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Confirmed Match Officials: West Ham United vs Manchester City (Premier League)

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Updated 12:58 4 Jan 2023 GMTPublished 16:12 1 Aug 2022 GMT+1

Confirmed Match Officials: West Ham United vs Manchester City (Premier League)

The Premier League have announced that Michael Oliver will take charge of West Ham versus Manchester City on Sunday.

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Michael Oliver will take charge of Manchester City's trip to the London Stadium to face West Ham United.

The Premier League Champions kick off their title defence away to West Ham this weekend, looking to avoid defeat on the opening day of the season for a second successive season.

Guardiola's side, who suffered a 3-1 defeat during a lacklustre display against Liverpool in the FA Community Shield last weekend, notably lost to Tottenham on the opening weekend of the season last year.

Despite Julian Alvarez scoring on his competitive debut, late goals from Mo Salah and Darwin Nunez helped Jurgen Klopp's side to victory at the King Power Stadium, extending City's winless run against the Merseyside club to four matches.

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Manchester City and Liverpool in the 2022 FA Community Shield.
Manchester City and Liverpool in the 2022 FA Community Shield.

The Sky Blues quickly turn their attention to preparations for Sunday's clash with West Ham, an opponent who the Champions have failed to overcome on their past three visits to East London.

City came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with the Hammers in May.

Two second-half goals ultimately proving crucial to the Blues retaining the title one week later.

Up to four players could make Premier League debuts for City this weekend, after the Blues added Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez, Kalvin Phillips and Stefan Ortega to their squad during the summer.

Haaland and Alvarez both featured in the Community Shield last week, while all four played during the Champions' pre-season tour of the United States.

Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez of Manchester City celebrate.
Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez of Manchester City celebrate.

Ahead of this weekend's season opener, the Premier League have announced the match officials for Sunday's match between West Ham United and Manchester City at the London Stadium.

Match Referee

Michael Oliver will take charge of proceedings at the London Stadium on Sunday.

The 37 year-old, who was the referee for City's victory over Aston Villa on the last day of the season, took charge of 46 matches last season.

Oliver showed 160 yellow cards and 11 red cards during the 2021/22 campaign.

Michael Oliver (PA Imgaes/Alamy)
Michael Oliver (PA Imgaes/Alamy)

Assistant Referees

Oliver will be accompanied by Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett in the capital this weekend.

Michael Oliver, Simon Bennett and Stuart Burt (Image: Cosmin Iftode/Alamy)
Michael Oliver, Simon Bennett and Stuart Burt (Image: Cosmin Iftode/Alamy)

Video Assistant Referees

The Video Assistant Referee for the fixture will be Mike Dean, who will be accompanied at Stockley Park by Assistant Video Assistant Referee Eddie Smart.

Mike Dean (SportImage/Alamy)
Mike Dean (SportImage/Alamy)

Fourth Official:

Stuart Attwell has been named as the Fourth Official for the match, with the referee overseeing conduct within the two dugouts, and the behaviour of managers Pep Guardiola and David Moyes.

Featured Image Credit: PA Images / Alamy

Topics: Manchester City, West Ham United, Premier League, Mike Dean

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