Simon Hooper appointed as referee for Aston Villa vs Manchester City

After another impressive victory in midweek, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City travel to Birmingham as they face Steven Gerrard's out-of-form Aston Villa side in the Premier League, live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. The league has appointed Simon Hooper as referee for the 5:30 pm (BST) clash.

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Simon Hooper

Born in Swindon, Hooper last refereed the Blues when they travelled down to the South Coast to face Southampton in the Premier League in a 1-1 draw, despite City going into the game on a 12-game win streak.

He had only refereed the Blues just once before when City and Bernardo Silva, in particular, breezed past Watford in a 3-1 victory last December.

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So far this season, the 40-year-old has officiated three games; when Newcastle hosted Nottingham Forest on the opening weekend, Wolves visited Spurs, and Crystal Palace held Brentford to a draw, dishing out ten yellow cards in the process.

Full Appointments

Referee: Simon Hooper

Assistants: Adrian Holmes & Dan Robathan

Fourth Official: Peter Bankes

VAR: Mike Dean

Assistant VAR: Lee Betts

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Written by: @TomCayless_

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