Michael Oliver to referee Leeds United vs Brighton, Attwell on VAR | OneFootball

Leeds United host Brighton at Elland Road on Sunday in their final Premier League home match of the season. The Premier League confirmed Michael Oliver will referee the fixture, with Stuart Attwell on VAR.

Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring will be assistant referees, and Sam Allison is the fourth official.

Leeds’ top-flight status is already secure, achieved before Monday’s trip to Tottenham Hotspur, where they came from behind to draw with their season-long relegation rivals. Brighton sit seventh, two points behind sixth-placed Bournemouth, a position that could deliver Champions League qualification this season.

Oliver has overseen three Leeds matches this season, including November’s 3-0 defeat at the Amex, February’s 1-1 draw at Aston Villa, and September’s 2-2 home draw with Bournemouth. He averages 22.81 fouls and 3.04 yellow cards per match, placing him among the more lenient Premier League officials.

Attwell is a familiar name for Leeds supporters after February’s 1-0 home defeat by Sunderland, when appeals for a penalty following Luke O'Nien’s hold on Pascal Struijk were waved away and VAR Paul Tierney did not advise an on-field review. A subsequent Key Match Incidents panel unanimously deemed the decision incorrect, and Daniel Farke expressed strong frustration afterwards.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk