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Sat 1st Apr 2023
AFC Bournemouth (First Team) v Fulham (First Team)
Premier League
Referee: Bankes, Peter
Assistant Referee: Smart, Edward
Assistant Referee: Greenhalgh, Nick
Fourth Official: Eltringham, Geoff
Video Assistant Referee: Tierney, Paul
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Massey-Ellis, Sian

Arsenal (First Team) v Leeds United AFC (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: England, Darren
Assistant Referee: Cook, Dan
Assistant Referee: Hopton, Nick
Fourth Official: Gillett, Jarred
Video Assistant Referee: Pawson, Craig
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Perry, Marc

Brighton & Hove Albion FC (First Team) v Brentford FC (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: Oliver, Michael
Assistant Referee: Burt, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Mainwaring, James
Fourth Official: Doughty, Leigh
Video Assistant Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Scholes, Mark

Chelsea (First Team) v Aston Villa FC (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: Madley, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Lennard, Harry
Assistant Referee: Meredith, Steven
Fourth Official: Whitestone, Dean
Video Assistant Referee: Harrington, Tony
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Beswick, Gary

Crystal Palace FC (First Team) v Leicester City FC (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: Robinson, Tim
Assistant Referee: Nunn, Adam
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Fourth Official: Jones, Robert
Video Assistant Referee: Salisbury, Michael
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Hussin, Ian

Manchester City FC (First Team) v Liverpool FC (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: Hooper, Simon
Assistant Referee: Holmes, Adrian
Assistant Referee: Long, Simon
Fourth Official: Scott, Graham
Video Assistant Referee: Brooks, John
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Wilkes, Matthew

Nottingham Forest F.C. (First Team) v Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: Kavanagh, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Simon
Assistant Referee: Robathan, Daniel
Fourth Official: Donohue, Matthew
Video Assistant Referee: Swarbrick, Neil
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy

Sun 2nd Apr 2023
Newcastle United FC (First Team) v Manchester United FC (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Betts, Lee
Assistant Referee: Cann, Darren
Fourth Official: Salisbury, Michael
Video Assistant Referee: Madley, Andrew
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Lennard, Harry

West Ham United (First Team) v Southampton FC (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: Tierney, Paul
Assistant Referee: Hatzidakis, Constantine
Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Fourth Official: Taylor, Anthony
Video Assistant Referee: Bankes, Peter
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Bennett, Simon

Mon 3rd Apr 2023
Everton FC (First Team) v Tottenham Hotspur (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: Coote, David
Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
Assistant Referee: Scholes, Mark
Fourth Official: Scott, Graham
Video Assistant Referee: Oliver, Michael
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Smart, Edward

Tue 4th Apr 2023
AFC Bournemouth (First Team) v Brighton & Hove Albion FC (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: Bond, Darren
Assistant Referee: Cann, Darren
Assistant Referee: Hopton, Nick
Fourth Official: Madley, Andrew
Video Assistant Referee: England, Darren
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Holmes, Adrian

Chelsea (First Team) v Liverpool FC (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: Taylor, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Beswick, Gary
Assistant Referee: Cook, Dan
Fourth Official: Marriner, Andre
Video Assistant Referee: Kavanagh, Christopher
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Greenhalgh, Nick

Leeds United AFC (First Team) v Nottingham Forest F.C. (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: Jones, Robert
Assistant Referee: Hussin, Ian
Assistant Referee: Smith, Wade
Fourth Official: Salisbury, Michael
Video Assistant Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Additional Video Assistant Referee: West, Richard

Leicester City FC (First Team) v Aston Villa FC (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: Scott, Graham
Assistant Referee: Meredith, Steven
Assistant Referee: Lewis, Sam
Fourth Official: Bankes, Peter
Video Assistant Referee: Swarbrick, Neil
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Robathan, Daniel

Wed 5th Apr 2023
Manchester United FC (First Team) v Brentford FC (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: Brooks, John
Assistant Referee: Wilkes, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Smart, Edward
Fourth Official: England, Darren
Video Assistant Referee: Jones, Robert
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Aspinall, Natalie

West Ham United (First Team) v Newcastle United FC (First Team)
Premier League    
Referee: Pawson, Craig
Assistant Referee: Perry, Marc
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Fourth Official: Kavanagh, Christopher
Video Assistant Referee: Coote, David
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Eaton, Derek

SG1 in the FL

Fri 31st Mar 2023
Burnley FC (First Team) v Sunderland AFC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Gillett, Jarred
Assistant Referee: Eaton, Derek
Assistant Referee: Aspinall, Natalie
Fourth Official: Busby, John

Sat 1st Apr 2023
Preston North End FC (First Team) v Blackpool FC (First Team)
Football League Championship    
Referee: Marriner, Andre
Assistant Referee: West, Richard
Assistant Referee: Smith, Wade
Fourth Official: Herczeg, Adam

Surely that is 100% certain that those 2 will be promoted
Also why not give Michael Salisbury another game as he seems to be out of favour at the moment

Great game for Hooper which is deserved and we got England for I think the first time this season as an on field official

Micheal Oliver has Brighton and VAR in London down from Newcastle, 😳

I'm a tad surprised at Tim Robinson's appointment, Palace v Leicester, as there is a lot riding on the result at the bottom of the PL and there will be a lot of interest in Roy's return to Selhurst Park and whether he can help to get the home side their first PL win of 2023. However I wish Tim & team all the best and hope they have a good day at SP.

Some fairly chunky mileage claims this weekend!!

Regarding Hooper, I think he is following a similar path to what happened with Wiley.


Wiley missed out on FIFA like Hooper has, but all the indications are that Hooper could be a very very strong official who picks up these big games regularly, without the need for the likes of Oliver to be summoned all the time.

No mistake, Wiley was a fantastic official and no one can emulate his unflappable style.

Great game for Hooper. I don't think many would have predicted him to get Man City V Liverpool at the start of the season. A good game for England too.

It's certainly looking very likely that Robinson and Bond will be promoted. There's a fair amount riding on their games too - it's not as if they're just mid-table end of season affairs. It will be interesting if anyone else is promoted. I guess it partly depends on if anyone comes off the list.

Who's the third oldest referee on SG1 after Scott and Marriner? We've seen quite a few retirements over last two years but after Scott/Marriner stop (whenever that might be) it could potentially be a while before any more gaps open up if everyone continues until a similar age.

I hope Marriner at least gets to 400 PL games as he spoke about in the recent article - I think he maybe has 4 more to go to get there?

Richard Keys has suggested he doesn't think Mike Dean will be used again as a VAR. I'd normally take something Keys says with a pinch of salt but they did work together at the World Cup so he might have some knowledge on this one.