Match officials for Cardiff v Preston

Last updated : 05 December 2008 By Michael Morris
He is assisted by P Barnes and R Lewis with A Williams the 4th official.

I can trace D'Urso back to a game against Brighton in 1997. Cardiff won 1 - 0 with Derek Allan o.g. on 20 mins. The Goldstone Ground had closed down a few months earlier so I'm guessing Brighton were using Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium for this fixture.

D'Urso has officiated several City games over the years and referee'd at Premier League level. His most famous City game would be the 2 - 1 Cardiff win over Leeds in the FA Cup in January 2002.

His latest moment of controversy came a few weeks ago when he only yellow carded Chris Morgan of Sheff Utd. It turned out the elbow from the Blades defender fractured the skull of Barnsley player Iain Hume which could end his career.