{"id":13052,"date":"2024-10-15T15:54:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T15:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=13052"},"modified":"2024-10-15T15:54:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T15:54:28","slug":"liverpool-vs-chelsea-referee-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/liverpool-vs-chelsea-referee-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Vs Chelsea Referee Announced Leaving Blues Fans Delighted With The Outcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ahead of Sunday&#8217;s huge clash at Anfield, the Liverpool vs Chelsea referee has been announced as John Brooks.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blues fans were quick to share their delight with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/premier-league-barclays-era-deep-dive\/\">Premier League<\/a>&#8216;s choice of match official. Even more so as it promises to be a fiery affair on Merseyside.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters turned to <em>X<\/em>, formerly <em>Twitter<\/em>, to share their thoughts and opinions. The vast majority of comments left were of a positive and constructive nature.<\/p>\n<p>Assisting Brooks will be Simon Bennett and Darren Cann. Fourth official duties fall to Craig Pawson with Michael Oliver and Stuart Burt on VAR.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 John Brooks will referee Liverpool vs Chelsea on Sunday, with Michael Oliver on VAR.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yQGfHrSTlz\">pic.twitter.com\/yQGfHrSTlz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chelsea Dodgers (@TheBlueDodger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBlueDodger\/status\/1846117658267128067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Liverpool Vs Chelsea Referee And Premier League Match Officials (Sunday October 20)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Referee:<\/strong> John Brooks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assistants:<\/strong> Simon Bennett and Darren Cann<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fourth official:<\/strong> Craig Pawson<\/li>\n<li><strong>VAR officials:<\/strong> Michael Oliver and Stuart Burt (assist)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Liverpool Vs Chelsea Referee Announced As John Brooks<\/h2>\n<p>After being named as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/liverpool-2024-25-fixtures-for-premier-league-champions-league-fa-cup-league-cup\/\">Liverpool<\/a> vs Chelsea referee, the choice of John Brooks has fallen very favourably amongst Blues fans. Many were delighted that Anthony Taylor is not involved in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks is viewed as a sensible choice and he is one of the newer officials the Premier League has on offer. This season, Brooks has only overseen one top-flight game.<\/p>\n<p>That match came back in September as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/tottenham-hotspur-2024-25-fixtures-premier-league-europa-league-fa-cup-league-cup\/\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> ran out 3-1 winners over Brentford. Brooks showed yellow cards to four players that afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Leicestershire-born official has held the whistle for a total of 46 games in England&#8217;s elite since making his first appearance back in 2021.<\/p>\n<h2>John Brooks&#8217; Premier League Stats For Liverpool And Chelsea<\/h2>\n<p>In the three Premier League games involving Liverpool that Brooks has overseen, the Reds have one win, one draw and one defeat. His most recent came in August 2023 when Brooks sent off Virgil van Dijk against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/newcastle-united-2024-25-fixtures-premier-league-fa-cup-league-cup\/\">Newcastle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman was given a \u00a3100,000 fine and extra one-game ban for his protests at the decision. The Reds went on to win 2-1 at St James&#8217; Park thanks to a late Darwin Nunez double.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks has issued 14 yellow cards across those games and awarded one penalty. That spot kick was subsequently saved by Alisson from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/aston-villa-2024-25-fixtures-for-premier-league-champions-league-fa-cup-league-cup\/\">Aston Villa<\/a>&#8216;s Ollie Watkins.<\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/chelsea-2024-25-fixtures-for-premier-league-conference-league-fa-cup-league-cup\/\">Chelsea<\/a>, Brooks has also officiated just the three games. The Blues have won two and lost the other. That solitary defeat came against London rivals West Ham in August 2023. 15 yellows have been shown and one red card.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Sunday&#8217;s showdown at Anfield, the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/football\/\">football betting sites<\/a> in the UK make Arne Slot&#8217;s side the 7\/10 match favourites. The draw is 17\/5 and Enzo Maresca&#8217;s Blues are 15\/4.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll down for the best reactions on <em>X<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are winning<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#8211; (@CFC_Sims1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFC_Sims1\/status\/1846113969343287681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy it\u2019s not that Baldie.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wycliff\u0f12 (@Gameoverffs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gameoverffs\/status\/1846113972610588888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude31 THANKS TO GOD.<br \/>AS FAR AS THERE IS NO ANTHONY TAILOR<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Chelsea&#39;s Valiant \ud83d\udc99 (@valyschelsea) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/valyschelsea\/status\/1846118638282997762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good decision.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ojelowo Alli Abiodun (@Alibantiojelowo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alibantiojelowo\/status\/1846210482954248555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of Sunday&#8217;s huge clash at Anfield, the Liverpool vs Chelsea referee has been announced as John Brooks.\u00a0 Blues fans were quick to share their delight with the Premier League&#8216;s choice of match official. 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