Chelsea v Arsenal part 1: the build up and the preview.

By Bulldog Drummond Chelsea, as we will all remember, were thumped by Arsenal 3-0 at the Ems, and although that was good news for us it was pretty bad news for the rest of football as they then went on a whirlwind of winning. Date Venue Opposition Score (h-t) Result 24/09/2016 A Arsenal  0:3 (0:3) …

Atkinson (and Chelsea) v Arsenal Saturday Feb 4 2017 – the Match Officials

by Andrew Crawshaw Referee – Martin Atkinson  45 years old from West Yorkshire FIFA Accredited Assistant Referee 1 – Stuart Burt  Northamptonshire FIFA Accredited Assistant Referee 2 – Stephen Child  Kent FIFA Accredited Fourth Official – Stuart Attwell  33 years old from Warwickshire Well it’s finally happened Martin Atkinson appointed as referee for his first …