Tim Robinson named Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion referee after recent promotion
Tim Robinson has been appointed as the match referee for the clash between Everton and Brighton & Hove Albion.
The West Sussex resident was promoted to the Premier League's select one group in the summer and is officiating in his first campaign in the English top flight.
It will be his first encounter involving Everton and at Goodison Park this season, after being in the middle of five Premier League fixtures so far. Robinson has issued less than four yellow cards in just one of his matches - Arsenal's emphatic 5-0 win over Sheffield United on Saturday.
Adrian Holmes and Scott Ledger will be his assistants on the touchline with Steve Martin as the fourth official.
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Michael Oliver and Nick Hopton will be in position at Stockley Park as the VAR and Assistant VAR, respectively.
Robinson has previously been in charge of three matches involving the Seagulls, despite being part of the Brighton referee association.
His last outing in the middle was in 2022 when Brighton overcame lower opposition in Forest Green Rovers in the Carabao Cup. Prior to that, he was in charge of two of their Championship encounters during the 2016-17 season where they won one and lost one.
The last time Everton and Brighton went head-to-head, Sean Dyche's side enjoyed an emphatic win at the AMEX Stadium hitting Roberto De Zerbi's side for five in a 5-1 win on the South Coast.
It was a different story at Goodison Park when Brighton last visited as Kaoru Mitoma, Evan Ferguson, Solly March and Pascal Gross fired the visitor into a four-goal lead before Demarai Gray scored a consolation in
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