Tottenham Hotspur fans will be relieved after the Premier League announced which referee will take charge of their London derby against Chelsea next week.
Tottenham fans are still reeling from what happened on Monday night, with some big decisions going against Spurs in their 1-1 draw against Leeds.
The most controversial call was the one to deny James Maddison a late penalty when he appeared to have been brought down by Lukas Nmecha deep into stoppage time.
The Tottenham midfielder has blasted the officials after his appeals for a spot-kick were waved off by Jarred Gillett, and new evidence has shown Spurs were unlucky not to get a penalty.
Stuart Attwell has been put in charge of Chelsea v Tottenham
The Premier League have now confirmed that Stuart Attwell will take charge of Tottenham’s clash at Stamford Bridge, with Constantine Hatzidakis and Nick Greenhalgh named as his assistants.
Andy Madley will be the fourth official for the London derby, while VAR and Assistant VAR for the match have been announced as John Brooks and Dan Robathan, respectively.
According to Transfermarkt, Tottenham have a good record in the games overseen by Attwell, having won 16 of the 26 matches he has officiated, while losing just five.
The 43-year-old official has shown 48 yellow cards to Spurs players across those 26 matches, but he has never sent off a Tottenham player.
Attwell has already officiated De Zerbi’s Spurs
This is not the first time that the experienced official has been put in charge of Roberto De Zerbi’s Tottenham.
Attwell was the man in the middle during Spurs’ 2-2 draw against Brighton on April 18, which was the Italian’s first home game in charge of the Lilywhites.
While that game was played in good spirits and saw just three yellow cards in total, things may be very different at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.
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