Premier League Referee Appointments – Week 15

SATURDAY 26TH DECEMBER 2020 LEICESTER CITY V MANCHESTER UNITED KO 12.30  BTReferee: Mike DeanAssistants: Ian Hussin, Dan RobathanFourth official: Robert JonesVAR: Graham ScottAssistant VAR: Neil Davies ASTON VILLA V CRYSTAL PALACE KO 15.00 BBCReferee: Anthony TaylorAssistants: Adam Nunn, James MainwaringFourth official: Peter BankesVAR: Craig PawsonAssistant VAR: Simon Long FULHAM V SOUTHAMPTON KO 15.00 SKYReferee: Darren […]

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Officially Speaking – with Keith Hackett

SATURDAY 19th DECEMBER CRYSTAL PALACE V LIVERPOOL RESULT 0-7Referee: Jonathan Moss Assistants: Marc Perry, Dan Robathan Fourth official: Stuart Attwell VAR: Simon Hooper Assistant VAR: Dan Cook This was a rather one-sided game with few challenges to the referee’s control. Jon Moss delivered a low-key performance, and we were left talking about the performance of […]

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On This Day – 21st December

The famous photo of a dejected Juninho after the final whistle at Elland Road on the final day of the season as Middlesbrough’s relegation was confirmed It was on this day in 1996 that one of the most controversial moments in Premier League history occurred. Middlesbrough were due to play Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park […]

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Record Breakers No.3 – Jamie Vardy’s Premier League goalscoring record

The record breaking goal against Manchester United Jamie Vardy is one of those players that you don’t see very often at all nowadays. He was playing non-league football up until 2012 when Leicester City, who were then in the Championship came and signed him for £1 million. Vardy struggled to find the back of the […]

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Iconic Moments in Football No.68

Liverpool fans were finally able to enjoy winning the championship last season, ending a 30-year wait to be the best club in England. German manager Jurgen Klopp masterminded the title win, managing to finally claim the one trophy that had eluded the Anfield club for so long. The wait was made all the more painful […]

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Premier League Referee Appointments Week 13 (Midweek)

Tuesday 15th December WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS V CHELSEA KO 18.00 PRIME VIDEOReferee: Stuart Attwell. Assistants: Marc Perry, James Mainwaring. Fourth official: Chris Kavanagh. VAR: Michael Oliver. Assistant VAR: Stuart Burt. MANCHESTER CITY V WEST BROMWICH ALBION KO 20.00 PRIME VIDEOReferee: Peter Bankes. Assistants: Ian Hussin, Neil Davies. Fourth official: Anthony Taylor. VAR: Martin Atkinson. Assistant VAR: […]

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Officially Speaking – with Keith Hackett

Friday 11th December LEEDS UNITED V WEST HAM UNITED RESULT 1-2Referee: Michael Oliver Assistants: Stuart Burt, Simon Bennett Fourth official: Darren England VAR: Jarred Gillett Assistant VAR: Matthew Wilkes This was Referee Oliver’s seventeenth game of the season following his additional busy schedule in Europe. At Stockley Park I was delighted to see that Australia’s […]

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On This Day – 13th December

League leaders Aston Villa hosted Arsenal on this day in 1998 and came back from a two-goal deficit to beat the League Champions 3-2. Arsenal had won the League and Cup Double the previous season but had started their season slowly. They sat in sixth place in the table going into the match at Villa […]

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On This Day – 12th December

Champions Arsenal took on Champions-elect Chelsea at Highbury on this day in 2004. It was Chelsea’s first visit back after they had knocked Arsenal out of the Quarter Final of the Champions League a few months earlier. Thierry Henry fired the home side ahead after just two minutes, controlling a pass from Cesc Fabregas and […]

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On This Day – 10th December

It was on this day in 2000 that Tottenham defender Ledley King scored what was then the quickest goal in Premier League history.King’s goal was scored after 9.82 seconds in an away game at Bradford City that ended in a 3-3 draw. He was playing in a more advanced role in midfield, a position he […]

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