Check out who has been appointed to officiate the fixtures in matchweek 2

Written by Nathan Mattick

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2021 UEFA Super Cup Final Match Official Appointment

Saturday 21st August

Liverpool v Burnley (KO: 12:30)

Referee: Mike Dean
Assistants: Darren Cann and Mark Scholes
Fourth official: Andy Madley
VAR: Stuart Attwell
Assistant VAR: Dan Cook

Aston Villa v Newcastle United 

Referee: David Coote
Assistants: Peter Kirkup and Nick Hopton
Fourth official: Matthew Donohue
VAR: Jarred Gillett
Assistant VAR: Ian Hussin

Crystal Palace v Brentford 

Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistants: Lee Betts and James Mainwaring
Fourth official: Robert Jones
VAR: Lee Mason
Assistant VAR: Simon Bennett

Leeds United v Everton

Referee: Darren England
Assistants: Eddie Smart and Dan Robathan
Fourth official: Andre Marriner
VAR: Kevin Friend
Assistant VAR: Adrian Holmes

Manchester City v Norwich City

Referee: Graham Scott
Assistants: Harry Lennard and Simon Long
Fourth official: Peter Bankes
VAR: Jonathan Moss
Assistant VAR: Timothy Wood

Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford (KO: 17:30)

Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistants: Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn
Fourth official: John Brooks
VAR: Paul Tierney
Assistant VAR: Constantine Hatzidakis

Sunday 22nd August 

Southampton v Manchester United (KO: 14:00)

Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistants: Ian Hussin and Richard West
Fourth official: Jarred Gillett
VAR: Andre Marriner
Assistant VAR: Lee Betts

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur (KO: 14:00)

Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistants: Dan Cook and Marc Perry
Fourth official: Peter Bankes
VAR: Martin Atkinson
Assistant VAR: James Mainwaring

Arsenal v Chelsea (KO: 16:30)

Referee: Paul Tierney
Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis and Neil Davies
Fourth official: David Coote
VAR: Chris Kavanagh
Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis

Monday 23rd August

West Ham United v Leicester City (KO: 20:00)

Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistants: Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett
Fourth official: Graham Scott
VAR: Darren England
Assistant VAR: Dan Robathan

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