2022/23 PL Season – Matchweek 4 & 5 – Refereeing matters

by Andrew Crawshaw

Arsenal developing

• Arsenal’s new tactics explored in detail and what it means for the season ahead
• When a club wins the first 3 games of the season, does it win the league?
• Arsenal flying, and everyone else makes the headlines!
• Media completely misses Arsenal’s astounding tactical change

What did we learn from the referees in Matchweek 3?

Bournemouth v Arsenal  – I thought Referee Craig Pawson had a good game, he was reasonably even-handed and missed nothing I thought was serious.

• Min 11 VAR check for Ben White showed he had timed his run to perfection
• Min 18+ Referee allowing a few tackles to go
• Min 27 Zemura with one too many challenges gets yellow card
• Min 43 Offside given against Saka but Martinelli took the ball
• Min 52 Jesus boobed for being a little too determined (was a foul)
• Min 60 Martinelli taken out correct yellow card for Smith
• Min 72 Jesus goal ruled out by VAR for the tightest of offsides, they needed a magnifying glass for that one.

Tottenham v Wolverhampton W – Referee Simon Hooper

Harry Kane continues to lead a charmed life in avoiding cards  Elbows a Wolves player to the ground from behind when running past him.  (Thanks to Chris for his post).

Newcastle v Manchester City – Referee Jarred Gillett

Min 73 Trippier initially given a straight red card for a foul on De Bruyne, this was overturned following a VAR review and a yellow card awarded instead.

IIWGX moments of the week (If it were Granit Xhaka)

1. Karry Kane escaping with no card – again
2. Kieran Trippier having his straight red card reduced to a yellow following a VAR intervention

Who is on duty this coming weekend and also for the midweek games?

Matchweek 4 – Saturday/Sunday

Match	Referee	Assistant Referees	4th Official	VAR referee	Assistant VAR Referee
Saturday 12:30
Southampton v Man United	Andy Madley	Marc Perry Eddie Smart	Anthony Taylor	Peter Bankes	Derek Eaton
Saturday 15:00
Brentford v Everton	John Brookes	Gary Beswick Adam Nonn	David Webb	Lee Mason	Natalie Aspinal
Brighton v Leeds	Michael Salisbury	Neil Davies Matthew Wilkes	James Linnington	Mike Dean	Nick Hopton
Chelsea v Leicester	Paul Tierney	Stuart Burt Dan Cook	David Coote	Andre Marriner	Ian Hussin
Liverpool v Bournemouth	Stuart Attwell	Constantine Hatzidakis James Mainwaring	Matt Donohue	Craig Pawson	Timothy Wood
Man City v Crystal Palace	Graham Scott	Harry Leonnard Adrian Holmes	Darren Bond	Simon Hooper	Steve Meredith
Saturday 17:30
Arsenal v Fulham	Jarred Gillett	Simon Long Richard West	Thomas Bramall	Michael Oliver	Lee Betts
Sunday 14:00
Aston Villa v West Ham	David Coote	Nick Hopton Timothy Wood	Anthony Taylor	Michael Salisbury	Simon Bennett
Wolves v Newcastle	Peter Bankes	Lee Betts Nick Greenhaulgh	Andy Madley	Lee Mason	Simon Long
Sunday 16:30
Notts Forest v Spurs	Craig Pawson	Ian Hussin Scott Ledger	Darren England	Stuart Attwell	Dan Robathan

 

Matchweek 5 – Midweek games

NB – All of these games will be live on BT Sport

Match	Referee	Assistant Referees	4th Official	VAR referee	Assistant VAR Referee
Tuesday 19:30
Crystal Palace v Brentford	Darren England	Derek Eaton Wade Smith	James Bell	Craig Pawson	Neil Davies
Fulham v Brighton	Thomas Bramall	Constantine Hatzidakis Dan Robathan	Stuart Attwell	Paul Tierney	Natalie Aspinall
Tuesday 19:45
Southampton v Chelsea	Michael Oliver	Stuart Burt Simon Bennett	Graham Scott	Michael Salisbury	Harry Lennard
Tuesday 20:00
Leeds v Everton	Simon Hooper	Adrian Holmes Mark Scholes	Andre Marriner	Lee Mason	Richard West
Wednesday 19:30
Arsenal v Aston Villa	Robert Jones	Lee Betts Ian Hussin	Craig Pawson	Darren England	James Mainwaring
Bournemouth v Wolves	Anthony Taylor	Gary Beswick Adam Nunn	Tim Robinson	Graham Scott	Mark Scholes
Man City v Notts Forest	Paul Tierney	Neil Davies Timothy Wood	John Brookes	Mike Dean	Adrian Holmes
Wednesday 19:45
West Ham v Spurs	Peter Bankes	Eddie Smart Nick Greenhalgh	Michael Salisbury	Stuart Attwell	Constantine Hatzidakis
Wednesday 20:00
Liverpool v Newcastle	Andre Marriner	Simon Long Richard West	David Coote	Andy Madley	Wade Smith
Leicester v Man United	Craig Pawson	Marc Perry Scott Ledger	Simon Hooper	Jarred Gillett	Matthew Wilkes

 

We shall be looking into the activities and bias of our forthcoming referee in the next post.