Darren England has been appointed to referee Arsenal’s match in opposition to Ipswich City on Friday evening, refereeing the Gunners for simply the fifth time.
The have confirmed that will referee Arsenal’s match in opposition to Ipswich City on the Emirates Stadium on Friday evening, assisted by Wade Smith and Akil Howson.
Lewis Smith will act because the fourth official, with Alex Chilowicz on VAR and Adam Nunn helping him.
That is simply the fifth time that England has refereed an Arsenal match, and the primary time in virtually 20 months.
England’s first match involving Arsenal was a 5-0 League Cup win over Nottingham Forest in 2019, and he went on to referee Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United in 2022, their 4-2 victory over Leicester Metropolis later that 12 months, and their 4-1 win over Leeds United in April 2023.
The referee awarded a penalty to Arsenal in that Leeds match, transformed by . Till final week, that was the final time Jesus had scored two or extra targets in a recreation, however he’s now carried out so in consecutive fixtures.
England is but to award a pink card to both workforce in a fixture involving Arsenal, and the identical goes for awarding penalties in opposition to the Gunners. One different optimistic omen is that the house aspect has received in all 4 Arsenal video games he’s refereed.
Alternatively, the final time England refereed Ispwich City in north London was their first win of the season – in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur. The away aspect will hope for a similar consequence this time round.