Check out the match official appointments for the Boxing Day weekend fixtures below.

Written by Nathan Mattick

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Carabao Cup Quarter Final Match Official Appointments

Saturday 26th December 

Leicester City v Manchester United (KO: 12:30)

Referee: Mike Dean
Assistants: Ian Hussin and Dan Robathan
Fourth official: Robert Jones
VAR: Graham Scott
Assistant VAR: Neil Davies

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace 

Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistants: Adam Nunn and James Mainwaring
Fourth official: Peter Bankes
VAR: Craig Pawson
Assistant VAR: Simon Long

Fulham v Southampton

Referee: Darren England
Assistants: Mark Scholes and Sian Massey-Ellis
Fourth official: Simon Hooper
VAR: Jonathan Moss
Assistant VAR: Timothy Wood

Arsenal v Chelsea (KO: 17:30)

Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistants: Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett
Fourth official: Stuart Attwell
VAR: Paul Tierney
Assistant VAR: Constantine Hatzidakis

Manchester City v Newcastle United (KO: 20:00)

Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistants: Scott Ledger and Richard West
Fourth official: Andy Madley
VAR: Lee Mason
Assistant VAR: Matthew Wilkes

Sheffield United v Everton (KO: 20:00)

Referee: David Coote
Assistants: Gary Beswick and Nick Hopton
Fourth official: Martin Atkinson
VAR: Chris Kavanagh
Assistant VAR: Andy Halliday

Sunday 27th December

Leeds United v Burnley (KO: 12:00)

Referee: Robert Jones
Assistants: Darren Cann and Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth official: Craig Pawson
VAR: Michael Oliver
Assistant VAR: Andy Halliday

West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion (KO: 14:15)

Referee: Simon Hooper
Assistants: Derek Eaton and Matthew Jones
Fourth official: Lee Mason
VAR: Andy Madley
Assistant VAR: Andy Halliday

West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool (KO: 16:30)

Referee: Kevin Friend
Assistants: Simon Beck and Adrian Holmes
Fourth official: Anthony Taylor
VAR: Martin Atkinson
Assistant VAR: Peter Kirkup

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur (KO: 19:15)

Referee: Paul Tierney
Assistants: Dan Cook and Harry Lennard
Fourth official: Andre Marriner
VAR: David Coote
Assistant VAR: Nick Hopton

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