Check out who has been selected to officiate the fixtures in matchday 26

Written by Nathan Mattick

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Carabao Cup Final Match Official Appointment 2022

Saturday 19th February 

West Ham United v Newcastle United (KO: 12:30)

Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis and James Mainwaring
Fourth official: Graham Scott
VAR: Jarred Gillett
Assistant VAR: Harry Lennard

Arsenal v Brentford 

Referee: Jonathan Moss
Assistants: Marc Perry and Timothy Wood
Fourth official: Simon Hooper
VAR: Lee Mason
Assistant VAR: Dan Robathan

Aston Villa v Watford

Referee: Robert Jones
Assistants: Simon Long and Scott Ledger
Fourth official: Martin Atkinson
VAR: Paul Tierney
Assistant VAR: Lee Betts

Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley

Referee: Kevin Friend
Assistants: Adrian Holmes and Simon Beck
Fourth official: Dean Whitestone
VAR: Peter Bankes
Assistant VAR: Ian Hussin

Crystal Palace v Chelsea

Referee: David Coote
Assistants: Stuart Burt and Nick Hopton
Fourth official: Michael Salisbury
VAR: Michael Oliver
Assistant VAR: Neil Davies

Liverpool v Norwich City

Referee: Mike Dean
Assistants: Richard West and Derek Eaton
Fourth official: Matt Donohue
VAR: John Brooks
Assistant VAR: Dan Cook

Southampton v Everton

Referee: Andy Madley
Assistants: Darren Cann and Wade Smith
Fourth official: Keith Stroud
VAR: Andre Marriner
Assistant VAR: Simon Bennett

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur (KO: 17:30)

Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistants: Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn
Fourth official: Craig Pawson
VAR: Darren England
Assistant VAR: Simon Bennett

Sunday 20th Feburary 

Leeds United v Manchester United (KO: 14:00)

Referee: Paul Tierney
Assistants: Lee Betts and Neil Davies
Fourth official: Mike Dean
VAR: Chris Kavanagh
Assistant VAR: Adam Nunn

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City (KO: 16:30)

Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistants: Simon Bennett and Ian Hussin
Fourth official: Andy Madley
VAR: Stuart Attwell
Assistant VAR: Marc Perry

Wednesday 23rd Feburary

Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur (KO: 19:30)

Referee: Graham Scott
Assistants: Dan Cook and Dan Robathan
Fourth official: Jonathan Moss
VAR: Stuart Attwell
Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis

Watford v Crystal Palace (KO: 19:30)

Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistants: Scott Ledger and Derek Eaton
Fourth official: Simon Hooper
VAR: Mike Dean
Assistant VAR: Mark Scholes

Liverpool v Leeds United (KO: 19:45)

Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistants: Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett
Fourth official: Tony Harrington
VAR: Lee Mason
Assistant VAR: Darren Cann

Thursday 24th Feburary

Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers (KO: 19:45)

Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistants: Lee Betts and James Mainwaring
Fourth official: Kevin Friend
VAR: John Brooks
Assistant VAR: Stuart Burt

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