Overview
- The Premier League confirmed Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring as assistants, Michael Salisbury as fourth official, and Stuart Attwell with Constantine Hatzidakis on VAR for Sunday at the Emirates.
- It is Oliver’s first Arsenal match in roughly 10 months, returning after the Wolves game in which Myles Lewis‑Skelly’s red card was rescinded on appeal.
- PGMOL chief Howard Webb later acknowledged the dismissal was wrong, and police investigated threats and abuse directed at Oliver following that incident.
- Arsenal face defensive doubts for the derby, with Gabriel Magalhaes nursing a groin issue from Brazil duty and Riccardo Calafiori managing a hip problem after Italy duty.
- Oliver has officiated Arsenal fixtures 62 times and will oversee his eighth north London derby, sharpening attention on officiating in a high-profile fixture.