Check out who has been appointed to officiate the fixtures in matchweek 3

Written by Nathan Mattick

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Carabao Cup Second Round Match Official Appointments

Saturday 28th August 

Manchester City v Arsenal (KO: 12:30)

Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistants: Lee Betts and Richard West
Fourth official: Andy Madley
VAR: Darren England
Assistant VAR: Peter Kirkup

Aston Villa v Brentford 

Referee: Peter Bankes
Assistants: James Mainwaring and Wade Smith
Fourth official: Oliver Langford
VAR: Lee Mason
Assistant VAR: Mark Scholes

Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton

Referee: Jonathan Moss
Assistants: Marc Perry and Timothy Wood
Fourth official: Tony Harrington
VAR: Simon Hooper
Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart

Newcastle United v Southampton

Referee: Paul Tierney
Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis and Ian Hussin
Fourth official: John Brooks
VAR: Mike Dean
Assistant VAR: Dan Robathan

Norwich City v Leicester City

Referee: Robert Jones
Assistants: Scott Ledger and Derek Eaton
Fourth official: Keith Stroud
VAR: David Coote
Assistant VAR: Nick Hopton

West Ham United v Crystal Palace

Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistants: Dan Cook and Harry Lennard
Fourth official: Josh Smith
VAR: Graham Scott
Assistant VAR: Simon Long

Liverpool v Chelsea (KO: 17:30)

Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistants: Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn
Fourth official: Craig Pawson
VAR: Chris Kavanagh
Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis

Sunday 29th August

Burnley v Leeds United (KO: 14:00)

Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistants: Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett
Fourth official: Craig Pawson
VAR: Chris Kavanagh
Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis

Tottenham Hotspur v Watford (KO: 14:00)

Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistants: Simon Long and Eddie Smart
Fourth official: Graham Scott
VAR: Jarred Gillett
Assistant VAR: James Mainwaring

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United (KO: 16:30)

Referee: Mike Dean
Assistants: Darren Cann and Dan Robathan
Fourth official: Robert Jones
VAR: Stuart Attwell
Assistant VAR: Neil Davies

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