Referee: Howard Webb

Represented England at the 2008 European Championships in Austria and Switzerland. Howard is also on the provisional list for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa and will take charge of the 2009 FA Cup Final between Everton and Chelsea.

Howard was selected as Fourth Official in the 2007 FA Cup Final. He took charge of the 2005 Community Shield between Chelsea and Arsenal as well as the semi-final in the FIFA Under-20 World Championship finals in Canada.

Howard was awarded the 2007 Carling Cup Final and has also refereed UEFA Champions League matches, including the 2008/09 season quarter-final between Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the Nou Camp.