- Dillon Meehan
Martin Atkinson appointed referee for Manchester City vs Burnley
The referee list for Matchweek 8 have just been released and Martin Atkinson has been chosen as the referee for Manchester City vs Burnley on October 16 at 3 pm BST.
Martin Atkinson
The last City game Atkinson officiated was the 5-0 thrashing of Arsenal during Matchweek 3. City have won the last 5 games Atkinson has been in charge of. Since his debut in 2005, Atkinson is the second most tenured Premier League referee, with only Mike Dean having more games officiated. In that time, he has presided over 53 City games in all competitions – City winning 31, drawing 9 and losing 13.

Full Appointments
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis and Peter Kikup
Fourth Official: Michael Salisbury
VAR: Andre Marriner
Assistant VAR: Matthew Wilkes
Written by: @IVIeehan
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