Anthony Taylor will be the referee of the match between Arsenal and Liverpool, which will take place on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at 5:30 pm.
The Premier League referee was accused of making an extremely poor decision by Alan Shearer after he failed to award Southampton a penalty against Leicester City.
Leicester City came back from behind to defeat Southampton, who were two goals ahead in the first half of the game.
Liverpool currently sit on top of the Premier League table with 21 points in eight matches. Arsenal are in third place with 17 points in eight matches.
Anthony Taylor Officiating Records Against Arsenal
The English referee was in charge of officiating when Arsenal played a goalless draw against Manchester City in the Premier League.
Taylor has refereed 50 Arsenal matches in his officiating career so far. In those matches, Arsenal won 30, drew 12 and lost eight in all competitions.
Taylor officiated two Arsenal games against Liverpool clashes. The Gunners won the first game 4-1 in 2015 before a 3-1 defeat at Anfield in 2019.
He was the official for the Arsenal game against Liverpool last season, where Arsenal won by 3-1.
Anthony Taylor 2024-25 Stats.
Taylor has officiated 10 matches across all competitions so far this season.
Out of these 10 matches, seven were in the Premier League, one in the Champions League, one in the Europa League, and one in the Nations League.
He has given out 52 yellow cards so far, along with one red card and five penalties.
The red card and the penalty given were in Anthony Taylor’s last Premier League game between Leicester and Southampton.
Other Officials in the Game Between Arsenal And Liverpool Are:
Assistants: Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn
Fourth Official: Sam Barrott
VAR: Michael Salisbury
Assistant VAR: Darren Cann
Anthony Taylor Controversies In the Premier League
The Premier League referee, Anthony Taylor, was well known for his controversies over the years, which had reduced the referee rating among other referees in the English top-flight league and other competitions.
In the 2023-24 season, Taylor awarded a penalty to Newcastle in the match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League after Hwang Hee-chan tripped Fabian Schar in the 18-yard box while trying to clear the ball.
This prompted Wolves manager Gary O’Neil to call the penalty “disgraceful.” The referee was forced to apologize for his wrong decision.
The PGMOL went ahead to punish Taylor by pushing him down to the championship for officiating duties.
In the Euro 2024 match between Germany and Spain, the Spanish fans criticized Taylor for failing to send off former Germany international Toni Kroos, whose tackle sent Pedri out of the game.
In the Chelsea match against Bournemouth in the Premier League, Taylor issued 15 yellow cards in the game, which attracted a lot of discussions over the referee’s bad officiating.
He was criticized for not punishing Marc Cucurella for a handball in the game.
