Keith Stroud has been named as matchday referee for Bristol City’s Championship clash against Preston North End after a late change by the PGMOL due to an illness to original official Leigh Doughty.
Stroud had been listed as the fourth official at Ashton Gate but Doughty, who remains on the EFL website as the designated referee, has had to pull out of the clash and will be replaced, Bristol Live understands.
Hampshire-based official Stroud remains something of a pantomime villain among City fans after sending Nathan Baker off against QPR in 2018, while the Robins' record in matches he has taken charge does not make for particularly welcome reading: 30 games, eight wins, seven draws and 15 defeats.
