The Emirates FA Cup provides the first major date of 2018’s football calendar, when the third round kicks-off this weekend.
With 32 ties taking place across Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, there’s no shortage of action and we can now reveal the match officials who will be taking charge of all the fixtures.
And with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system being trialled in selected ties from the third round onwards, this also includes the addition of two designated VAR officials for the tie between Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace on Monday 8 January.
Neil Swarbrick is the official who will be the first-ever VAR in a competitive fixture in England and he will be assisted at the Amex Stadium by Peter Kirkup at the final tie of the weekend, which is also being screened live on BT Sport.
See the full list of Emirates FA Cup match officials below.
1 Ipswich Town v Sheffield United
Referee: Michael Jones
Assistant referees: Robert Hyde & Ian Cooper
Fourth official: Graham Horwood
2 Watford v Bristol City
Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistant referees: Stuart Burt & James Mainwaring
Fourth official: Mark Heywood
3 Birmingham City v Burton Albion
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Assistant referees: Adam Crysell & John Flynn
Fourth official: Antony Coggins
4 Liverpool v Everton
Referee: Robert Madley
Assistant referees: Marc Perry & Adrian Holmes
Fourth official: Jonathan Moss
5 Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace
Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistant referees: Scott Ledger & Richard West
Fourth official: Graham Scott
VAR & AVAR: Neil Swarbrick & Peter Kirkup
6 Aston Villa v Peterborough United
Referee: Robert Jones
Assistant referees: Philip Dermott & Steven Meredith
Fourth official: Peter Gibbons
7 AFC Bournemouth v Wigan Athletic
Referee: Andrew Madley
Assistant referees: Harry Lennard & Matt Foley
Fourth official: Charles Breakspear
8 Coventry City v Stoke City
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistant referees: Matthew Wilkes & Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth official: Paul Tierney
9 Newport County v Leeds United
Referee: Michael Dean
Assistant referees: Simon Long & Dan Cook
Fourth official: Kevin Johnson
10 Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town
Referee: Roger East
Assistant referees: Andrew Halliday & Jonathan Hunt
Fourth official: Martin Coy
11 Yeovil Town v Bradford City
Referee: John Brooks
Assistant referees: Samuel Ogles & Matthew Lee
Fourth official: Adam Bromley
12 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Assistant referees: Sian Massey-Ellis & Edward Smart
Fourth official: Kevin Friend
13 Brentford v Notts County
Referee: Tim Robinson
Assistant referees: Michael George & Darren Blunden
Fourth official: Craig Hicks
14 Queens Park Rangers v Milton Keynes Dons
Referee: James Linington
Assistant referees: Mark Dwyer & Lee Venamore
Fourth official: Nicholas Kinseley
15 Manchester United v Derby County
Referee: Kevin Friend
Assistant referees: Michael McDonough & Neil Davies
Fourth official: David Coote
16 Exeter City v West Bromwich Albion
Referee: Lee Mason
Assistant referees: Derek Eaton & Mark Russell
Fourth official: Brett Huxtable
17 Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Assistant referees: David Avent & Paul Hodskinson
Fourth official: Matthew Donohue
18 Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Wimbledon
Referee: David Coote
Assistant referees: Adam Nunn & Daniel Leach
Fourth official: Andre Marriner
19 Middlesbrough v Sunderland
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
Assistant referees: Akil Howson & Wayne Grunnill
Fourth official: Carl Boyeson
20 Fleetwood Town v Leicester City
Referee: Simon Hooper
Assistant referees: Peter Kirkup & Lee Betts
Fourth official: Michael Salisbury
21 Blackburn Rovers v Hull City
Referee: Oliver Langford
Assistant referees: Mark Jones & Duncan Street
Fourth official: Tom Nield
22 Cardiff City v Mansfield Town
Referee: Lee Probert
Assistant referees: Robert Merchant & Craig Taylor
Fourth official: Robert Lewis
23 Manchester City v Burnley
Referee: Graham Scott
Assistant referees: Simon Bennett & Shaun Hudson
Fourth official: Andy Haines
24 Shrewsbury Town v West Ham United
Referee: Paul Tierney
Assistant referees: Steve Child & Mark Scholes
Fourth official: Robert Madley
25 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swansea City
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistant referees: Ian Hussin & Geoffrey Russell
Fourth official: Graham Salisbury
26 Stevenage v Reading
Referee: Ben Toner
Assistant referees: Nigel Lugg & Mark Griffiths
Fourth official: Alan Dale
27 Newcastle United v Luton Town
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Assistant referees: Andrew Garratt & Billy Smallwood
Fourth official: Darren Handley
28 Millwall v Barnsley
Referee: Darren Bond
Assistant referees: Mark Pottage & Anthony Da Costa
Fourth official: John Busby
29 Fulham v Southampton
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistant referees: Daniel Robathan & Nick Hopton
Fourth official: Gavin Ward
30 Wycombe Wanderers v Preston North End
Referee: Peter Bankes
Assistant referees: Timothy Wood & Callum Walchester
Fourth official: Christopher O'Donnell
31 Norwich City v Chelsea
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistant referees: Simon Beck & Constantine Hatzidakis
Fourth official: Dean Whitestone
32 Carlisle United v Sheffield Wednesday
Referee: David Webb
Assistant referees: Barry Cropp & Barry Gordon
Fourth official: David Underwood
