The Premier League have confirmed that Sam Barrott has been appointed to Brighton & Hove Albion in opposition to Manchester Metropolis as match referee on Saturday night.
Pep Guardiola and his Manchester Metropolis gamers shall be determined to get again to successful methods, having sustained three defeats in a row throughout all competitions for the primary time since April 2018.
A Carabao Cup fourth spherical exit by the hands of Tottenham in North London final week was adopted up by the identical scoreline in Premier League motion, as Bournemouth issued a 2-1 victory over Manchester Metropolis simply days later.
Rounding off a horrible week of outcomes for Pep Guardiola’s squad was defeat within the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, as Ruben Amorim’s Sporting CP put 4 targets previous Ederson to ship off their 39-year-old head coach to Manchester United in the absolute best means.
Issues actually don’t get any simpler for the Premier League champions as they search a extra constructive end result, travelling to Fabian Hurzeler’s ever-impressive Brighton facet on Saturday, with the south coast membership at the moment eighth within the division.
Forward of the assembly between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester Metropolis, the Premier League have now introduced the record of match officers to supervise proceedings on the Amex!
Match Referee
This weekend, Sam Barrott will oversee proceedings between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester Metropolis, with the referee taking cost of his seventh Premier League recreation of the marketing campaign.
Throughout his earlier six matches, Barrott has issued a complete of 36 yellow playing cards with no dismissals or penalties awarded along with his matches together with Arsenal’s dramatic 4-2 win over Leicester Metropolis and Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Brentford.
Barrott has solely taken cost of a Manchester Metropolis match on one earlier event, overseeing the 3-1 dwelling victory over Burnley on the finish of January earlier this 12 months, issuing two yellow playing cards throughout that contest.
Assistant Referees
Accompanying Sam Barrott on the sphere this weekend, and providing their skillset from the function of assistant referees, the Premier League have confirmed that Lee Betts and Steve Meredith will occupy the touchlines.
Video Assistant Referees
Overseeing issues from the VAR Hub at Stockley Park this weekend, the Premier League have confirmed Jarred Gillett will occupy the function of Video Assistant Referee, with Stuart Burt within the function of Assistant Video Assistant Referee.
Fourth Official
As for the ultimate appointment of the weekend, and guaranteeing that issues between Fabian Hurzeler and Pep Guardiola are stored so as within the Amex dugouts shall be Andy Davies within the function of fourth official.
