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Sat 3rd - Thu 8th Jan 2026
By: ben Date: December 29, 2025, 10:06 am
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Saturday 3rd January 2026
AFC Bournemouth (First Team) v Arsenal (First Team) Live on Sky
Sports
Premier League
Referee: Kavanagh, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Cook, Dan
Assistant Referee: Hussin, Ian
Fourth Official: Smith, Lewis
Video Assistant Referee: Tierney, Paul
Additional Video Assistant Referee: [s]Hopton, Nick[/s] Perry,
Marc
Aston Villa FC (First Team) v Nottingham Forest F.C. (First
Team) Live on TNT Sports
Premier League
Referee: Hooper, Simon
Assistant Referee: Holmes, Adrian
Assistant Referee: Long, Simon
Fourth Official: Bramall, Thomas
Video Assistant Referee: Howard, Paul
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Barrott, Sam
Brighton & Hove Albion FC (First Team) v Burnley FC (First Team)
Premier League
Referee: Robinson, Tim
Assistant Referee: Smith, Wade
Assistant Referee: Howson, Akil
Fourth Official: Ward, Gavin
Video Assistant Referee: Hatzidakis, Constantine
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (First Team) v West Ham United (First
Team)
Premier League
Referee: Bankes, Peter
Assistant Referee: Mainwaring, James
Assistant Referee: Antrobus, Blake
Fourth Official: Linington, James
Video Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Donohue, Matthew
Sunday 4th January 2026
Everton FC (First Team) v Brentford FC (First Team) Live on Sky
Sports
Premier League
Referee: Taylor, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Beswick, Gary
Assistant Referee: Nunn, Adam
Fourth Official: Herczeg, Adam
Video Assistant Referee: Harrington, Tony
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Massey-Ellis, Sian
Fulham (First Team) v Liverpool FC (First Team) Live on Sky
Sports
Premier League
Referee: Pawson, Craig
Assistant Referee: Betts, Lee
Assistant Referee: Wilkes, Matthew
Fourth Official: Barrott, Sam
Video Assistant Referee: Madley, Andrew
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Taylor, Craig
Leeds United AFC (First Team) v Manchester United FC (First
Team) Live on TNT Sports
Premier League
Referee: Gillett, Jarred
Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Fourth Official: Jones, Robert
Video Assistant Referee: Bell, James
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Hussin, Ian
Manchester City FC (First Team) v Chelsea (First Team) Live on
Sky Sports
Premier League
Referee: Oliver, Michael
Assistant Referee: Burt, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Greenhalgh, Nick
Fourth Official: Hooper, Simon
Video Assistant Referee: England, Darren
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Robathan, Daniel
Newcastle United FC (First Team) v Crystal Palace FC (First
Team) Live on Sky Sports
Premier League
Referee: Brooks, John
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Simon
Assistant Referee: Smart, Edward
Fourth Official: Bramall, Thomas
Video Assistant Referee: Donohue, Matthew
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Smith, Wade
Tottenham Hotspur (First Team) v Sunderland AFC (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports
Premier League
Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Hatzidakis, Constantine
Assistant Referee: Perry, Marc
Fourth Official: Robinson, Tim
Video Assistant Referee: Salisbury, Michael
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Aspinall, Natalie
SG1 in the Championship
Sun 4th Jan 2026
Bristol City (First Team) v Preston North End FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Tierney, Paul
Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
Assistant Referee: Meredith, Steven
Fourth Official: Reeves, Tom
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All live on Sky Sports
Tuesday 6th January 2026
West Ham United (First Team) v Nottingham Forest F.C. (First
Team)
Premier League
Referee: Harrington, Tony
Assistant Referee: Hussin, Ian
Assistant Referee: Massey-Ellis, Sian
Fourth Official: Donohue, Matthew
Video Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Bankes, Peter
Wednesday 7th January 2026
AFC Bournemouth (First Team) v Tottenham Hotspur (First Team)
Premier League
Referee: England, Darren
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Assistant Referee: Howson, Akil
Fourth Official: Hallam, Farai
Video Assistant Referee: Gillett, Jarred
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Bennett, Simon
Brentford FC (First Team) v Sunderland AFC (First Team)
Premier League
Referee: Donohue, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Smith, Wade
Assistant Referee: Meredith, Steven
Fourth Official: Jones, Robert
Video Assistant Referee: [s]Brooks, John[/s] Tierney, Paul
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Robinson, Tim
Burnley FC (First Team) v Manchester United FC (First Team)
Premier League
Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Betts, Lee
Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
Fourth Official: Allison, Samuel
Video Assistant Referee: Pawson, Craig
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Burt, Stuart
Crystal Palace FC (First Team) v Aston Villa FC (First Team)
Premier League
Referee: Madley, Andrew
Assistant Referee: [s]Hopton, Nick[/s] Cook, Dan
Assistant Referee: Scholes, Mark
Fourth Official: Doughty, Leigh
Video Assistant Referee: Oliver, Michael
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Greenhalgh, Nick
Everton FC (First Team) v Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (First
Team)
Premier League
Referee: Kirk, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Holmes, Adrian
Assistant Referee: Long, Simon
Fourth Official: Hooper, Simon
Video Assistant Referee: Kavanagh, Christopher
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Taylor, Craig
Fulham (First Team) v Chelsea (First Team)
Premier League
Referee: Bankes, Peter
Assistant Referee: Smart, Edward
Assistant Referee: Antrobus, Blake
Fourth Official: Taylor, Anthony
Video Assistant Referee: [s]Tierney, Paul[/s] Brooks, John
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Beswick, Gary
Manchester City FC (First Team) v Brighton & Hove Albion FC
(First Team)
Premier League
Referee: Bramall, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Assistant Referee: Wilkes, Matthew
Fourth Official: Harrington, Tony
Video Assistant Referee: Chilowicz, Alex
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Robathan, Daniel
Newcastle United FC (First Team) v Leeds United AFC (First Team)
Premier League
Referee: Salisbury, Michael
Assistant Referee: Perry, Marc
Assistant Referee: Hatzidakis, Constantine
Fourth Official: Backhouse, Anthony
Video Assistant Referee: Howard, Paul
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Massey-Ellis, Sian
Thursday 8th January 2026
Arsenal (First Team) v Liverpool FC (First Team)
Premier League
Referee: Taylor, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Beswick, Gary
Assistant Referee: Nunn, Adam
Fourth Official: Hooper, Simon
Video Assistant Referee: Brooks, John
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Robathan, Daniel
#Post#: 99219--------------------------------------------------
Re: Sat 3rd - Thu 8th Jan 2026
By: greeny Date: December 29, 2025, 10:10 am
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That is an extremely quick return to Bournemouth for Kav. It's
also 2 days after he has Liverpool v Leeds - he could surely
have been given a Sunday game.
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Re: Sat 3rd - Thu 8th Jan 2026
By: TA_Ref Date: December 29, 2025, 10:22 am
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Another game for Tom Kirk which is very well deserved and
another game for Donohue which I’m not sure is entirely
deserved.
Taylor on Arsenal v Liverpool as expected really.
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Re: Sat 3rd - Thu 8th Jan 2026
By: HChip Date: December 29, 2025, 10:26 am
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Great to see Kirk and Donohue on PL Games, both well deserved in
my opinion.
Gillett, Kavanagh, Hooper and Oliver with big games at the
weekend and Taylor with the big game midweek.
#Post#: 99228--------------------------------------------------
Re: Sat 3rd - Thu 8th Jan 2026
By: TheThingFromLewes Date: December 29, 2025, 10:42 am
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Big game for Bankes too at our place…
Harrington with a very good relegation scrap at West Ham, and no
surprise to see Taylor at Arsenal.
Robinson with another short hop down the A27, Eastbound this
time.
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Re: Sat 3rd - Thu 8th Jan 2026
By: ajb95 Date: December 29, 2025, 11:03 am
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Boring set of appointments. Bankes clearly being pushed and
seems quite clear now he will get one of the domestic cups
(probably league cup).
harrington with a key 6 pointer at the bottom to reward his good
run this season
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Re: Sat 3rd - Thu 8th Jan 2026
By: tef Date: December 29, 2025, 11:07 am
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Will be the third season in a row that Taylor has got Arsenal v
Liverpool, and he will have done 4 of the last 5 meetings
between them. Funny how it plays out sometimes.
Is that the first time Hatzidakis is the lead VAR? I see Attwell
is there for support.
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Re: Sat 3rd - Thu 8th Jan 2026
By: ajb95 Date: December 29, 2025, 11:10 am
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[quote author=TA_Ref link=topic=7557.msg99223#msg99223
date=1767025375]
Another game for Tom Kirk which is very well deserved and
another game for Donohue which I’m not sure is entirely
deserved.
Taylor on Arsenal v Liverpool as expected really.
[/quote]
Didn't Donohue do Brentford in his last game too?
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Re: Sat 3rd - Thu 8th Jan 2026
By: robbieg Date: December 29, 2025, 11:39 am
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Stuart Attwell AGAIN ;D ;D
Third time for Sunderland this season and all when we visit some
of the blue chip Premier League sides [ Manchester United and
Liverpool being the others].
Just was hoping for a new name for us.
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Re: Sat 3rd - Thu 8th Jan 2026
By: Whistleblower Date: December 29, 2025, 12:23 pm
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Donohue and Kirk in the driving seat for SG1 it seems. What
about Kitchen ? Has he already potentially secured it or has his
star waned ?
Nothing yet for Hallam or Ricardo and I'm surprised the Smiths,
Lewis and Josh, aren't there.
I suppose we may see Allison back in the Premiership again but I
have my doubts
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