opening goal.
Forest were also denied a penalty kick for a handball, which Howson missed.
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