Premier League confirm referee appointments for Matchweek 12

  • Anthony Taylor to referee Chelsea vs Manchester City one week after demotion to Championship duties
  • Refereeing standards and VAR implementation continues to come under the microscope after scathing criticism from managers
  • Michael Oliver to take charge of Arsenal's clash with Burnley at Emirates Stadium
Anthony Taylor will referee arguably the biggest game of the weekend
Anthony Taylor will referee arguably the biggest game of the weekend / Matt McNulty/GettyImages
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Anthony Taylor will take charge of Chelsea's Premier League clash with Manchester City on Sunday just a week after being demoted to the Championship.

Taylor was dropped down a division for the first time since 2019 after awarding Newcastle a controversial penalty in their 2-2 draw with Wolves at Molineux - he deemed Hwang Hee-chan to have brought down Fabian Schar in the penalty area when the South Korean attempted to clear the ball.

The decision was upheld by VAR as Taylor was determined to have not made a clear and obvious error, with Callum Wilson subsequently going on to give Newcastle the lead.

This past weekend, Taylor took charge of Preston's Championship clash with Coventry at Deepdale, when he again awarded a penalty kick after penalising Kyle McFadzean for impeding Milutin Osmajic. The decision was derided on social media after replays suggested the contact was minimal.

Refereeing standards have been in the spotlight all season, but things ramped up over the weekend after Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta claimed he was "embarrassed and ashamed" by the "disgraceful" decisions of VAR in the 1-0 loss at Newcastle.

There was also a raft of VAR interventions in Spurs' 4-1 defeat to Chelsea on Monday night, though the time taken to reach a decision was the main point of contention rather than the decisions themselves.

Ange Postecoglou was particularly critical of the "forensic" refereeing of the game and unrealistic desire for "utopia", while opposite number Mauricio Pochettino said it was unhelpful of managers who had called for VAR's implementation to then turn around and call decisions a disgrace.

Michael Oliver, the on-field referee in that game, will take of Arsenal's clash with Burnley in round 12 of the season.


Premier League match officials for Matchweek 12

Destiny Udogie, Michael Oliver
Michael Oliver, who sent off Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie on Monday night, will take charge of Arsenal vs Burnley / Matthew Ashton - AMA/GettyImages

Wolves vs Tottenham

Position

Name

Referee

Tim Robinson

Assistant referees

Timothy Wood, Wade Smith

Fourth official

Thomas Bramall

VAR

Paul Tierney

Assistant VAR

Sian Massey-Ellis


Arsenal vs Burnley

Position

Name

Referee

Michael Oliver

Assistant referees

Stuart Burt, Dan Cook

Fourth official

Craig Pawson

VAR

Michael Salisbury

Assistant VAR

Ian Hussin


Crystal Palace vs Everton

Position

Name

Referee

Sam Barrott

Assistant referees

Marc Perry, Dan Robathan

Fourth official

Anthony Taylor

VAR

Andy Madley

Assistant VAR

Constantine Hatzidakis


Man Utd vs Luton

Position

Name

Referee

Graham Scott

Assistant referees

Neil Davies, Eddie Smart

Fourth official

Darren England

VAR

Robert Jones

Assistant VAR

Simon Long


Bournemouth vs Newcastle

Position

Name

Referee

Chris Kavanagh

Assistant referees

Darren Cann, Nick Hopton

Fourth official

James Linington

VAR

John Brooks

Assistant VAR

Gary Beswick


Aston Villa vs Fulham

Position

Name

Referee

Simon Hooper

Assistant referees

Adrian Holmes, Simon Long

Fourth official

Darren England

VAR

Michael Oliver

Assistant VAR

Dan Robathan


Brighton vs Sheffield United

Position

Name

Referee

John Brooks

Assistant referees

Simon Bennett, Lee Betts

Fourth official

Andy Madley

VAR

Chris Kavanagh

Assistant VAR

Marc Perry


Liverpool vs Brentford

Position

Name

Referee

Paul Tierney

Assistant referees

Scott Ledger, Mark Scholes

Fourth official

Tim Robinson

VAR

Stuart Attwell

Assistant VAR

Harry Lennard


West Ham vs Nottingham Forest

Position

Name

Referee

Michael Salisbury

Assistant referees

Richard West, Derek Eaton

Fourth official

Robert Jones

VAR

Peter Bankes

Assistant VAR

Nick Greenhalgh


Chelsea vs Manchester City

Position

Name

Referee

Anthony Taylor

Assistant referees

Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn

Fourth official

Craig Pawson

VAR

Jarred Gillett

Assistant VAR

Darren Cann


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