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title: "Friend Appointed as Referee on Sunday"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Tav Sanassee"
section: "Crystal Palace News"
published: "2015-04-27T15:36:25Z"
modified: "2015-04-27T15:36:25Z"
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# Friend Appointed as Referee on Sunday

Kevin Friend has been appointed as the referee for Sunday’s Premier League game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

The 43-year-old from Bristol has officiated 31 games across all competitions this season, handing out 129 yellow cards and five red cards; he has also refereed one game at Selhurst Park this season, in December when the Eagles drew 1-1 with Stoke City.

Friend was in the middle of controversy in February when he denied both Liverpool and Southampton penalties in the Reds’ 2-0 win at St Mary’s, leading him being dropped for the next round of fixtures to fourth official which was incidentally a game between Crystal Palace and West Ham.