Burnley will be hoping to be the party poopers when they travel to the capital on Monday night to face Arsenal.
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Jaidon Anthony and Zian Flemming were on the scoresheet as they played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at Turf Moor.
Already relegated, the Clarets have little to play for other than personal pride, although Burnley’s players will also have their futures in mind.
As for Arsenal, they can win the title on Monday night, depending on how results elsewhere go, otherwise it will go down to their final day clash against Crystal Palace.
Who is the referee for Arsenal v Burnley?
Chelsea players surrounded Tierney during a bizarre pre-match huddle before a game against Newcastle in March (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)placeholder image
Chelsea players surrounded Tierney during a bizarre pre-match huddle before a game against Newcastle in March (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
He’s overseen 23 games so far this season, dishing out 79 yellow cards – at an average of 3.4 per game – and just two reds.
Tierney only returned to Premier League officiating back in December, having missed last season due to injury.
He’s since worked his way back to full fitness, starting in the lower league before returning to the top division.
Tierney recently found himself in the headlines for being the referee at the centre of that bizarre Chelsea huddle around the ball before the game against Newcastle United.
Liam Rosenior defended the incident, claiming it was his players’ decision to “respect the ball” prior to kick-off.
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What history does he have with Burnley?
Due to his injury, this will only be Tierney’s second game involving Burnley since December 2023, when the Clarets went down to a 2-0 home defeat to Liverpool.
Tierney booked both Dara O’Shea and Sander Berge on that occasion, while Trent Alexander-Arnold also saw yellow.
He sent off Matt Lowton during Burnley’s 1-1 draw with Aston Villa in May 2022, having also dismissed Nathan Collins earlier that season during a 2-0 defeat at Brentford.
Following his return earlier this season, Tierney was the man in the middle for the 3-0 defeat at Sunderland in early February, where Martin Dubravka, Kyle Walker, Lesley Ugochukwu and Jaidon Anthony were all carded.
Who is on VAR duty?
James Bell, assisted by Tim Wood.
Richard West and Mark Scholes will run the line, while Rob Jones is down as fourth official.
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