Match Officials: Michael Oliver to referee Everton vs Manchester City

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Ahead of the meeting between Everton and Manchester City, the Premier League have now announced the list of match officials to oversee proceedings at the Hill Dickinson Stadium!

Match Referee

The Premier League have confirmed that the highly-regarded and experienced Michael Oliver will be the man tasked with officiating from the middle of the pitch on Monday night as match referee.

Oliver will be overseeing his 40th match of the campaign across competitions at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, having worked on the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, World Cup qualification, and the FA Cup.

In his 39 matches to date this season, Oliver has issued 142 yellow cards, one leading to a second yellow card dismissal, one direct red card, and awarding four penalty kicks in the process.

Manchester City are Michael Oliver’s third-most frequent team to officiate, overseeing the Sky Blues on 65 previous occasions, with 46 of those resulting in a win for the club, eight ending in a draw, and 11 resulting in defeat.

City have received a total of 100 yellow cards from Oliver, one second yellow card dismissal, no straight red cards, and 12 penalty kicks awarded in their favour across those 65 matches.

Manchester City and Michael Oliver have come across one another on four occasions already this season, three of which have come in the Premier League; a 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa, a 1-1 draw against Chelsea, and a 1-1 draw against West Ham.

The most recent outing involving Manchester City and Oliver came in the FA Cup quarter-finals and the impressive 4-0 win over Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.

Assistant Referees

Accompanying Michael Oliver from the field of play at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Monday night will be a duo of Stuart Burt and Nick Greenhalgh, appointed into the roles of assistant referees for the contest.

Video Assistant Referees

Overseeing matters between Everton and Manchester City from Stockley Park’s VAR Hub will be referee Paul Howard in the role of Video Assistant Referee, supported by Blake Antrobus as Assistant Video Assistant Referee.

Fourth Official

Standing between the two dugouts and managing affairs involving David Moyes and Pep Guardiola will be referee Andy Madley, appointed as the fourth official for this contest.