Check out the match official appointments for first round of fixtures for 2021 below

Written by Nathan Mattick

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Premier League Match Official Appointments - Matchweek 16

Friday 1st January 2021

Everton v West Ham United (KO: 17:30)

Referee: Kevin Friend
Assistants: Simon Beck and Eddie Smart
Fourth official: Andy Madley
VAR: Simon Hooper
Assistant VAR: Nick Hopton

Manchester United v Aston Villa (KO: 20:00)

Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistants: Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett
Fourth official: Darren England
VAR: Paul Tierney
Assistant VAR: Lee Betts

Saturday 2nd January 

 Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United  (KO: 12:30)

Referee: David Coote
Assistants: Lee Betts and Nick Hopton
Fourth official: Graham Scott
VAR: Paul Tierney
Assistant VAR: Matthew Wilkes

Crystal Palace v Sheffield United 

Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistants: Marc Perry and Peter Kirkup
Fourth official: Keith Stroud
VAR: Andre Marriner
Assistant VAR: Richard West

Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers (KO: 17:30)

Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Assistants: Darren Cook and Sian Massey-Ellis
Fourth official: Dean Whitestone
VAR: Peter Bankes
Assistant VAR: James Mainwaring

West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal (KO: 20:00)

Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis and Harry Lennard
Fourth official: Darren England
VAR: Jonathan Moss
Assistant VAR: Stephen Child

Sunday 3rd January 2021

Burnley v Fulham (KO: 12:00)

Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistants: Ian Hussin and Dan Robathan
Fourth official: Michael Oliver
VAR: Graham Scott
Assistant VAR: Timothy Wood

Newcastle United v Leicester City (KO: 14:15)

Referee: Robert Jones
Assistants: Mark Scholes and Derek Eaton
Fourth official: Martin Atkinson
VAR: Lee Mason
Assistant VAR: Adrian Holmes

Chelsea v Manchester City (KO: 16:30)

Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistants: Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn
Fourth official: Peter Bankes
VAR: Mike Dean
Assistant VAR: Darren Cann

Monday 4th January 

Southampton v Liverpool (KO: 20:00)

Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistants: Scott Ledger and Simon Long
Fourth official: Stuart Attwell
VAR: Andy Madley
Assistant VAR: Stephen Child

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