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Nottingham Post
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Mark Wakefield

Referee for Nottingham Forest vs Hull City will be a familiar name for Reds fans

Nottingham Forest are gearing up for their next clash in the Sky Bet Championship which sees them take on Hull City at the City Ground.

The Reds will be keen to get their campaign back on track after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Wigan Athletic at the weekend.

That loss saw Forest’s 10-game unbeaten run in the league come to an end, but they are still in a good position in the table going into .

The referee for the match will a familiar name to Forest fans, as will his recent record when officiating Reds matches.

Oliver Langford will be the man in the middle at the City Ground, and will be supported by Adam Crysell and Akil Howso as his assistants, with Garreth Rhodes on fourth official duties.

Langford has taken charge of 18 Forest matches in the past, with the last coming in August as Sabri Lamouchi’s side were held to a 1-1 draw with Charlton Athletic at The Valley.

Prior to that Langford was the referee for Forest’s 2-0 defeat to Reading in January of last season, where he sent off Danny Fox and Tendayi Darikwa at the Madejski Stadium.

Forest’s record with Langford as the referee reads eight wins, three draws and seven defeats.

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