The referee for Newcastle v Arsenal in the 2024/25 season- the Premier League’s first game of November 2024, has been officially announced as John Brooks.
This is the first game that Brooks will be refereeing for both clubs in the current season. Newcastle have won only 1 of their last 4 games under Brooks.
Here is a look at the EPL Team of the Week for Match Day 9 from Troy Deeney at the BBC and Alan Shearer at the Premier League
Troy Deeney Team of the Week GW6 2024-2025 season
Dean Henderson (Goalkeeper; Palace)
Marc Guehi (Palace), Ruben Dias (Man City), Issa Diop (Fulham)
Thomas Partey (Arsenal), Ryan Yates (Forest), Edson Alvarez (West Ham), Ait-Nouri (Wolves)
Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Chris Wood (Forest), Bryan Mbuemo (Watford)
Palace and Nottingham Forest have two representatives each in Deeney’s Team of the Week. Seven other clubs, including Arsenal and Chelsea, have one representative each, with Thomas Partey being chosen for the Gunners and Cole Palmer for Chelsea.
There is no Liverpool or Man United player in his TOTW.
Alan Shearer Team of the Week MD9 24/25 PL season
Travers (Goalkeeper; Bournemouth)
Aina (Forest), Zabarnyi (Bournemouth), Guehi (Palace)
The referee for GW9’s marquee Arsenal vs Liverpool clash has been officially announced, and it’s Anthony Taylor. Interestingly, Taylor was also the ref when the two sides met last season at the same venue- a fixture the Gunners won 3-1 thanks to some rare Alisson mistakes. He was also in charge of this fixture in 2019/20 (3-1 win for LFC at home) and 2014/15 (4-1 win for AFC at home)
Interestingly, Taylor is yet to referee a game involving Arsenal in the current 2024/25 season, but has already had the whistle for two league games involving Arne Slot’s Liverpool- their 3-0 win over Manchester United in Week 3, and the 2-1 triumph at Wolves in Week 6.