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.

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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.

Photo courtesy of Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

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Full Appointments

Referee: Martin Atkinson

Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis and Peter Kikup

Fourth Official: Michael Salisbury

VAR: Andre Marriner

Assistant VAR: Matthew Wilkes

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Written by: @IVIeehan

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