Honorary Patron Keith Hackett on last week’s refereeing and a list of the officials appointed for Week 10 of the Premier League:
A number of referees delivered good performances in week 9. Craig Pawson at Newcastle, Mike Dean at Tottenham v Manchester City, new Referee on the block Andy Madley, Chris Kavanagh in the Liverpool v Leicester City game and ‘Mr Reliable’ Martin Atkinson at Sheffield United v West Ham United.
I would have had no hesitation in filling the first five games in Week 10 with these referees. Reward yes, building confidence which is a vital component of a referee.
Kavanagh and Dean are both out on games; Kavanagh at Everton v Leeds United and Dean referees West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United.
I am disappointed that Martin Atkinson (who is in top form) is sentenced to a weekend at Stockley Park in the VAR seat,
He is VAR on Saturday for West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United with an 8pm kick-off and the following day he is covering the 2pm game between Southampton and Manchester United.
After officiating his Saturday game at West Brom, Mike Dean is holding up the board on Sunday as the Fourth Official for Chelsea v Tottenham. Paul Tierney is the appointed referee for that London derby.
Finally, Michael Oliver gets another run out in the middle and David Coote will be his Fourth Official on the Arsenal v Wolves game on Sunday. This gives them the opportunity to discuss why they both overturned their accurate penalty kick decisions which they each changed after viewing the pitchside monitor.
Friday 27th November
CRYSTAL PALACE V NEWCASTLE UNITED KICK OFF 20.00
Referee: Graham Scott. Assistants: Peter Kirkup, Simon Long. Fourth official: Michael Salisbury. VAR: Jarred Gillett. Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart.
Saturday 28th November
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION V LIVERPOOL KICK OFF 12.30
Referee: Stuart Attwell. Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn. Fourth official: Simon Hooper. VAR: Kevin Friend. Assistant VAR: Simon Beck.
MANCHESTER CITY V BURNLEY KICK OFF 15.00
Referee: Lee Mason. Assistants: Richard West, Adrian Holmes. Fourth official: Anthony Taylor. VAR: Robert Jones. Assistant VAR: Scott Ledger.
EVERTON V LEEDS UNITED KICK OFF 17.30
Referee: Chris Kavanagh. Assistants: Dan Cook, Constantine Hatzidakis. Fourth official: Darren England. VAR: Andre Marriner. Assistant VAR: Lee Betts.
WEST BROMWICH ALBION V SHEFFIELD UNITED KICK OFF 20.00
Referee: Mike Dean. Assistants: Darren Cann, Mark Scholes. Fourth official: Gavin Ward. VAR: Martin Atkinson. Assistant VAR: Ian Hussin.
Sunday 29th November
SOUTHAMPTON V MANCHESTER UNITED KICK OFF 14.00
Referee: Jonathan Moss. Assistants: Marc Perry, Dan Robathan. Fourth official: Graham Scott. VAR: Martin Atkinson. Assistant VAR: Timothy Wood.
CHELSEA V TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR KICK OFF 16.30
Referee: Paul Tierney. Assistants: Lee Betts, Ian Hussin. Fourth official: Mike Dean. VAR: Craig Pawson. Assistant VAR: Stephen Child.
ARSENAL V WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS KICK OFF 19.15
Referee: Michael Oliver. Assistants: Stuart Burt, Simon Bennett. Fourth official: David Coote. VAR: Andre Marriner. Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis.
Monday 30th November
LEICESTER CITY V FULHAM KICK OFF 17.30
Referee: Simon Hooper. Assistants: Derek Eaton, Harry Lennard. Fourth official: Andy Madley. VAR: Darren England. Assistant VAR: Stephen Child.
WEST HAM UNITED V ASTON VILLA KICK OFF 20.00
Referee: Peter Bankes. Assistants: Neil Davies, James Mainwaring. Fourth official: Anthony Taylor. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Stephen Child.
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