Confirmed Match Officials: Manchester City vs Fulham (Premier League)

Manchester City take on Fulham in the final Premier League match before the October international break, with the two sides meeting at the Etihad Stadium this weekend.

Pep Guardiola’s side come into the clash off the back of a convincing victory in European action on Tuesday night, cruising to a 0-4 rout over Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava on the continent.

Goals from Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, and James McAtee secured all three points in the league phase of this season’s UEFA Champions League, moving the club much higher than their standing after matchday one’s 0-0 draw against Inter Milan.

As for their opponents Fulham, Marco Silva’s side have had an excellent start to the season and have only lost one of their opening six matches, with victories in their last two contests against Newcastle United at home and Nottingham Forest away.

Ahead of the meeting between Manchester City and Fulham, the Premier League have now announced the list of match officials to oversee proceedings at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon!

Match Referee

Manchester City against Fulham in the Premier League will be overseen on the field at the Etihad Stadium by 42-year-old referee Peter Bankes, it has been confirmed by the top-flight this week.

Bankes will be taking charge of his fifth match across all competitions this season, having so far issued a total of 21 yellow cards in that time, sending off no players, but awarding one penalty across his outings.

City have a mixed record in contests officiated by Bankes, winning two, drawing one, and losing two matches, with the latter pair of defeats being a 2-0 loss to Southampton in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, and a 1-2 home defeat to Brentford in the Premier League in 2022.

Assistant Referees

Supporting Peter Bankes on the field at the Etihad Stadium this weekend will be the allocated assistant referees Eddie Smart and Nick Greenhalgh.

Video Assistant Referees

Operating from the VAR Hub at Stockley Park, the Premier League have announced that Graham Scott will take up the role of Video Assistant Referee, with Sian Massey-Ellis operating as Assistant Video Assistant Referee.

Fourth Official

Overseeing proceedings in the two dugouts at the Etihad Stadium and maintaining order between Pep Guardiola and Marco Silva’s respective Manchester City and Fulham benches will be fourth official, Oliver Langford.