Officially Speaking – with Keith Hackett

PREMIER LEAGUE/FA CUP/SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE REFEREE PERFORMANCE REVIEW FRIDAY 19TH MARCH FULHAM V LEEDS UNITED Result 1-2Referee: David Coote. Assistants: Dan Cook, Nick Hopton. Fourth official: Darren England. VAR: Craig Pawson. Assistant VAR: Richard West. Leeds United’s Luke Ayling had the ball in the net, but it was correctly ruled out after VAR review. Replays […]

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Referee Appointments – FA Cup Quarter Finals

Saturday 20th March AFC Bournemouth v Southampton (KO: 12:15)Referee: Martin AtkinsonAssistant Referees: Stuart Burt and Constantine HatzidakisFourth Official: Simon HooperVideo Assistant Referee: David CooteAdditional Video Assistant Referee: Nick Hopton Everton v Manchester City (KO: 17:30)Referee: Michael OliverAssistant Referees: Lee Betts and Sian Massey-EllisFourth Official: Mike DeanVideo Assistant Referee: Andre MarrinerAdditional Video Assistant Referee: Adrain Holmes […]

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On This Day – 13th March

It was on this day in 1985 that the FA Cup Sixth Round tie between Luton Town and Millwall made international news. Sadly, the publicity had nothing to do with the game. It was the behaviour of the fans that took the limelight. Before the match, there had been trouble out in the streets of […]

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On This Day – 5th March

A record crowd of 75,038 crammed into White Hart Lane on this day in 1938 to watch Tottenham play Sunderland in the Sixth Round of the FA Cup. The large crowd may have been partly to do with the fact that Sunderland were the current FA Cup holders and Raich Carter was among their ranks. […]

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