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

Friday 20th March 2026

Bournemouth v Manchester United (8pm) – Tierney/Kirk/England

Saturday 21st March 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool (12.30pm) – England/Bramall/Brooks
Fulham v Burnley – Hallam/Barrott/Oliver
Everton v Chelsea (5.30pm) – Pawson/Ricardo/A Madley
Leeds United v Brentford (8pm) – Robinson/Kitchen/Salisbury

Sunday 22nd March 2026

Aston Villa v West Ham United (2.15pm) – Attwell/Taylor/Harrington
Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest (2.15pm) – Oliver/Barrott/Jones
 
Official Line: (Please predict all appointments below for this one fixture)

Newcastle United v Sunderland (Sunday, 12pm)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Assistant Referee: Dan Cook
Assistant Referee: Wade Smith
Fourth Official: Craig Pawson
VAR: Paul Tierney
AVAR: Richard West

EFL PAR: (Please predict the referee for the following games - matches 22nd March, 3pm K/O unless stated)

Championship:

Derby County v Birmingham City (12.30pm) – J Smith
Ipswich Town v Millwall –  Martin

League One:

Cardiff City v Blackpool (12.30pm) – Humphries
Wigan Athletic v Exeter City – Bell

League Two:

Bromley v Colchester United (12.30pm) – Corlett
Oldham Athletic v Harrogate Town – Joyce

The Randomiser:

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

1) Who will caution a goalkeeper? - Attwell

2) How many SG1 referees will be appointed as an AVAR? - 1

3) How many matches will see the purple kit be worn in the Premier League? - 2

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

Saturday 14th March 2026

Sunderland v Brighton & Hove Albion –  Hallam/Barrott/Pawson
Arsenal v Everton (5.30pm) – Oliver/L Smith/Tierney
Chelsea v Newcastle United (5.30pm) – Taylor/Robinson/Brooks
West Ham United v Manchester City (8pm) – A Madley/Kirk/Donohue

Sunday 15th March 2026

Crystal Palace v Leeds United (2pm) – Gillett/Bramall/Oliver
Manchester United v Aston Villa (2pm) – Attwell/Hallam/Bankes
Nottingham Forest v Fulham (2pm) –  Barrott/Ward/Jones
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur (4.30pm) –  England/Pawson/A Madley

Monday 16th March 2026

Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers (8pm) – Kitchen/Robinson/Bankes

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

Burnley v Bournemouth (Saturday, 3pm)
Referee: Tom Bramall
Assistant Referee: Richard West
Assistant Referee: Marc Perry
Fourth Official: Paul Howard
VAR: Darren England
AVAR: Akil Howson

EFL PAR: (Please predict the referee for the following games - matches 14th March, 3pm K/O unless stated)

Championship:

Coventry City v Southampton (12.30pm) –  Toner
Norwich City v Preston North End – Martin

League One:

Mansfield Town v Barnsley – Swabey
Stevenage v AFC Wimbledon – Byrne

League Two:

Notts County v Chesterfield (12.30pm) – Stockbridge
Shrewsbury Town v Cheltenham Town – Bourne

The Randomiser:

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

1) Who will be appointed assistant referee in the League Two?? Clayton

2) Who will oversee a game with a winning margin of 3 goals or more?? Oliver

3) Name a referee who will issue a red card in 2nd half? Rock

Matchweek 25

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

Friday 6th February 2026

Leeds United v Nottingham Forest (8pm) – Oliver/Tierney/Bankes

Saturday 7th February 2026

Arsenal v Sunderland – Barrott/Allison/A Madley
Bournemouth v Aston Villa – Kavanagh/Robinson/Attwell
Burnley v West Ham United – England/Oliver/Pawson
Fulham v Everton – Bramall/Kitchen/Donohue
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea – Gillett/Herczeg/Salisbury
Newcastle United v Brentford (5.30pm) – Taylor/Toner/Tierney

Sunday 8th February 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace (2pm) – Pawson/Attwell/Jones
Liverpool v Manchester City (4.30pm) – Brooks/A Madley/Kavanagh

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

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur (Saturday, 12.30pm)
Referee: Tony Harrington
Assistant Referee: Steve Meredith
Assistant Referee: Sian Massey-Ellis
Fourth Official: Simon Hooper
VAR: Paul Howard
AVAR: Neil Davies

EFL PAR: (Please predict the referee for the following games - matches 7th February, 3.01pm K/O unless stated)

Championship:

Derby County v Ipswich Town (12.31pm) – Kitchen
Coventry City v Oxford United – Tierney

League One:

Plymouth Argyle v Lincoln City – Reeves
Stockport County v Leyton Orient – Parsons

League Two:

Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic (12.31pm) – Woods
Walsall v Barnet – Kennard-Kettle

The Randomiser:

Please predict an official who will be an answer to the following questions (relating to Matchweek 25 dates)

1) Who will be appointed as an AR in a League One match?  Ricketts

2) Who will be an on-field match official (Ref, AR or 4th official) for a score draw? J Smith

3) Which referee will award 2 or more penalties in a single match? None


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Matchweek 26

Premier League PAR: (Please predict the referee, fourth official and VAR – 7.30pm K/O unless stated)

Tuesday 10th February 2026

Chelsea v Leeds United – Jones/Hooper/Attwell
Everton v Bournemouth – Robinson/Barrott/Donohue
Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United – A Madley/Salisbury/Jones
West Ham United v Manchester United (8.15pm) – Oliver/Bramall/Brooks

Wednesday 11th February 2026

Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion – Hallam/Tierney/Bankes
Crystal Palace v Burnley – Gillett/Allison/Brooks
Manchester City v Fulham – Hooper/L Smith/Kavanagh
Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers – Taylor/Harrington/Bell
Sunderland v Liverpool (8.15pm) – Attwell/Backhouse/England

Thursday 12th February 2026

Brentford v Arsenal (8pm) – Salisbury/Robinson/Gillett

PAR Cup Round 3

Please name ten referees who will be named as referee in the third round of the FA Cup.
Bramall
Kitchen
Donohue
L Smith
England
Robinson
Tierney
A Madley
Harrington
Hallam


Please name ten assistant referees who will be named as an assistant referee in the third round of the FA Cup.
Massey-Ellis
Hussin
C Taylor
Greenhalgh
Antrobus
Holmes
Ledger
Meredith
Howson
Hudson

Please name four referees who will be named as fourth official in the third round of the FA Cup.
Joyce
Herczeg
Ward
Backhouse

Please name the referee to take charge of the following fixtures.
Portsmouth v Arsenal  - Kirk
Macclesfield v Crystal Palace  - Tierney
Tottenham v Aston Villa - A Madley

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) - Allison

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) - 6

Tiebreaker
How many goals will be scored across the 3rd Round FA Cup? (including extra time but excluding penalty shootouts) - 135

Reserve Tiebreaker
How many Red Cards will be shown across the 3rd Round FA Cup? - 6

A very mediocre performance for me. Started fairly weakly and thought Villa in particular were playing him. Time keeping was a major issue in the first half where only 3 minutes were added when it ought to have been double. At least this was correctly managed in the second half. Agree that Merino should’ve gone for the pull back on Rogers. And then there was a VAR overturn for the 3rd goal.

Will be the third season in a row that Taylor has got Arsenal v Liverpool, and he will have done 4 of the last 5 meetings between them. Funny how it plays out sometimes.

Is that the first time Hatzidakis is the lead VAR? I see Attwell is there for support.

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) – Salisbury/Gillett/Attwell
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United – Oliver/Hooper/Kavanagh
Bournemouth v Arsenal (5.30pm) – Tierney/Robinson/England

Sunday 4th January 2026

Leeds United v Manchester United (12.30pm) – Attwell/Pawson/Jones
Everton v Brentford – Taylor/Kitchen/Howard
Fulham v Liverpool – Bramall/Busby/Oliver
Newcastle United v Crystal Palace – Bankes/Harrington/Gillett
Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland – Robinson/England/Tierney
Manchester City v Chelsea (5.30pm) – Brooks/Hooper/A Madley

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

Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley (Saturday, 3pm)
Referee: Sam Barrott
Assistant Referee: Tim Wood
Assistant Referee: Wade Smith
Fourth Official: James Linington
VAR: James Bell
AVAR: Marc Perry

The Randomiser:

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

1) Who will be appointed as a VAR? Stuart Attwell

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

3) Who will caution a goalkeeper? John Brooks

He had a perfect view for the handball, so if he did get that wrong it’s a really bad mistake (and very costly to Bournemouth , as it turned out)