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Wolves v Arsenal: Match Officials Confirmed For Molineux Clash

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The match officials have now been confirmed for the Premier League tie between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal at Molineux Stadium on Saturday 20th April (19:30), live on Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League and Ultra HDR.

Referee: Paul Tierney.
Assistant Referee: Scott Ledger.
Assistant Referee: Matthew Wilkes.
Fourth Official: Darren Bond.
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks.
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Wade Smith.

His most recent match involving the hosts was their 2-0 defeat away at Aston Villa in the Premier League at the end of March when he showed 7 yellow cards, including bookings for Max Kilman, Toti Gomes, Tawanda Chirewa and Pablo Sarabia.

His most recent match involving Arsenal was the 4-1 win at home against Newcastle United in the Premier League in February. He only showed 1 yellow card in this match, which was given to Martin Odegaard.

Paul Tierney oversaw 34 matches during the 2022/23 season. In those matches, he showed 129 yellow cards (3.79) and 3 red cards. He was most card-happy in the Premier League encounter between Liverpool and Arsenal (2-2) at Anfield when he showed 8 yellow cards, including bookings for Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White, Granit Xhaka and Bukayo Saka.

Tierney has been the man with the whistle on 26 occasions so far this season, showing 103 yellow cards (3.96) and 3 red cards. He showed 8 yellow cards and 1 red card in the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers, including bookings for Max Kilman, Pablo Sarabia, Boubacar Traore, Mattheus Cunha, Pedro Neto and Hwang Hee-Chan.

Sources: English Premier League and Soccerbase.

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