Premier League have confirmed referee schedules ahead of the competition’s festive return to action.
With 30 matches spread across three matchweeks being played over 10 days between 26 December 2022 – 5 January, Andy Madley is the only referee in action across all three rounds of fixtures; beginning with Fulham’s visit to London rivals, Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Boxing Day.
He will then head to the Etihad on New Year’s Eve to take charge of Manchester City’s clash against Everton, before heading back to London on 3 January to take charge of Arsenal’s home game against Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium in a top-three clash.
Other highlights include David Coote taking charge of the first match on the Premier League’s return from the World Cup break, which sees Brentford meet Tottenham in a London derby at 12:30pm GMT on Boxing Day live on Amazon Prime – alongside entirety of matchweek 17 fixtures.
Anthony Taylor will referee the final top-flight match to be played in 2022 as Arsenal visit Brighton at the AMEX Stadium in a 5:30pm GMT kick-off on New Year’s Eve.
Tottenham will host Aston Villa in North London in the first top-flight fixture of 2023 on New Year’s Day at 2pm GMT, with John Brooks confirmed as the referee of that encounter.
Paul Tierney meanwhile will be the man in charge for Chelsea’s home match against Man City on 5 January, which brings the curtain down on this season’s festive period of Premier League football.
Now, here is a full list of referees assigned to each match across matchweeks 17, 18 & 19 of 2022-23 Premier League season.
Matchweek 17 (26-28 December 2022)
| Date | Match | Referee |
| Monday 26 December | Brentford v Tottenham | David Coote |
| Monday 26 December | Crystal Palace v Fulham | Andy Madley |
| Monday 26 December | Everton v Wolves | Craig Pawson |
| Monday 26 December | Leicester v Newcastle | Jarred Gillett |
| Monday 26 December | Southampton v Brighton | Robert Jones |
| Monday 26 December | Aston Villa v Liverpool | Paul Tierney |
| Monday 26 December | Arsenal v West Ham | Michael Oliver |
| Tuesday 27 December | Chelsea v Bournemouth | Simon Hooper |
| Tuesday 27 December | Man Utd v Forest | Anthony Taylor |
| Wednesday 28 December | Leeds v Man City | Stuart Attwell |
Matchweek 18 (30 December 2022 – 1 January 2023)
| Date | Match | Referee |
| Friday 30 December | West Ham v Brentford | Darren England |
| Friday 30 December | Liverpool v Leicester | Craig Pawson |
| Saturday 31 December | Wolves v Man Utd | Robert Jones |
| Saturday 31 December | Bournemouth v Crystal Palace | Andre Marriner |
| Saturday 31 December | Fulham v Southampton | Graham Scott |
| Saturday 31 December | Man City v Everton | Andy Madley |
| Saturday 31 December | Newcastle v Leeds | Simon Hooper |
| Saturday 31 December | Brighton v Arsenal | Anthony Taylor |
| Sunday 1 January 2023 | Tottenham v Aston Villa | John Brooks |
| Sunday 1 January 2023 | Forest v Chelsea | Peter Bankes |
Matchweek 19 (2-5 January 2023)
| Date | Match | Referee |
| Monday 2 January | Brentford v Liverpool | Stuart Attwell |
| Tuesday 3 January | Arsenal v Newcastle | Andy Madley |
| Tuesday 3 January | Everton v Brighton | Andre Marriner |
| Tuesday 3 January | Leicester v Fulham | Darren Bond |
| Tuesday 3 January | Man Utd v Bournemouth | Michael Salisbury |
| Wednesday 4 January | Southampton v Forest | Thomas Bramall |
| Wednesday 4 January | Leeds v West Ham | David Coote |
| Wednesday 4 January | Aston Villa v Wolves | Jarred Gillett |
| Wednesday 4 January | Crystal Palace v Tottenham | Michael Oliver |
| Thursday 5 January | Chelsea v Man City | Paul Tierney |
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