Aston Villa v Arsenal: Match Officials
Soccer Football - Premier League - Chelsea v Aston Villa - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - September 24, 2023 Referee Jarred Gillett checks a screen during a VAR review before showing a red card to Chelsea's Malo Gusto REUTERS/David Klein NO USE WITH UNAUTHORIZED AUDIO, VIDEO, DATA, FIXTURE LISTS, CLUB/LEAGUE LOGOS OR 'LIVE' SERVICES. ONLINE IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 45 IMAGES, NO VIDEO EMULATION. NO USE IN BETTING, GAMES OR SINGLE CLUB/LEAGUE/PLAYER PUBLICATIONS.
The match officials have now been confirmed for the Premier League tie between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park on Saturday 9th December, which will kick-off at 17:30, live on Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League and Ultra HDR.
Referee: Jarred Gillett.
Assistant Referee: Darren Cann.
Assistant Referee: James Mainwaring.
Fourth Official: Graham Scott.
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury.
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Scott Ledger.
He has officiated two matches involving the hosts so far this season, the first of which was their 1-0 win away at Chelsea in the Premier League (5 yellow cards and 1 red card, including bookings for Emiliano Martinez, Lucas Digne and Douglas Luiz) and the second was their 2-0 defeat away at Nottingham Forest (2 yellow cards, including a booking for Boubacar Kamara), which was also in the Premier League.
His two most recent matches involving Arsenal were both last season, the first of which was the 2-1 win at home versus Fulham in the Premier League (5 yellow cards, including bookings for Ben White and Gabriel Jesus), and the second was the 3-1 defeat at home versus Brighton & Hove Albion in the League Cup (4 yellow cards, including bookings for Karl Hein and Mohamed Elneny).
Jarred Gillett oversaw 27 matches during the 2022/23 season. In those matches, he showed 79 yellow cards (2.93) and 2 red cards. He was most card happy in the FA Cup match between Cardiff City and Leeds United (2-2) when he showed 7 yellow cards and 1 red card, including a booking for former Arsenal youngster Sam Greenwood.
So far this season he has refereed 10 matches, showing 43 yellow cards (4.30) and 2 red cards. He showed 7 yellow cards and 1 red card in the Championship encounter between Sunderland and Middlesbrough, including bookings for two former Arsenal youngsters, Dan Ballard and Sam Greenwood.