This weekend, the 11th round of the 2025-26 Premier League season will kick off. The Premier League officially announced the refereeing arrangements for this round of games. Chris Kavanagh (cover) will referee the highlight match between Manchester City and Liverpool at home, and Sam Barrot will referee Manchester United's away game against Tottenham.
The specific referee arrangements for the 11th round of the Premier League are as follows:
Tottenham VS Manchester United
Head referee: Sam Barrot
Assistant referees: Tim Wood, Nick Greenhall
Fourth official: Rob Jones
VAR referee: John Brooks
VAR assistant referee: Tony Harrington
Everton VS Fulham
Referee: Andy Madeley
Assistant referees: Nick Hopton, Steve Meredith
Fourth official: Ben Toner
VAR referee: Stuart Atwell
VAR assistant: Konstantin Hatchedakis
West Ham VS Burnley
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Assistant referee : Mark Perry, Natalie Aspinall
Fourth official: James Lenington
VAR referee: Neil Davies
VAR referee assistant: Peter Banks
Sunderland VS Arsenal
Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistant referee: James Mainwaring, Matt Wilkes
Fourth official: Anton Nick Backhouse
VAR referee: James Bell
VAR assistant: Adam Nunn
Chelsea VS Wolves
Head referee: Andrew Keating
Assistant referee: Adrian Holmes, Wade Smith
Fourth official: Anthony Taylor
VAR referee: Darren England
VAR referee Assistant: Craig Taylor
Villa VS Bournemouth
Referee: John Brooks
Assistant referee: Simon Bennett, Lee Bates
Fourth official: James Bell
VAR referee: Peter Banks
VAR assistant: Gary Beswick
Brentford VS Newcastle
Referee Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistant referees: Consetantine Hatchedakis, Ian Harsin
Fourth official: Tom Bramall
VAR referee: Paul Tierney
VAR assistant: Nick Greenhall
Crystal Palace VS Brighton
Referee: Tim Robinson
Assistant referee: Richard West, Mark Scholes
Fourth official: Tony Harrington
VAR referee: Paul Howard
VAR assistant referee: Zion Marcy Ellis
Nottingham Forest VS Leeds United
Referee: Jared Gillett
Assistant referee: Neil Davis, Eddie Smart
Fourth official: Anthony Taylor
VAR referee: Matt Donoghue
VAR assistant: Wade Smith
Manchester City VS Liverpool
Head referee: Chris Kavanagh
Assistant referee: Dan Cook, Stuart Burt
Fourth official: Sam Barrot
VAR referee: Michael Oliver
VAR assistant: Tim Wood