See who will be officiating in the first round of 2024/25 fixtures, including the Video Assistant Referees
The match officials for Matchweek 1 of the 2024/25 Premier League season have been appointed.
Friday 16 August
Old Trafford, Manchester
Man Utd vs Fulham
20:00
Referee: Robert Jones. Assistants: Ian Hussin, Simon Bennett. Fourth official: Anthony Taylor. VAR: Jarred Gillett. Assistant VAR: Darren Cann.
Saturday 17 August
Portman Road, Ipswich
Ipswich vs Liverpool
12:30
Referee: Tim Robinson. Assistants: Timothy Wood, Steve Meredith. Fourth official: Keith Stroud. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Harry Lennard.
Saturday 17 August
Emirates Stadium, London
Arsenal vs Wolves
15:00
Referee: Jarred Gillett. Assistants: Darren Cann, Nick Greenhalgh. Fourth official: Gavin Ward. VAR: Paul Tierney. Assistant VAR: Natalie Aspinall.
Saturday 17 August
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Everton vs Brighton
15:00
Referee: Simon Hooper. Assistants: Adrian Holmes, Simon Long. Fourth official: Darren Bond. VAR: Darren England. Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis.
Saturday 17 August
St. James’ Park, Newcastle
Newcastle vs Southampton
15:00
Referee: Craig Pawson. Assistants: Marc Perry, Mark Scholes. Fourth official: Dean Whitestone. VAR: Chris Kavanagh. Assistant VAR: James Mainwaring.
Saturday 17 August
The City Ground, Nottingham
Nott’m Forest vs Bournemouth
15:00
Referee: Michael Oliver. Assistants: Stuart Burt, Dan Cook. Fourth official: David Webb. VAR: Andy Madley. Assistant VAR: Adam Nunn.
Saturday 17 August
London Stadium, London
West Ham vs Aston Villa
17:30
Referee: Tony Harrington. Assistants: Scott Ledger, Matthew Wilkes. Fourth official: Andrew Kitchen. VAR: John Brooks. Assistant VAR: Nick Hopton.
Sunday 18 August
Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford
Brentford vs Crystal Palace
14:00
Referee: Sam Barrott. Assistants: Neil Davies, Wade Smith. Fourth official: Tim Robinson. VAR: Peter Bankes. Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart.
Sunday 18 August
Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea vs Man City
16:30
Referee: Anthony Taylor (pictured). Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn. Fourth official: Darren England. VAR: Michael Salisbury. Assistant VAR: Dan Cook.
Monday 19 August
King Power Stadium, Leicester
Leicester vs Spurs
20:00
Referee: Chris Kavanagh. Assistants: Lee Betts, Richard West. Fourth official: Robert Jones. VAR: David Coote. Assistant VAR: Steve Meredith.
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