{"id":299030,"date":"2023-12-04T12:24:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T12:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299030"},"modified":"2023-12-04T12:24:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T12:24:47","slug":"anthony-taylor-named-as-fourth-official-for-man-city-vs-aston-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/anthony-taylor-named-as-fourth-official-for-man-city-vs-aston-villa\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Taylor named as fourth official for Man City vs Aston Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Round 2! Pep Guardiola is set for a touchline reunion with Anthony Taylor at Villa Park on Wednesday &#8211; after sarcastically calling the fourth official the &#8216;the master of commander who knows everything&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anthony Taylor has been named as the fourth official for Man City vs Aston Villa<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It comes after Pep Guardiola&#8217;s outburst at Taylor following their draw to Spurs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Have you witnessed abuse of referees? Contact\u00a0IAKO@dailymail.co.uk<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pep Guardiola and Anthony Taylor are set to meet on the touchline again this week, with the referee being named as the fourth official for Manchester City&#8217;s upcoming Premier League clash against Aston Villa on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It comes after the Spanish manager hit out at officials after Man City&#8217;s 3-3 draw against Tottenham on Sunday, with Guardiola unhappy with referee Simon Hooper&#8217;s controversial decision to blow the whistle for a foul on Erling Haaland just as Jack Grealish ran clean through on goal in the dying embers of the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At 3-3, the England winger could have gone on to win the match for Man City after Spurs had pulled a goal back late on, with Dejan Kulusevski scoring a header in the 90th minute.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But during his post-match interview, Guardiola was furious with the officials, and when asked if he had been given an explanation for the decision, he told beIN Sports: &#8216;No, the master of commander Anthony Taylor knows everything in this business and didn&#8217;t tell me anything.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, the pair will meet on the touchline again on Wednesday with John Brooks set to take charge of proceedings as the referee for the match at Villa Park, while Paul Tierney and Scott Ledger will operate as the VAR and assistant VAR.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/11\/78552129-0-image-a-7_1701690133182.jpg\" height=\"457\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Taylor will be the fourth official again for Man City&#8217;s Premier League clash against Aston Villa on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/11\/78552119-0-image-a-8_1701690135830.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It comes after Pep Guardiola sarcastically hit out at the fourth official after Man City&#8217;s draw against Tottenham\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/11\/78537273-0-Jack_Grealish_got_in_behind_the_Spurs_defence_and_looked_set_to_-a-13_1701690212902.jpg\" height=\"264\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Guardiola was enraged after referee Simon Hooper blew up for a foul on Erling Haaland despite Jack Grealish being played clean through on goal in the dying embers of the game<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor was demoted to the Championship back in November, in what was his first spell away from the top-flight since 2019 after he had awarded Newcastle with a controversial penalty\u00a0during their 2-2 draw against Wolves on October 28.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He subsequently dropped down to oversee Preston&#8217;s clash against Coventry in the second tier before being recalled to oversee Man City&#8217;s 4-4 draw against Chelsea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hooper, meanwhile, who was also criticized by Erling Haaland after the match, will referee Sheffield United&#8217;s game against Liverpool, with Michael Oliver set to join him as the VAR for that match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola had also said to Sky Sports that he would not make the same scathing comments that Mikel Arteta had, after the Arsenal boss had fumed at officials after his side&#8217;s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle in November, branding the Magpies&#8217; controversial goal a &#8216;disgrace&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Next question, I will not do a Mikel Arteta comment,&#8217; Guardiola said when asked about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When you review image, referee whistle after saying play on and then after pass whistle. This is what I don&#8217;t understand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/11\/78552155-0-image-a-9_1701690140374.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Grealish could have gone in to score and win the game, but the Man City players fumed at Hooper after he made the call<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/11\/78080051-0-Mail_Sport_has_launched_a_campaign_to_stop_the_abuse_of_referees-a-12_1701690206360.jpg\" height=\"289\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport has launched a campaign to stop the abuse of referees at all levels of the game<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/11\/78552323-0-Guardiola_sarcastically_branded_Taylor_the_master_of_commander_b-a-15_1701690430703.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Guardiola sarcastically branded Taylor the &#8216;master of commander&#8217; adding &#8216;he knows everything and didn&#8217;t tell me anything&#8217; when asked if Taylor had explained the decision to him<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/11\/78535355-0-Mikel_Arteta_was_left_fuming_after_a_VAR_controversy_during_Arse-a-11_1701690148300.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Guardiola had also said he would not copy Mikel Arteta, who had also hit out at officials following Arsenal&#8217;s controversial 1-0 defeat by Newcastle\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But it was a good game, that&#8217;s the most important thing, pity as think Liverpool game and today incredible performance in all departments. We created a lot of chances, were aggressive and feeling we want to be there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Pity but football like life and sometimes don&#8217;t get what you deserve. Congratulations to Spurs and onto next.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Taylor also showed a red card to Brighton&#8217;s Lewis Dunk who became the first player sent off for a foul and abusive language in more than 11 years, when the referee&#8217;s patience snapped during the Seagulls&#8217; 3-2 win against Nottingham Forest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dunk meanwhile said he had spoken to Taylor straight after the match and apologised to the referee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12823101\/Pep-Guardiola-Anthony-Taylor-Man-City-Tottenham-Aston-Villa-Premier-League.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Round 2! Pep Guardiola is set for a touchline reunion with Anthony Taylor at Villa Park on Wednesday &#8211; after sarcastically calling the fourth official the &#8216;the master of commander who knows everything&#8217; Anthony Taylor has been named as the fourth official for Man City vs Aston Villa It comes after Pep Guardiola&#8217;s outburst at&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Anthony Taylor named as fourth official for Man City vs Aston Villa - Tell My Sport<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/anthony-taylor-named-as-fourth-official-for-man-city-vs-aston-villa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Anthony Taylor named as fourth official for Man City vs Aston Villa - Tell My Sport\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Round 2! 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