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Who are the Premier League referees? 2022/23 officials, salaries ... (Sporting News)

Who is head of referees in England? Well-known former Premier League referee Howard Webb became Chief Refereeing Officer earlier this season. Webb took over ...

Fifteen currently have the prestige of being placed on FIFA's International Referees List, as well as 11 VAR officials. "He is a young ref โ€” I don't know how many games he's refereed in the Premier League," impressed Brentford head coach Thomas Frank said after Bramall opted not to award Bournemouth a penalty against the Bees when he consulted the pitchside monitor over an incident in October 2022. Webb subsequently contacted Albion to apologise, with Brooks relieved of his duties for the next two games in which he had been due to take part. Former referees assess the decisions made by current officials each week. Michael Oliver in The Clock tonight for a few pre match pints before he cheers on the Mighty Mags ! My two kids are season-ticket holders โ€” and whenever I get the opportunity to go down, I will." The farce was compounded by Attwell's status as a supporter of Watford's rivals, Luton Town. [warned PGMOL to "apologise and move on"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180120070017/https://you-are-the-ref.com/no-accountability-clear-out-needed/) after making the "mistake" in 2015 of promoting Scott, who had made his Premier League bow the previous year, but The Times [hailed Scott a hero who was "intent on single-handedly eradicating diving"](http://thetimes.co.uk/article/the-week-in-sport-great-scott-tries-to-erase-diving-in-one-night-b9rx32jjc) after his part in a game between Chelsea and Norwich City in 2018 that left then-Blues boss Antonio Conte fuming. Australian Gillett had refereed in his homeland and the top divisions in Japan, India, China and Saudi Arabia before becoming the first overseas referee in charge of a Premier League match in September 2021. The son of a former EFL official, Oliver became the youngest referee in Premier League history when he took charge of a game between Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers as a 25-year-old in August 2010. Adam Gale-Watts is responsible for the Select Group 1 (Premier League) and Select Group 2 (Championship) referee groups, while Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb is the Women's Select Group Director. Attwell was briefly the youngest referee in Premier League history, taking charge of a game as a 25-year-old when he oversaw Blackburn Rovers' draw with Hull City in August 2008.

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Chris Sutton's Premier League predictions v rapper & Arsenal fan ... (Ghanasoccernet.com)

Manchester United have not won at Anfield since 2016 but could Erik ten Hag's side continue their recent revival by beating one of their biggest rivals in ...

I went with the Bees at first, but there is always at least one wildcard so I am going to switch that around and go with Fulham to edge it. It hurts me to see United back and playing well again, but it is good for the Premier League. They get dominated in midfield and are vulnerable at the back, and United will take advantage of that. This will be a real battle - it could get pretty jittery, and there won't be many goals. If James Maddison is back for Leicester then I think they will just about have enough. It's a long time since they've lost at Molineux and despite going out of the FA Cup they have hit a bit of form in the league. I don't see them winning at Molineux either. AntsLive's prediction: This is probably the game that any neutral is looking forward to the least, in my opinion anyway! Arsenal have been brilliant since they lost to Manchester City, winning three out of three. City have to win, really. You never see Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli pick the ball up when they are out wide on the touchline, because they can only go backwards from there. "I kept playing too, in Sunday League and tried to do bits in semi-pro when I got to 16, but then my priorities changed.

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