Referee Appointments Confirmed For Chelsea vs Arsenal, Man Utd vs Everton

The Premier League have announced the match officials for the upcoming round of league games this weekend including the big matches between Chelsea and Arsenal and Manchester United and Everton.

Chelsea have bounced back from a disappointing opening defeat to secure three consecutive wins so Antonio Conte will be hoping to continue their surge up the table when they entertain London rivals Arsenal on Sunday.

The Gunners head to Stamford Bridge having responded to back-to-back defeats at Stoke and Liverpool with a comfortable win at home to Bournemouth so Arsene Wenger will be desperate to secure a positive result against the Blues.

However, Arsenal fans have been left unimpressed by the decision to appoint Michael Oliver as the match official for the game as the Gunners have a dire record with him in charge [just 21% win ratio].

This weekend’s other big game see’s Manchester United host Everton at Old Trafford and referee Andre Marriner will be the man in charge on Sunday afternoon.

Everton have endured a disappointing start to the new season but it’s not going to get any easier as they face a United side that sit top of the table after taking ten points from their opening four games.

Elsewhere, Roger East will oversee Liverpool’s clash with Burnley at Anfield while Mike Dean takes charge of Tottenham’s game with Swansea City at Wembley.

Here are the match official appointments for this weekend:

Saturday 16 September

12.30pm Crystal Palace v Southampton (Sky Sports)
Referee: Robert Madley
Assistants: Lee Betts, Marc Perry
Fourth official: Graham Scott

Huddersfield Town v Leicester City
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Assistants: Adrian Holmes, Scott Ledger
Fourth official: Oliver Langford

Liverpool v Burnley
Referee: Roger East
Assistants: Harry Lennard, Mick McDonough
Fourth official: Mike Jones

Newcastle United v Stoke City
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistants: Stephen Child, Matthew Wilkes
Fourth official: Lee Mason

Watford v Manchester City
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn
Fourth official: Neil Swarbrick

West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United
Referee: Paul Tierney
Assistants: Simon Long, Derek Eaton
Fourth official: Andy Davies

5.30pm Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City (BT Sport)
Referee: Mike Dean
Assistants: Darren Cann, Ian Hussin
Fourth official: Kevin Friend

Sunday 17 September

1.30pm Chelsea v Arsenal (Sky Sports)
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistants: Simon Bennett, Stuart Burt
Fourth official: Neil Swarbrick

4pm Manchester United v Everton (Sky Sports)
Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistants: Simon Beck, Andy Halliday
Fourth official: Jonathan Moss