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Match official teams for our Emirates FA Cup fourth round ties have been confirmed

Tuesday 23 Jan 2024
Referee Darren England will take charge of AFC Bournemouth v Swansea City in the fourth round

With the Emirates FA Cup fourth round proper schedule to take place across the weekend of Friday 26 through to Sunday 28 January, we can now confirm the match officials who will oversee each game.

Seven of the ties will feature a video assistant referee (VAR) team and all match appointments can be seen below.

To see the dates and kick-off times of all fourth round fixtures, please visit our match schedule page.

1 Watford v Southampton
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Assistant referees: Matthew Wilkes & Derek Eaton
Fourth official: Will Finnie

2 Blackburn Rovers v Wrexham
Referee: Andrew Madley
Assistant referees: Nick Hopton & Paul Hodskinson
Fourth official: Will Finnie

3 AFC Bournemouth v Swansea City

Referee: Darren England
Assistant referees: Daniel Robathan & Daniel Leach
Fourth official: James Linnington
VAR: Thomas Bramall
Support VAR: Paul Tierney
Assistant VAR: Constantine Hatzidakis

4 West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Assistant referees: Simon Bennett & Blake Antrobus
Fourth official: John Busby

5 Bristol City v Nottingham Fores
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Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistant referees: James Mainwaring & Sam Lewis
Fourth official: James Bell

6 Leicester City v Birmingham City

Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistant referees: Richard West & Steven Meredith
Fourth official: Tom Reeves

7 Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City

Referee: Darren Bond
Assistant referees: Neil Davies & Shaun Hudson
Fourth official: Jeremy Simpson

8 Chelsea v Aston Villa

Referee: Robert Jones
Assistant referees: Ian Hussin & Bhupinder Singh Gill
Fourth official: David Webb
VAR: Simon Hooper
Support VAR: John Brooks
Assistant VAR: Matthew Wilkes

9 Ipswich Town v Maidstone United
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistant referees: Wade Smith & Alex James
Fourth official: Tom Nield

10 Liverpool v Norwich City

Referee: Sam Barrott
Assistant referees: Marc Perry and Mark Stevens
Fourth official: Craig Pawson
VAR: Tim Robinson
Support VAR: Stuart Attwell
Assistant VAR: Mark Scholes

11 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
Referee: Paul Tierney
Assistant referees: Adrian Holmes & Scott Ledger
Fourth official: Darren England
VAR: Tim Robinson
Support VAR: Jarred Gillett
Assistant VAR: Simon Bennett

12 Leeds United v Plymouth Argyle
Referee: Lewis Smith
Assistant referees: Jonathan Hunt & George Byrne
Fourth official: Sam Allison

13 Everton v Luton Town
Referee: Josh Smith
Assistant referees: Edward Smart & Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth official: Matthew Donohue
VAR: Andrew Madley
Support VAR: David Coote
Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis

14 Newport County v Manchester United

Referee: David Coote
Assistant referees: Timothy Wood & Craig Taylor
Fourth official: Andrew Kitchen

15 Sheffield United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
Assistant referees: Lee Betts & Akil Howson
Fourth official: James Linnington
VAR: Darren Bond
Support VAR: Michael Salisbury
Assistant VAR: Timothy Wood

16 Fulham v Newcastle United
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Assistant referees: Darren Cann & Mark Scholes
Fourth official: Oliver Langford
VAR: Tony Harrington
Support VAR: Robert Jones
Assistant VAR: Nick Hopton

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