The referee for this weekend’s FA Cup final has been announced, and it’s Andy Madley, the same referee who had the whistle when Manchester United lost 7-0 to Liverpool in March last year. Madley was also the referee when Brighton thrashed United 4-0 at the end of the 2021/22 season.
Has Andy Madley refereed a Manchester Derby before?
Yes, Madley was in fact also in charge of the City v United league clash a couple of months ago (March 2024) at the Etihad, which the former comfortably won 3-1.
The 2023/24 Premier League season has just concluded, and here’s a look at all the goalless draws (0-0 scoreline games) that we saw in this edition of the league.
Interestingly, there were only 11 draws in the 2023/24 PL season. Given that a single campaign has 380 games, that amounts to 2.89% ending in 0-0 scorelines.
Arsenal’s only 0-0 league draw was against Man City and Liverpool’s solitary 0-0 was against Manchester United.
The very first 0-0 of the season involved Chelsea, but they didn’t have any other 0-0 game in the league.
The referee for Man City vs West Ham this weekend has been officially announced as John Brooks. City can seal the league title if they beat the Hammers at the Etihad- Pep Guardiola’s men are two points ahead of Arsenal going into the final day of the 2023/24 season.
Has Brooks refereed a City v West Ham game before?
Yes, Brooks was in charge of City vs West Ham in May 2023 (22/23 season). That game saw City win 3-0, with goals from Nathan Ake, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden.