Overview
- Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring are the assistant referees, Michael Salisbury is fourth official, and Stuart Attwell and Constantine Hatzidakis will run VAR duties.
- It is Oliver’s first Arsenal assignment in roughly 10 months, following the Myles Lewis-Skelly dismissal at Wolves that was later rescinded after PGMOL chief Howard Webb acknowledged the error.
- Police launched investigations into threats and abuse directed at Oliver after that match, which drew strong condemnation from the Premier League and PGMOL.
- Arsenal lead the Premier League by four points and could move 11 clear of Spurs with a win in Sunday’s derby.
- This will be Oliver’s eighth north London derby; he has refereed 62 Arsenal matches, one of the highest totals of any club he has officiated.