Saturday’s early Premier League kick-off sees West Ham and Manchester United go head-to-head at the London Stadium, but who is the referee?
In the last meeting between the two sides in the capital, the Hammers ran away 1-0 winners thanks to Said Benrahma’s first-half strike to end Manchester United‘s run of two consecutive victories in Stratford.
West Ham are in solid form heading in, having won seven of their last ten in all competitions. The visitors have won just one of their last six outings and will be desperate for a huge three points to keep themselves in the hunt for European football.
Just one point separates the pair in the table after 17 games played with West Ham (27pts) in ninth and Manchester United (28pts) in seventh.
West Ham vs Manchester United Referee and Premier League Match Officials
(Saturday 23rd December 2023)
- Referee: Simon Hooper
- Assistants: Adrian Holmes and Simon Long
- Fourth Official: Thomas Bramall
- VAR Officials: Paul Tierney and Derek Eaton (assistant)
Has Simon Hooper Refereed West Ham Or Manchester United This Season?
Yes, Simon Hooper has refereed West Ham this season. He officiated the Hammers’ fourth round Carabao Cup victory over Arsenal in November at the London Stadium, where the hosts won 3-1.
He hasn’t taken charge of a Premier League game for West Ham since the final match of the 2022/23 campaign, when David Moyes’ men were beaten 2-1 by Leicester City at the King Power.
Hooper has officiated a Manchester United game once this season, coming in the Red Devils’ opening victory of the campaign against Wolves at Old Trafford.
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Simon Hooper Premier League Referee Stats 2023/24
Simon Hooper has taken charge of ten Premier League fixtures in 2023/24 with his latest coming in Brighton’s 1-1 draw with Burnley earlier this month.
In terms of cards, Hooper has shown 54 yellows and three reds. Reece James was shown two yellows in Chelsea‘s 4-1 defeat to Newcastle in November and two reds were handed out in Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Liverpool in September to Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota.
Hooper hasn’t awarded a spot-kick to any side so far this season.
Simon Hooper Premier League Stats Summary 2023/24
- Matches: 10
- Red Cards: 3
- Yellow Cards: 54
- Penalties: 0
Ahead of the match, the best UK betting sites have West Ham and Manchester United as 8/5 joint favourites.
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