Match Officials confirmed for Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham ...
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Thursday 7 December 2023, 8.15pm GMT
Referee: Michael SalisburyAssistant Referees: Adam Nunn & Richard WestFourth Official: Andy MadleyVAR: John BrooksAssistant VAR: Neil Davies
Michael Salisbury will take charge of West Ham’s trip to north London to face Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday.
Salisbury has been part of the Select Group of Referees since the 2022/23 season and has officiated six Premier League so far this campaign, most recently taking charge of Fulham's 3-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at the end of November.
He was also the match official for another 3-2 home win, this time for the Hammers against Nottingham Forest prior to the November international break. He also took charge of the Irons’ defeat at Manchester United in the FA Cup last season.
Salisbury served as the Video Assistant Referee for the Hammers’ trip to Brentford in early November and in West Ham’s first match of the 2023/24 campaign, away at AFC Bournemouth.
Salisbury will be assisted at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium by Adam Nunn and Richard West.
West was part of Salisbury’s officiating team for the Irons’ win over Nottingham Forest and has worked as an assistant referee in the Premier League since the 2008/09 season. He was also appointed to the 2017 EFL Cup final between Manchester United and Southampton.
Nunn, who has worked at nine Premier League matches so far this season, serves as an assistant at a West Ham game for the first time this campaign. He was part of the officiating team that refereed the 2023 UEFA Europa League final between Sevilla and AS Roma.
Fourth official duties will be undertaken by Andy Madley. Madley served as the referee for West Ham’s home defeat to Manchester City earlier this season and has officiated nine Premier League games this campaign. The 40-year-old has refereed two EFL League One play-off finals in his career, in 2015 and 2019.
John Brooks will work as the Video Assistant Referee. Brooks has refereed ten Premier League matches this campaign, including the Irons’ 3-1 home win over Chelsea in August.
Fulham v West Ham United Premier League, Craven Cottage, Sunday 10 December 2023, 2pm GMT
Referee: Paul TierneyAssistant Referees: Scott Ledger & Steve MeredithFourth Official: Steve MartinVAR: David CooteAssistant VAR: Nick Hopton
Paul Tierney has been named as referee for West Ham's visit to Craven Cottage to face Fulham.
The 42-year-old official from Wigan has been a Premier League referee since 2014 and has notably taken charge of the 2019 Championship play-off final between Aston Villa and Derby County, the 2021 EFL Cup final between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, and most recently the 2023 FA Cup Final which saw City defeat Manchester United.
Tierney has taken charge of eight Premier League matches so far this season, including the Irons' 2-1 win away at Luton Town at the start of September.
He took charge of two West Ham Premier League matches last season; the 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 2022 and the 1-0 victory against Southampton in April.
Tierney will be assisted by Scott Ledger and Steve Meredith at Craven Cottage this weekend.
Meredith has been an assistant referee at Premier League level since the end of the 2021/22 season and has run the line at ten Premier League games so far this campaign, including the Hammers' 2-1 win at Burnley last month.
Ledger, meanwhile, is one of the Premier League’s most experienced assistant officials, having been a consistent figure on the line since the 2010/11 campaign. He also joined Tierney in working at the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium back in early June and has been across ten top flight matches this season.
Fourth official duties will be undertaken by Steve Martin. The official from Staffordshire has refereed eight Championship matches this season and has previously worked as a fourth official in the Premier League on 37 occasions.
David Coote will be the Video Assistant Referee on Sunday. Coote was the match official for West Ham's defeat at Aston Villa in October, having been part of the Select Group of Officials since 2018. He also refereed the 2014 League One Play-Off final at Wembley, which saw Rotherham United defeat Leyton Orient.
