2026-27 Premier League MatchWeek 3 Referee Assignments, full matchday 3 officials, Fixtures, Date, Kick-off times.

See who will be officiating in the 3rd matchday week of 2026/27 Premier League fixtures, including the Video Assistant Referees

The match officials for Matchweek 3 of the 2026/27 Premier League season have been appointed, alongwith the full fixtures kick-off times.

The 2026-27 Premier League Matchweek 3 referee appointments and fixtures are confirmed, with match officials assigned across all 10 games. Find the complete fixture schedule, kick-off times, referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VARs and Assistant VARs for MatchDay 3.

Premier League • Fri 04 Sep: Match finished
Ipswich Town 0-2 Liverpool

Referee: Darren England.
Assistants: Richard West, Adrian Holmes.
Fourth official: Lewis Smith.
VAR: Nick Hopton.
Assistant VAR: Gary Beswick.

Premier League • Sat 05 Sep: 12:30 BST
Newcastle United vs Bournemouth

Referee: Rob Jones.
Assistants: Nick Greenhalgh, Alistair Nelson.
Fourth official: Ruebyn Ricardo.
VAR: Matt Donohue.
Assistant VAR: Ian Hussin.

Premier League • Sat 05 Sep: 15:00 BST
Brentford vs Sunderland

Referee: Tom Bramall.
Assistants: Gary Beswick, Craig Taylor.
Fourth official: Lewis Smith.
VAR: Tim Wood.
Assistant VAR: Blake Antrobus.

Premier League • Sat 05 Sep: 15:00 BST
Brighton and Hove Albion vs Leeds United

Referee: Stuart Attwell.
Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis, Nick Hopton.
Fourth official: John Busby.
VAR: James Bell.
Assistant VAR: Edward Smart.

Premier League • Sat 05 Sep: 15:00 BST
Fulham vs Crystal Palace

Referee: Sam Barrott.
Assistants: Adam Nunn, Wade Smith.
Fourth official: Tom Reeves.
VAR: John Brooks.
Assistant VAR: Oliver Mackey.

Premier League • Sat 05 Sep: 15:00 BST
Manchester City vs Coventry City

Referee: Paul Tierney.
Assistants: Scott Ledger, Andrew Dallison.
Fourth official: Tim Robinson.
VAR: Neil Davies.
Assistant VAR: Steve Meredith.

Premier League • Sat 05 Sep: 15:00 BST
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur

Referee: Craig Pawson.
Assistants: Lee Betts, Mat Wilkes.
Fourth official: David Webb.
VAR: Peter Bankes.
Assistant VAR: Alex Chilowicz.

Premier League • Sat 05 Sep: 17:30 BST
Hull City vs Aston Villa

Referee: Michael Oliver.
Assistants: Stuart Burt, James Mainwaring.
Fourth official: Tom Nield.
VAR: Tony Harrington.
Assistant VAR: Paul Howard.

Premier League • Sun 06 Sep: 14:00 BST
Everton vs Manchester United

Referee: John Brooks.
Assistants: Simon Long, Blake Antrobus.
Fourth official: Sam Barrott.
VAR: Paul Howard.
Assistant VAR: Craig Taylor.

Premier League • Sun 06 Sep: 16:30 BST
Arsenal vs Chelsea

Referee: Chris Kavanagh.
Assistants: Dan Cook, Tim Wood.
Fourth official: Tom Bramall.
VAR: Darren England.
Assistant VAR: Constantine Hatzidakis.

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