2026-27 Premier League MatchWeek 9 Referee Assignments, full matchday 9 officials, Fixtures, Date, Kick-times..

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

The match officials for 9th Matchweek of the 2026/27 Premier League season have been appointed, along with the full fixtures kick-off times.

The 2026-27 Premier League Matchweek 9 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 Matchweek 9.

The weekend features big fixtures including that start with Manchester United vs Chelsea, Manchester City vs Brighton, Arsenal Vs Liverpool and Spurs vs Palace.

This guide lists the full Matchweek 9 fixture schedule, kick-off times, referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VARs and Assistant VARs, providing all the latest match-official information for the second round of the Premier League season.

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Premier League Matchweek 9 Referees and VAR Appointments 2026/27

Chelsea 2-0 Manchester United

Premier League • Sat 31 Oct - 12:30

Referee: Peter Bankes.

Assistants: Gary Beswick, Blake Antrobus.

Fourth official: Paul Tierney.

VAR: James Bell.

Assistant VAR: Tim Wood.

Bournemouth 2-0 Leeds United

Premier League • Sat 31 Oct - 15:00

Referee: Michael Salisbury.

Assistants: Adrian Holmes, Conor Brown.

Fourth official: Tom Reeves.

VAR: Nick Hopton.

Assistant VAR: Alex Chilowicz.

Brentford 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Premier League • Sat 31 Oct - 15:00

Referee: Darren England.

Assistants: Scott Ledger, Mat Wilkes.

Fourth official: Farai Hallam.

VAR: Andrew Kitchen.

Assistant VAR: Tom Nield.

Coventry City 3-1 Sunderland

Premier League • Sat 31 Oct - 15:00

Referee: Simon Hooper.

Assistants: Edward Smart, Simon Long.

Fourth official: Sam Allison.

VAR: Constantine Hatzidakis.

Assistant VAR: Stuart Attwell.

Hull City 2-2 Ipswich Town

Premier League • Sat 31 Oct - 15:00

Referee: Tom Kirk.

Assistants: Akil Howson, Andrew Dallison.

Fourth official: Tony Harrington.

VAR: Neil Davies.

Assistant VAR: Nick Greenhalgh.

Manchester City 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Premier League • Sat 31 Oct - 15:00

Referee: Craig Pawson.

Assistants: Lee Betts, Alex James.

Fourth official: John Busby.

VAR: John Brooks.

Assistant VAR: Steve Meredith.

Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Crystal Palace

Premier League • Sat 31 Oct - 17:30

Referee: Michael Oliver.

Assistants: Stuart Burt, James Mainwaring.

Fourth official: Matt Corlett.

VAR: Jarred Gillett.

Assistant VAR: Richard West.

Aston Villa 1-1 Fulham

Premier League • Sat 31 Oct - 20:00

Referee: Sam Barrott.

Assistants: Adam Nunn, Wade Smith.

Fourth official: Elliot Bell.

VAR: Matt Donohue.

Assistant VAR: Paul Howard.

Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal

Premier League • Sun 01 Nov - 16:30

Referee: Andy Madley.

Assistants: Nick Hopton, Tim Wood.

Fourth official: Tom Bramall.

VAR: Stuart Attwell.

Assistant VAR: James Bell.

Newcastle United vs Everton

Premier League • Mon 02 Nov - 20:00

Referee: John Brooks.

Assistants: Nick Greenhalgh, Steve Meredith.

Fourth official: Bobby Madley.

VAR: Paul Howard.

Assistant VAR: Stuart Burt.