The Premier League have confirmed their workforce of match officers to supervise proceedings between Crystal Palace and Manchester Metropolis this weekend.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis aspect will likely be eager to construct upon their return to successful methods in midweek, ending a run of seven successive matches throughout all competitions with no win since October 26.
It was a comparatively straight ahead night ultimately for the Premier League champions as targets from Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, and Jeremy Doku secured all three factors and lower the hole between themselves and Liverpool to 9 factors.
There’s nonetheless loads of work to do earlier than Manchester Metropolis can think about their tough patch of kind to be over, and supervisor Pep Guardiola insisted on that perception when he spoke to the media after Wednesday night time’s win.
And that begins with a difficult journey to Selhurst Park this weekend, and a floor that Metropolis have definitely endured blended fortunes in latest seasons, and as such will know that they’ll should be at their best possible to safe three factors as soon as once more.
Forward of the assembly between Crystal Palace and Manchester Metropolis, the Premier League have now introduced the checklist of match officers to supervise proceedings at Selhurst Park!
Match Referee
The Premier League have confirmed that Rob Jones will oversee proceedings from the place of match referee at Selhurst Park this weekend, in what will likely be his tenth English top-flight match of the season.
To this point this marketing campaign, the 37-year-old has issued a complete of 48 yellow playing cards throughout his 9 matches, two dismissals – one by way of a second yellow and one other by way of a straight crimson card, and awarded three penalties.
This would be the first time this season that Jones has taken cost of a Manchester Metropolis contest within the Premier League, having taken cost of 1 sport at Selhurst Park as Crystal Palace misplaced 0-2 to West Ham United in August.
Jones has nonetheless officiated Manchester Metropolis within the Carabao Cup and the primary of the membership’s seven-game winless streak as Tottenham defeated Pep Guardiola’s aspect 2-1 within the fourth spherical of the competitors.
In all of their matches officiated by Rob Jones, that’s Manchester Metropolis’s solely defeat and have gained all different 9 contests, with 14 yellow playing cards issued in that point and 5 penalties awarded, with simply the one dismissal by way of a second yellow card.
Assistant Referees
Supporting Rob Jones from the roles of assistant referees in South London this weekend will likely be Ian Hussin and Neil Davies, the Premier League have confirmed.
Video Assistant Referees
As for the roles being taken up at Stockley Park for Crystal Palace towards Manchester Metropolis, the Premier League have confirmed Stuart Attwell because the Video Assistant Referee, and Adrian Holmes because the Assistant Video Assistant Referee.
Fourth Official
Patrolling the technical areas at Selhurst Park and guaranteeing that proceedings are stored in verify between Oliver Glasner and Pep Guardiola would be the contest’s appointed fourth official, Sam Barrott.