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Premier League PAR: (Please predict the referee, fourth official and VAR – 3pm K/O unless stated)

Saturday 17th January 2026

Manchester United v Manchester City (12.30pm) – Kavanagh/Harrington/Brooks
Chelsea v Brentford – Madley/Martin/Howard
Leeds United v Fulham – Hooper/Nield/Pawson
Liverpool v Burnley – England/Toner/N Davies
Sunderland v Crystal Palace – Tierney/Kitchen/Bell
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United – Gillett/Taylor/Salisbury

Sunday 18th January 2026

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United (2pm) – Barrott/Pawson/Donohue
Aston Villa v Everton (4.30pm) – Oliver/Salisbury/Attwell

Monday 19th January 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion v Bournemouth (8pm) –Jones/Tierney/Gillett

Official Line: (Please predict all appointments below for this one fixture)

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal (Saturday 5.30pm)
Referee: Bramall
Assistant Referee: Ledger
Assistant Referee: Hopton
Fourth Official: Oliver
VAR: Jones
AVAR: Bennett

EFL PAR: (Please predict the referee for the following games - matches 17th January, 3pm K/O unless stated)

Championship:

Coventry City v Leicester City (12.30pm) – Kirk
Wrexham v Norwich City – Hallam

League One:

Bradford City v Cardiff City – Herczeg
AFC Wimbledon v Doncaster Rovers – Mather

League Two:

Fleetwood Town v Cambridge United – Bannister
Oldham Athletic v Cheltenham Town – Eley

The Randomiser:

Please predict an official who will be an answer to the following questions

1) Which referee coloured kit will NOT be seen in the Premier League? Purple

2) Who will be appointed as a referee in the National League Prem? Andrew Miller

3) Who will be referee for a goalless draw? Backhouse

PAR Cup Round 3

Please name ten referees who will be named as referee in the third round of the FA Cup.
- Bramall
- Kitchen
- Hallam
- Toner
- Kirk
- Backhouse
- J Smith
- Herczeg
- Harrington
- Whitestone


Please name ten assistant referees who will be named as an assistant referee in the third round of the FA Cup.
- Antrobus
- C Taylor
- Lehane
- D Williams
- Hudson
- James
- Perry
- Leach
- Read
- Hodgkinson

Please name four referees who will be named as fourth official in the third round of the FA Cup.
- Doughty
- Baines
- Kennard-Kettle
- Eley

Please name the referee to take charge of the following fixtures.
Portsmouth v Arsenal  - Hallam
Macclesfield v Crystal Palace  - Harrington
Tottenham v Aston Villa - L Smith

How many officials will be appointed, in any role, to more than one match in the FA Cup 3rd Round? 3

How many matches will be refereed by a NL referee (not SG1, SG2 or SG Supplementary list)? 4

Which referee will be appointed to a game with more than 5 goals scored, (excluding goals scored in a penalty shootout) Backhouse

How many PL teams will be refereed by a non SG1 referee? (An all PL team tie refereed by an non SG1 referee would be counted twice, once for each PL team involved, so maximum is still 20) 9

Tiebreaker
How many goals will be scored across the 3rd Round FA Cup? (including extra time but excluding penalty shootouts) 124

Reserve Tiebreaker
How many Red Cards will be shown across the 3rd Round FA Cup? 5

The results of the PAR second round are as follows:
HChip: 12
AG1983: 7
carrowman: 9
TA_Ref: 9
tef: 8
Badger: 11
mbj44: 9

AG1983 is therefore eliminated and the remaining participants move to the 3rd Round.

Premier League PAR: (Please predict the referee, fourth official and VAR – 3pm K/O unless stated)

Saturday 3rd January 2026

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest (12.30pm) – Hooper/Kitchen/Gillett
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United – Tierney/L Smith/Attwell
Bournemouth v Arsenal (5.30pm) – Bramall/Martin/Jones

Sunday 4th January 2026

Leeds United v Manchester United (12.30pm) – Taylor/Barrott/Bankes
Everton v Brentford – Harrington/Bramall/Hopton
Fulham v Liverpool – Kavanagh/Attwell/Howard
Newcastle United v Crystal Palace – Pawson/Backhouse/Bell
Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland –Jones/Hooper/Salisbury
Manchester City v Chelsea (5.30pm) – Brooks/Gillett/Oliver

Official Line: (Please predict all appointments below for this one fixture)

Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley (Saturday, 3pm)
Referee: Hallam
Assistant Referee: Burt
Assistant Referee: Mainwaring
Fourth Official: Oliver
VAR: Kavanagh
AVAR: Wright

The Randomiser:

Please predict an official who will be an answer to the following questions

1) Who will be appointed as a VAR? Howard

2) How many PL matches will see the purple kit be worn by the officials? 2

3) Who will caution a goalkeeper? Jones

Premier League PAR: (Please predict the referee, fourth official and VAR – 3pm K/O unless stated)

Friday 26th December 2025

Manchester United v Newcastle United (8pm) – England/Webb/Madley

Saturday 27th December 2025

Nottingham Forest v Manchester City (12.30pm) – Barrott/Harrington/Attwell
Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion – Salisbury/Langford/Bankes
Brentford v Bournemouth – Jones/Ward/Howard
Burnley v Everton – Toner/Hooper/Oliver
West Ham United v Fulham – Taylor/Martin/Hopton
Chelsea v Aston Villa (5.30pm) – Kavanagh/Bramall/Bell

Sunday 28th December 2025

Sunderland v Leeds United (2pm) – Brooks/Madley/England
Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur (4.30pm) – Attwell/Oliver/Tierney

Official Line: (Please predict all appointments below for this one fixture)

Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Referee: Pawson
Assistant Referee: Betts
Assistant Referee: Wilkes
Fourth Official: Kitchen
VAR: Donohue
AVAR: Wright

EFL PAR: (Please predict the referee for the following games - matches 26th December, 3pm K/O unless stated)

Championship:

Millwall v Ipswich Town (1pm) – Tierney
Leicester City v Watford – Hallam

League One:

Bolton Wanderers v Rotherham United – Backhouse
Stockport County v Lincoln City – Speedie

League Two:

Accrington Stanley v Barrow – Coy
Gillingham v Cambridge United – Allison

The Randomiser:

Please predict an official who will be an answer to the following questions

1) How many EFL penalties will be awarded? 18

2) Who will caution a goalkeeper? Parsons

3) How many OFRs will be recommended? 4

Premier League PAR: (Please predict the referee, fourth official and VAR – 3pm K/O unless stated)

Saturday 13th December 2025

Chelsea v Everton – Salisbury/Allison/Bankes
Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion – Madley/Backhouse/Bell
Burnley v Fulham (5.30pm) – Harrington/Nield/England
Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers (8pm) – Barrott/Langford/Hooper

Sunday 14th December 2025

Crystal Palace v Manchester City (2pm) – Bankes/Robinson/Attwell
Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur (2pm) – Oliver/England/Madley
West Ham United v Aston Villa (2pm) – Pawson/J Smith/Tierney
Brentford v Leeds United (4.30pm) – Kavanagh/Kitchen/Salisbury

Monday 15th December 2025

Manchester United v Bournemouth (8pm) – Gillett/Ricardo/Oliver

Official Line: (Please predict all appointments below for this one fixture)

Sunderland v Newcastle United (Sunday, 2pm)
Referee: Taylor
Assistant Referee: Nunn
Assistant Referee: Mainwaring
Fourth Official: Bramall
VAR: Gillett
AVAR: Hopton

EFL PAR: (Please predict the referee for the following games - matches 13th December, 3pm K/O unless stated)

Championship:

Stoke City v Swansea City (12.30pm) – J Smith
Portsmouth v Blackburn Rovers – Donohue

League One:

Burton Albion v Wycombe Wanderers – Coy
Plymouth Argyle v Rotherham United – Reeves

League Two:

Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town (12.30pm) - Parsons
Walsall v Shrewsbury Town – Bannister


The Randomiser:

Please predict an official who will be an answer to the following questions

1) Who will award more cards than the number of goals in their game? Miles

2) Who will be appointed assistant referee in the League One? Lehane

3) How many PL matches will see the officials in yellow? 3

PAR Cup Round 2

Please name ten referees who will be named as referee in the second round of the FA Cup.
- Brook
- Eley
- Duckworth
- Reeves
- Joyce
- Stockbridge
- S Oldham
- Speedie
- Miles
- Parsons


Please name ten assistant referees who will be named as an assistant referee in the second round of the FA Cup.
- Sowerby
- Fyvie
- Newhouse
- Da Costa
- Raper
- Crowhurst
- S Williams
- Lister-Flynn
- D Cook
- C Brown

Please name four referees who will be named as fourth official in the second round of the FA Cup.
- Bannister
- Mulhall
- Davis
- Durkin

Please name the referee to take charge of the following fixtures.
Blackpool v Carlisle - S Oldham
Stockport v Cambridge - Speedie
Slough v Macclesfield - Brook

How many officials will be appointed, in any role, to more than one match in the FA Cup 2nd Round? 1

How many of the 20 2nd round matches will be decided after extra time but without needing a penalty shootout? 3

Which referee will be appointed to a game with more than 5 goals scored, (excluding any in a penalty shootout)? Parsons

Tiebreaker
How many goals will be scored across the 2nd Round FA Cup? (including extra time but excluding penalty shootouts) 73

Reserve Tiebreaker
How many Red Cards will be shown across the 2nd Round FA Cup? 7