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Fri 26th Dec 2025 - Thu 1st Jan 2026
By: ben Date: December 22, 2025, 10:09 am
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Friday 26th December 2025
Manchester United FC (First Team) v Newcastle United FC (First
Team) Live on Sky Sports Main Event
Premier League
Referee: Taylor, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Beswick, Gary
Assistant Referee: Perry, Marc
Fourth Official: Barrott, Sam
Video Assistant Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Taylor, Craig
Saturday 27th December 2025
Arsenal (First Team) v Brighton & Hove Albion FC (First Team)
Premier League
Referee: Brooks, John
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Simon
Assistant Referee: [s]Taylor, Craig[/s] Burt, Stuart
Fourth Official: Ricardo, Ruebyn
Video Assistant Referee: Tierney, Paul
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Hopton, Nick
Brentford FC (First Team) v AFC Bournemouth (First Team)
Premier League
Referee: Bankes, Peter
Assistant Referee: Smart, Edward
Assistant Referee: Antrobus, Blake
Fourth Official: Hallam, Farai
Video Assistant Referee: England, Darren
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Wright, Peter
Burnley FC (First Team) v Everton FC (First Team)
Premier League
Referee: Pawson, Craig
Assistant Referee: Betts, Lee
Assistant Referee: Wilkes, Matthew
Fourth Official: Bramall, Thomas
Video Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Chilowicz, Alex
Chelsea (First Team) v Aston Villa FC (First Team) Live on Sky
Sports Main Event
Premier League
Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Hatzidakis, Constantine
Assistant Referee: Nunn, Adam
Fourth Official: Robinson, Tim
Video Assistant Referee: Howard, Paul
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Massey-Ellis, Sian
Liverpool FC (First Team) v Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (First
Team)
Premier League
Referee: Hooper, Simon
Assistant Referee: Holmes, Adrian
Assistant Referee: Long, Simon
Fourth Official: Herczeg, Adam
Video Assistant Referee: Salisbury, Michael
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Mainwaring, James
Nottingham Forest F.C. (First Team) v Manchester City FC (First
Team) Live on TNT Sports
Premier League
Referee: Jones, Robert
Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Assistant Referee: Greenhalgh, Nick
Fourth Official: Ward, Gavin
Video Assistant Referee: Madley, Andrew
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Robathan, Daniel
West Ham United (First Team) v Fulham (First Team)
Premier League
Referee: Kavanagh, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Cook, Dan
Assistant Referee: Hussin, Ian
Fourth Official: Busby, John
Video Assistant Referee: Oliver, Michael
Additional Video Assistant Referee: [s]Burt, Stuart[/s] Scholes,
Mark
Sunday 28th December 2025
Crystal Palace FC (First Team) v Tottenham Hotspur (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports Main Event
Premier League
Referee: Gillett, Jarred
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Assistant Referee: Scholes, Mark
Fourth Official: England, Darren
Video Assistant Referee: Bell, James
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Perry, Marc
Sunderland AFC (First Team) v Leeds United AFC (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports Main Event
Premier League
Referee: Harrington, Tony
Assistant Referee: Meredith, Steven
Assistant Referee: Nelson, Alistair
Fourth Official: Hooper, Simon
Video Assistant Referee: Donohue, Matthew
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
SG1 in the Championship
Fri 26th Dec 2025
Millwall FC (First Team) v Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Robinson, Tim
Assistant Referee: Massey-Ellis, Sian
Assistant Referee: Howson, Akil
Fourth Official: Howard, Paul
Mon 29th Dec 2025
Portsmouth FC (First Team) v Charlton Athletic FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Tierney, Paul
Assistant Referee: Bickerdike, Johnathon
Assistant Referee: Harrison, David
Fourth Official: Allison, Samuel
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Tuesday 30th December 2025
Arsenal (First Team) v Aston Villa FC (First Team) Live on Sky
Sports Premier League
Premier League
Referee: England, Darren
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Assistant Referee: Howson, Akil
Fourth Official: Kirk, Thomas
Video Assistant Referee: Gillett, Jarred
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Robinson, Tim
Burnley FC (First Team) v Newcastle United FC (First Team) Live
on Sky Sports Tennis
Premier League
Referee: Jones, Robert
Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Assistant Referee: Greenhalgh, Nick
Fourth Official: Tierney, Paul
Video Assistant Referee: Hopton, Nick
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Massey-Ellis, Sian
Chelsea (First Team) v AFC Bournemouth (First Team) Live on Sky
Sports Main Event
Premier League
Referee: Barrott, Sam
Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
Assistant Referee: Smith, Wade
Fourth Official: Linington, James
Video Assistant Referee: Pawson, Craig
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Holmes, Adrian
Manchester United FC (First Team) v Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
(First Team) Live on Sky Sports Football
Premier League
Referee: Bramall, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Hatzidakis, Constantine
Assistant Referee: Wilkes, Matthew
Fourth Official: Smith, Josh
Video Assistant Referee: Brooks, John
Additional Video Assistant Referee: West, Richard
Nottingham Forest F.C. (First Team) v Everton FC (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports Cricket
Premier League
Referee: Oliver, Michael
Assistant Referee: Burt, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Mainwaring, James
Fourth Official: Whitestone, Dean
Video Assistant Referee: Bell, James
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Beswick, Gary
West Ham United (First Team) v Brighton & Hove Albion FC (First
Team) Live on Sky Sports Golf
Premier League
Referee: Salisbury, Michael
Assistant Referee: Perry, Marc
Assistant Referee: James, Alex
Fourth Official: Nield, Tom
Video Assistant Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Smart, Edward
Thursday 1st January 2026
Brentford FC (First Team) v Tottenham Hotspur (First Team) Live
on Sky Sports Premier League
Premier League
Referee: Madley, Andrew
Assistant Referee: [s]Hopton, Nick[/s] Betts, Lee
Assistant Referee: [s]Taylor, Craig[/s] Bennett, Simon
Fourth Official: Hooper, Simon
Video Assistant Referee: Chilowicz, Alex
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
Crystal Palace FC (First Team) v Fulham (First Team) Live on
Sky Sports Premier League
Premier League
Referee: Harrington, Tony
Assistant Referee: Meredith, Steven
Assistant Referee: Long, Simon
Fourth Official: Martin, Stephen
Video Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Liverpool FC (First Team) v Leeds United AFC (First Team) Live
on Sky Sports Main Event
Premier League
Referee: Kavanagh, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Cook, Dan
Assistant Referee: Antrobus, Blake
Fourth Official: Taylor, Anthony
Video Assistant Referee: England, Darren
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Smith, Wade
Sunderland AFC (First Team) v Manchester City FC (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports Main Event
Premier League
Referee: Gillett, Jarred
Assistant Referee: Beswick, Gary
Assistant Referee: Holmes, Adrian
Fourth Official: Backhouse, Anthony
Video Assistant Referee: Bankes, Peter
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Aspinall, Natalie
SG1 in the Championship
Thu 1st Jan 2026
Hull City (First Team) v Stoke City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Pawson, Craig
Assistant Referee: Smart, Edward
Assistant Referee: Scholes, Mark
Fourth Official: Langford, Oliver
#Post#: 98972--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 26th Dec 2025 - Thu 1st Jan 2026
By: dave26 Date: December 22, 2025, 10:20 am
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From what I can see only Robinson and Tierney without a PL
middle over the festive period . Good appointment for Harrington
on Sunderland vs Leeds , happy with Bramhall for us ( Man Utd vs
Wolves )
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Re: Fri 26th Dec 2025 - Thu 1st Jan 2026
By: greeny Date: December 22, 2025, 10:22 am
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Good to see Gillett back, and he's one of four to get 2 matches
in this set, along with Jones, Kavanagh and Harrington.
Darren England has probably the most eye catching fixture among
these appointments with Arsenal v Villa, though I quite like the
look of Gillett's second fixture (Sunderland v City), and
Attwell on Chelsea v Villa.
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Re: Fri 26th Dec 2025 - Thu 1st Jan 2026
By: HChip Date: December 22, 2025, 10:28 am
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Still no Bond, it is getting quite concerning now.
Seem like good appointments all round, will compare them with my
predictions later on.
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Re: Fri 26th Dec 2025 - Thu 1st Jan 2026
By: ben Date: December 22, 2025, 10:29 am
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Congrats to Alistair Nelson, first PL appointment I believe and
a decent one.
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Re: Fri 26th Dec 2025 - Thu 1st Jan 2026
By: Adam Date: December 22, 2025, 10:30 am
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It has to be said, these appointments make absolutely zero
sense.
Gillett gets 2 huge games yet he hasn't refereed in 7 weeks, he
should be in the Championship building up fitness again, he's
been quite literally, sat on his bum in a dark room for the last
month and a half.
Attwell has been poorer than poor on both VAR and on field in
recent weeks, yet he gets an absolutely huge fixture, completely
unwarranted appointment.
I'm annoyed at a very boring Hooper appointment for our game
against Wolves, I half thought we'd get someone a little more
exciting, and Kavanagh for the FIFTH time this season is
ridiculous.
Tierney is supposed to be re building his career after whatever
injury he had and he's not featured once, that just makes zero
sense, how's he supposed to build fitness back up.
On a more positive note, game of the season so far goes to
Darren England, delighted for him, especially after the videos
have gone viral of him on Tiktok messing with the sleepy
Brighton fan and the mascot at the weekend during his Warmup.
He's been excellent all season, his Merseyside Derby stands out
in particular.
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Re: Fri 26th Dec 2025 - Thu 1st Jan 2026
By: TheThingFromLewes Date: December 22, 2025, 10:43 am
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Kavanagh and Harrington for us over the festive period with a
passing visit by Macho Man at Palace.
No surprise to see Taylor at Old Trafford given its Boxing Day.
England with the big game at Arsenal and a very decent fourth
official for Kirk too.
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Re: Fri 26th Dec 2025 - Thu 1st Jan 2026
By: Mackem ref Date: December 22, 2025, 10:45 am
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Congratulations to Alistair Nelson for his PL debut - shame I
won’t be at the game in person as I quite like Harrington.
Also the return of Gillett to SoL for the first time since
sending off Dan Neil against boro a couple of seasons ago. A
referee I’ve always liked so hoping he has an excellent game to
start the new year!
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Re: Fri 26th Dec 2025 - Thu 1st Jan 2026
By: Whistleblower Date: December 22, 2025, 10:56 am
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Some of the up and coming future stars getting a good run out as
4th Officials but no-one outside SG1 being given a little
Christmas present of a Premiership refereeing appointment.
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Re: Fri 26th Dec 2025 - Thu 1st Jan 2026
By: Claretman Date: December 22, 2025, 12:23 pm
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Very underwhelmed by the appointments to our big fixtures over
the xmas period,
Certainly didnt expect Attwell or England.
Congrats to Nelson fir hus first premier league appointment.
Bankes and Barrott heading for the naughty step.
Good appointments for Harrington who is having a good season.
Merry Xmas to all officials and contributors here.
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