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Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester United on Sunday afternoon.
Tottenham Hotspur will be keen to get back to winning ways after two defeats in a row in both the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup.
They were knocked out of the Carabao Cup, losing 4-0 to Liverpool, and then lost 2-1 to Aston Villa in the FA Cup leaving Ange Postecoglou’s only chance of silverware this season coming in the Europa League.
Spurs will play against one of Real Sociedad, Midtjylland, Galatasaray or AZ Alkmaar in the round of 16. They find themselves in the same bracket of the draw as United, their opponents this weekend.
The Red Devils won 2-1 against Leicester in their last match to keep their hopes of defending their FA Cup title alive under manager Ruben Amorim. Spurs and United faced each other twice this season with Tottenham winning both.
They won 3-0 in the Premier League at Old Trafford while Erik Ten Hag was still in charge, and then 4-3 in the Carabao Cup quarter-final.
Premier League pick referee for Tottenham vs Man United
The Premier League has appointed Peter Bankes to be the referee for the game on Sunday afternoon. He has taken charge of 19 games this season, showing 79 yellow cards and one red card.
Bankes was last seen in Arsenal’s 5-1 win against Manchester City, and is yet to officiate a Tottenham game this season. He has refereed for Man United on three occasions, United lost two of them to Bournemouth and Brighton, and won one against Leicester.
Eddie Smart and Nick Greenhalgh have been appointed as Bankes’ assistants. They both worked with Bankes during the 5-1 Arsenal win against Manchester City, in which just two yellow cards were handed out.
Both assistants have officiated in a Tottenham game this season, as they worked during their FA Cup trip to Tamworth in mid-January when Postecoglou’s side won 3-0 in extra time.
Michael Salisbury has been appointed as the fourth official, he has been a referee in seven games this season. Salisbury has shown 22 yellow cards and one red card. He worked as a fourth official for a Manchester United game this season, when they beat Arsenal in an FA Cup third-round tie.
Paul Tierney will be the VAR. According to a report by ESPN, Tierney made the joint-most errors whilst being the VAR last season, level with Stuart Atwell.