Overview

• Assistants Constantine Hatzidakis and Nicholas Hopton will run the lines, with Jarred Gillett as VAR, Ian Hussin as AVAR and Craig Pawson as fourth official.
• So far this season Attwell has officiated four matches across competitions, issuing 22 yellow cards and awarding two penalties.
• His last Arsenal involvement was the November 2023 defeat at Newcastle that drew strong criticism from Mikel Arteta, who was charged by the FA before the case was later dismissed.
• Across his career he has overseen 24 Manchester City games, with City winning 17, drawing one and losing six, during which he has shown 40 yellows, three reds and awarded five penalties.
• His most recent City assignment was the 2025 FA Cup Final loss to Crystal Palace, which featured a VAR review of a Dean Henderson handball outside the box with no sanction given.