
Pep: I have never trusted anything with VAR
Pep Guardiola expresses distrust in VAR after title race controversy.
The Premier League has announced the referees for Arsenal's match against Burnley and Manchester City's next two games. This confirmation includes the match official appointments for the upcoming fixtures.
Referees confirmed for Arsenal-Burnley & City’s next 2 games
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The Premier League have confirmed the choice of match officials for Matchweek 37, including all the games from Friday, May 15th to Tuesday, May 19th.
Arsenal face Burnley at the Emirates Stadium on Monday, May 18th, so we now know that Paul Tierney will be refereeing the match, assisted by Richard West and Mark Scholes.
Rob Jones will be the fourth official, with James Bell on VAR, assisted by Tim Wood.
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For what it’s worth, we also know the referees for Manchester City’s next couple of league games.
The Premier League has confirmed the referees for the Arsenal vs Burnley match, but specific names were not provided in the excerpt.
Manchester City's next two games have been confirmed along with their referees, but the specific fixtures were not detailed in the excerpt.
The exact date and time for the Arsenal vs Burnley match were not mentioned in the excerpt.

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Stuart Attwell will referee City’s home game against Palace on Wednesday, with John Brooks on VAR. Then, Anthony Taylor will referee City’s trip to Bournemouth next Tuesday, with Jarred Gillett on VAR.
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There’s potential for any or all of the three games to be title-turning for Arsenal or City.
A City draw or defeat on Wednesday would open up the opportunity for Arsenal to win the league against Burnley. Wins for City and Arsenal would mean any dropped points for Pep Guardiola’s side at Bournemouth would confirm Arsenal’s title.
But two wins for City and dropped points for Arsenal could swing the race back in Guardiola’s favour ahead of the final day. A defeat for the Gunners would put it firmly in City’s hands.
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After Sunday’s pivotal VAR call, the hope is that these coming fixtures will be decided without the need for major intervention from the officials. But if another big decision needs to be made, it better be the right one.