- West Ham play Leeds United on Easter Sunday in the FA Cup quarter final
- Craig Pawson will take charge of the game
- The winner will go to Wembley
West Ham United return to action this weekend, facing Leeds United in the FA Cup quarter finals. The Hammers booked their place in the round with a penalties win over Brentford and are looking to get to Wembley this year.
Nuno Espirito Santo have bigger things on their mind but will hope to continue to use the competition to build their momentum. West Ham will return to Premier League action in the week following, staying at the London Stadium against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Match Officials
Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistant Referees: Lee Betts and Matthew Wilkes
Fourth Official: Peter Bankes
VAR: Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant VAR: Stuart Attwell
Craig Pawson will take charge of Leeds United’s visit to the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The 47-year-old Sheffield-native has taken charge of close to 300 Premier League games. Pawson made his debut at the top-level ins 2013, when Swansea City beat Newcastle United 1-0.
After being permanently selected for the Premier League in 2014, Pawson would join FIFA’s elite list the following year. Since 2015 he has overseen a number of games in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League.
Sunday’s match will be the 28th time that Pawson has officiated West Ham. The last time he was in the middle for a Hammers was away at Nottingham Forest where Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueuta and Callum Wilson scored to secure a 3-0 win.
Lee Betts and Matthew Wilkes will assist Pawson on Sunday. They did so in Aston Villa‘s 2-1 FA Cup win over Tottenham Hotspur earlier this season.
Betts is a veteran in the Premier League, having overseen 330 games in the division alongside numerous games on the European circuit.
Wilkes has 215 appearances as an assistant in the Premier League, helping to form a vastly experienced refereeing team.
The fourth official will be Peter Bankes. Bankes was promoted to the top group in 2019 and has appeared over 100 times in the Premier League and Championship. He was the fourth official in West Ham’s 3-1 win over Newcastle United in November of last year.
VAR
VAR duties will be overseen by Constantine Hatzidakis, who has been an assistant in over 300 times in the top flight and 31 times in the FA Cup.
Hatzidakis will be assisted by Stuart Atwell. Atwell refereed last season’s FA Cup final where Crystal Palace lifted the trophy.
