Who is the referee for Sunderland v Bournemouth on Saturday? Premier League confirm refereeing officials including Tim Robinson and Mark Scholes
The Premier League has confirmed the refereeing officials for the match against Sunderland and Bournemouth this Saturday.
Sunderland will welcome Bournemouth to its Stadium of Light this weekend. This will be the first league meeting between Sunderland and Bournemouth since April 2017, with the Cherries winning 1-0 at the Stadium of Light to confirm Sunderland’s relegation from the Premier League.
Sunderland are unbeaten at home in the Premier League so far this season, picking up just two fewer points in six games this term than they did at home in the whole of their last campaign in the top-flight in 2016-17 (14 in 19 games). Meanwhile Bournemouth have lost four of their last seven Premier League away games.
The Premier League have confirmed the refereeing officials for the weekend meeting at 3pm on Saturday. Tim Robinson will oversee the game on Wearside and will be assisted by two linesmen in Richard West and Mark Scholes.
Tony Harrington has been appointed as the game’s fourth official and will oversee his duties in the coaching technical area. John Brooks will be handling the responsibility of being the Video Assistant Referee for the game whilst Simon Bennett will act as VAR Assistant.