The Premier League have confirmed the officials for matchweek 11 with Arsenal and Chelsea learning who will take charge of their Premier League clash. Both London clubs have been at the centre of controversial decisions in recent weeks with the Blues angered by a major call against Manchester United this past weekend.
In the late stages of their encounter at Old Trafford, which ended level, Lisandro Martinez was booked for a high challenge on Cole Palmer though many believed he should have been sent off. As for the Gunners, a controversial disallowed goal against Liverpool followed a red card for William Saliba with inconsistencies the main issue.
Before that, a Champions League tie away at Inter takes place on Wednesday while Chelsea are on home soil for their Conference League clash against Noah on Thursday. Despite that being the immediate focus, the Premier League have already confirmed the officials in charge of this weekend’s games.
As the big clash of the weekend, Michael Oliver has been confirmed as the referee for Chelsea vs Arsenal and he will be assisted by linesman Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring and fourth official Andy Madley, while Paul Tierney is at Stockley Park on VAR.
It is certainly interesting that Oliver has been handed a clash of such magnitude just over one week on from controversially recommending a review for a potential penalty, that Jarrod Bowen scored, in West Ham’s 2-1 win over Manchester United which ultimately led to the departure of Erik ten Hag.
