West Ham United (a): PL Match Officials Confirmed

The match officials have now been confirmed for the Premier League tie between West Ham United and Arsenal at the London Stadium on Saturday 11th February (14:00), live on Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League and Ultra HDR.

Referee: Craig Pawson.
Assistant Referee: Marc Perry.
Assistant Referee: Steven Meredith.
Fourth Official: Graham Scott.
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks.
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Lee Betts.

His most recent match involving the hosts was their 4-3 defeat in the Premier League away at Crystal Palace last season when he showed 3 yellow cards, including bookings for Vladimir Coufal and Tomas Soucek.

His most recent match involving The Gunners was the 1-0 win away at Leicester City in the Premier League last season. He only brandished 1 yellow card in this match (Gabriel Martinelli).

Craig Pawson oversaw a total of 39 matches last season, showing 156 yellow cards (4.00) and 3 red cards. He was just a little card-happy in the Europa Conference League encounter between Slavia Prague and Rakow Czestochowa (2-0) when he showed 10 yellow cards.

Pawson has been the man with the whistle on 19 occasions so far this season, showing 91 yellow cards (4.79) and 3 red cards. He showed 11 yellow cards in the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City (2-1).

Sources: English Premier League and Soccerbase.