Find out who been selected to officiate the penultimate fixtures of the 2019/2020 season

Written by Nathan Mattick and Joe Larkin

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Saturday 18th July


Norwich City v Burnley    

Referee: Kevin Friend
Assistant Referees: Simon Beck and Andrew Garratt
Fourth Official: Dean Whitestone
Video Assistant Referee: Lee Mason
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Stephen Child
Reserve Assistant Referee: George Byrne

Sunday 19th July

AFC Bournemouth v Southampton

Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistant Referees: Daniel Robathan and Peter Kirkup 
Fourth Official: Tim Robinson
Video Assistant Referee: David Coote
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Lee Betts
Reserve Assistant Referee: Mark Russell

Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City 

Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistant Referees: Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn
Fourth Official: Graham Scott
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Scott Ledger
Reserve Assistant Referee: Steven Meredith 

Monday 20th July 

Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United 

Referee: Simon Hooper
Assistant Referees: Derek Eaton and Mark Scholes
Fourth Official: Gavin Ward
Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Friend
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Simon Beck
Reserve Assistant Referee: Mark Pottage

Sheffield United v Everton

Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistant Referees: Simon Long and Harry Lennard
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley
Video Assistant Referee: Martin Atkinson
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Adam Nunn
Reserve Assistant Referee: Robert Merchant

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace 

Referee: Peter Bankes
Assistant Referees: Lee Betts and Adrian Holmes
Fourth Official: Anthony Taylor
Video Assistant Referee: Marriner, Andre
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Stephen Child
Reserve Assistant Referee: Craig Taylor

Tuesday 21st July 

Aston Villa v Arsenal

Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Assistant Referees: Dan Cook and Sian Massey-Ellis
Fourth Official: Graham Scott
Video Assistant Referee: Craig Pawson
Additional Video Assistant Referee:  Mark Scholes
Reserve Assistant Referee: Matthew Jones

Watford v Manchester City 

Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistant Referees: Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett
Fourth Official: Kevin Friend
Video Assistant Referee: Paul Tierney
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Robathan
Reserve Assistant Referee: Lee Venamore

Wednesday 22nd July 

Liverpool v Chelsea

Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistant Referees: Scott Ledger and Richard West
Fourth Official: Lee Mason
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Stephen Child
Reserve Assistant Referee: Paul Hodskinson

Manchester United v West Ham United

Referee: Paul Tierney
Assistant Referee: Ian Hussin and Darren Cann
Fourth Official: Mike Dean
Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Peter Kirkup
Reserve Assistant Referee: Natalie Aspinall

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