Premier League Referee Appointments – Matchweek 8 (2025/26)

The PGMOL has announced the match officials for Matchweek 8 of the 2025/26 season. Here’s a breakdown of who will be overseeing each fixture:

Saturday 18th October 2025
Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United
Referee: Pawson, Craig
Assistant Referee: Betts, Lee
Assistant Referee: Wilkes, Matthew
Fourth Official: Toner, Ben
Video Assistant Referee: Tierney, Paul
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Long, Simon

Burnley v Leeds United
Referee: Robinson, Tim
Assistant Referee: West, Richard
Assistant Referee: Scholes, Mark
Fourth Official: Linington, James
Video Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Massey-Ellis, Sian

Crystal Palace v Bournemouth
Referee: Gillett, Jarred
Assistant Referee: Mainwaring, James
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Fourth Official: Hooper, Simon
Video Assistant Referee: Chilowicz, Alex
Additional Video Assistant Referee: England, Darren

Fulham v Arsenal 
Referee: Taylor, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Beswick, Gary
Assistant Referee: Nunn, Adam
Fourth Official: Barrott, Sam
Video Assistant Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Taylor, Craig

Manchester City v Everton
Referee: Harrington, Tony
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Simon
Assistant Referee: Meredith, Steven
Fourth Official: Doughty, Leigh
Video Assistant Referee: Hopton, Nick
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Hatzidakis, Constantine

Nottingham Forest v Chelsea
Referee: Kavanagh, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Cook, Dan
Assistant Referee: Hussin, Ian
Fourth Official: Kirk, Thomas
Video Assistant Referee: Bankes, Peter
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Antrobus, Blake

Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Referee: Jones, Robert
Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Assistant Referee: Greenhalgh, Nick
Fourth Official: Backhouse, Anthony
Video Assistant Referee: Howard, Paul
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Holmes, Adrian

Sunday 19th October 2025
Liverpool v Manchester United  
Referee: Oliver, Michael
Assistant Referee: Burt, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
Fourth Official: Pawson, Craig
Video Assistant Referee: England, Darren
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Bell, James

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
Referee: Hooper, Simon
Assistant Referee: Holmes, Adrian
Assistant Referee: Long, Simon
Fourth Official: Taylor, Anthony
Video Assistant Referee: Tierney, Paul
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Betts, Lee

Monday 20th October 2025
West Ham United v Brentford 
Referee: Madley, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Hopton, Nick
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Craig
Fourth Official: Bramall, Thomas
Video Assistant Referee: Donohue, Matthew
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Robinson, Tim