Manchester Metropolis welcome West Ham United to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon of their first contest of the brand new calendar 12 months.
Pep Guardiola and his Metropolis gamers shall be hoping for a way more constructive second-half to the season after a 14-game run throughout competitions noticed Manchester Metropolis win simply two throughout that interval on the back-end of 2024.
Fortunately for the reigning Premier League champions, the ultimate recreation of the final calendar 12 months noticed Metropolis declare a victory as they defeated low-lying Leicester through a 0-2 scoreline on the King Energy Stadium, courtesy of targets from Savinho and Erling Haaland.
Julen Lopetegui and his gamers have taken on a combined bag of outcomes of their very own throughout the season to this point, however latest outings have seen them raise the stress off the West Ham supervisor of late having endured a interval the place his place as head coach was in large doubt.
Victories in opposition to Wolves and Southampton have been coupled with rating attracts in opposition to Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion, while West Ham will come into the conflict in opposition to Metropolis off the again of a heavy 0-5 house defeat to Liverpool.
Forward of the assembly between Manchester Metropolis and West Ham United, the Premier League have now introduced the listing of match officers to supervise proceedings on the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon!
Match Referee
The Premier League have this week introduced that referee Michael Salisbury will tackle the position of lead match official on the pitch on the Etihad Stadium for Manchester Metropolis in opposition to West Ham United.
This weekend’s conflict within the English top-flight shall be Salisbury’s eleventh outing of the continued season and his fifth within the Premier League, having taken on matches within the Championship, EFL Trophy, and League Two, too.
Throughout these 10 matches to this point, Michael Salisbury has issued 37 yellow playing cards, three pink playing cards, and is but to award a penalty-kick, while this weekend’s contest shall be solely his second match involving Manchester Metropolis.
The final time the Lancashire-born official took cost of Pep Guardiola’s facet got here within the FA Cup third spherical throughout final season, as Manchester Metropolis comfortably dismissed of Huddersfield City on the Etihad Stadium.
Assistant Referees
Accompanying Michael Salisbury on the Etihad Stadium this weekend and taking up the roles of assistant referees shall be Eddie Good and Derek Eaton.
Video Assistant Referees
Working their duties at Stockley Park and the VAR Hub shall be Graham Scott within the place of Video Assistant Referee, accompanied by Scott Ledger within the position of Assistant Video Assistant Referee.
Fourth Official
Standing between Pep Guardiola and Julen Lopetegui and overseeing the 2 dugouts from the place shall be referee Oli Langford on the Etihad Stadium.