Liverpool head up to St. James’ Park to take on an out-of-form Newcastle side in the Premier League’s sole fixture on New Year’s Day, but who is the referee for the clash?
Out-of-form Newcastle welcome Premier League high-flyers Liverpool to St. James’ Park in the competition’s sole fixture on New Year’s Day, with the Reds looking to retain their position at the top of the table with a victory.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are unbeaten in the league since losing to Tottenham at the end of September, beating Burnley 2-0 last time out, meanwhile the Magpies have just one win in their last six across all competitions and find themselves down in ninth place at the start of the New Year.
Sitting eight points adrift of fourth place Manchester City coming into the gameweek, Eddie Howe’s dreams of leading Newcastle to a second successive campaign in the Champions League looks to be a far cry, but a win on Monday night could become a catalyst in reviving those hopes.
Newcastle vs Liverpool Referee And Premier League Match Officials
(Monday, 1st January 2024)
- Referee: Anthony Taylor
- Assistants: Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn
- Fourth Official: Andy Madley
- VAR: Stuart Attwell
- Assistant VAR: Mark Scholes
Has Anthony Taylor Refereed Newcastle or Liverpool This Season?
Anthony Taylor has been the allocated referee in two of Liverpool’s games thus far this term, first officiating the 1-1 draw in their campaign opener against Chelsea back in August, before taking charge of another stalemate where the Reds drew 2-2 away at Brighton back in October.
As for Newcastle, Taylor has refereed just one game involving the Magpies in 2023/24. This clash also ended in a stalemate, as Eddie Howe’s side were held to a 2-2 draw by Wolves at Molineux in Gameweek 10.
Anthony Taylor Premier League Referee Stats 2023/24
Taylor will take charge of his 15th Premier League game of the campaign when he steps out onto the St. James’ Park centre circle on Monday night, and his 22nd across all competitions.
The Cheshire-based official has brandished a whopping 68 yellow cards in his 14 league games this season, an average of 3.92 per game, as well as two red cards – awarded to Manchester City‘s Rodri and Brighton’s Lewis Dunk. He has also awarded seven penalties in the top flight this term, more than any other referee in the division, and two of those have gone the way of Liverpool and Newcastle.
As well, Taylor has refereed three Champions League group matches this season, as well as some of England’s biggest domestic matches so far – including Arsenal vs Manchester United and Chelsea vs Manchester City.
Anthony Taylor Premier League Stats Summary 2023/24
- Matches: 14
- Red Cards: 2
- Yellow Cards: 68
- Penalties: 7
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