Chris Kavanagh has been selected as the referee for the highly anticipated clash between Manchester City and Liverpool on Saturday, marking the return of top-flight football after a two-week hiatus due to the final round of international fixtures for 2023.

The match, scheduled for a 12.30 p.m. kick-off at the Etihad Stadium, will see Kavanagh assisted by Simon Bennett and Dan Robathan, with Stuart Attwell on VAR duty for potential controversial decisions.

John Brooks has been assigned to officiate Everton’s match against Manchester United at Goodison Park on Sunday, which follows the Toffees’ return to the field after a ten-point deduction for breaching Financial Fair Play regulations. Simon Hooper will oversee the Newcastle United vs. Chelsea game, another significant fixture over the weekend, with Brooks taking on VAR duties just under 24 hours before officiating the Everton vs. Manchester United match.

Additional officials for matchweek 13, including Anthony Taylor, Andy Madley, and Michael Salisbury, have also been appointed to referee games taking place from Saturday to Monday.

Premier League match officials for Matchweek 13

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Following a disappointing 0-0 draw against Croatia on Thursday, Belgium was eliminated from the World Cup.

Roberto Martinez’s side needed a win against the 2018 World Cup finalists to progress past the group stage, but they were unable to find the back of the net.

Belgium’s ‘golden generation’ were knocked out of the World Cup as a 0-0 draw with Croatia sent the 2018 runners-up into the last 16 with Group F winners Morocco. Romelu Lukaku hit a post and missed a number of opportunities.

In third place four years ago and number two in the world rankings until recently, Roberto Martinez’s team struggled to keep up in Qatar. Despite a second-half improvement that gave Romelu Lukaku several scoring opportunities, they were unable to secure the victory they required as Morocco defeated Canada.

Captain Eden Hazard was dropped for the start of the match, and Romelu Lukaku came on to miss four big chances as Belgium’s World Cup journey came to a disappointing end.

Croatia advances to the round of 16, but only after finishing in second place in the group behind Morocco, which defeated Canada 2-1 to take the first position.

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Ivan Perisic’s attempt went over the crossbar in the first 20 seconds as Croatia took control from the opening whistle.

After 14 minutes, Belgium immediately counterattacked, but Dries Mertens was unable to reach the goal following a superb through ball from Kevin de Bruyne.

After less than a minute, Yannick Carrasco was found to have fouled Andrej Kramaric inside the penalty area, earning Croatia a penalty.

Referee Anthony Taylor was sent to the monitor by the VAR as Luka Modric was getting ready to take the penalty kick, and the decision was reversed for an offside throughout the buildup.

The rest of the half turned out to be a tense affair, but the game came to life after the break.

Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was called into action early on and prevented Croatia on three separate occasions.

Lukaku was brought on in the second half, and the Inter Milan striker missed two big chances in quick succession.

Lukaku was the quickest to react to a rebound just after the hour mark, and he was able to hit the post from close range with the goalie out of position.

With the goal at his disposal, the striker then headed another easy attempt over the bar.

The striker continued to miss two additional open goals as Croatia held off late attempts from Belgium. Lukaku’s night was not good.

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In a dramatic and unpredictable World Cup Group H match on Monday, Ghana defeated South Korea 3-2 thanks to two goals from Mohammed Kudus, keeping them in the running for the next round.

Cho Gue-sung scored twice in three minutes to tie the score at 2-2 after Ghana had led 2-0 at the half. Kudus then scored to give Ghana the lead and secure victory at the Education City Stadium.

Ghana, who lost their opening group game 3-2 to Portugal, moved on to three points in the group, with the Koreans on one after two games.

With a fumbled goal from center-back Mohammed Salisu in the 24th minute and a glancing header from Kudus ten minutes later, Ghana held off early Korean pressure to go up 2-0.

Jordan Ayew, who was reinstated to the starting lineup, delivered both goals with consummate skill as Ghana fielded a considerably more offensive lineup than it did against Portugal.

The Korean defence was caught off guard by Ayew’s expertly weighted free kick, and Salisu quickly turned to score the game’s first goal as the ball whirled about. Before English referee Anthony Taylor could certify the goal, VAR took a while to verify its legitimacy.

Once more, Ayew launched a dangerous cross that Kudus met with a glancing touch on his head to double the Black Stars’ advantage.

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Early second-half substitutions gave Korea’s attack new life, and after just one minute on the field, Lee kang-in assisted in taking down Tariq Lamptey and fired in a cross that Cho quickly charged at, leaving Salisu watching as he dribbled in front of his defender to score a header in the 58th minute.

The 24-year-old centre forward was even more determined as a chip from Kim Jin-su caught the out-of-position goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi scrambling and Cho climbed above the centre backs to score a dramatic equaliser, right in front of a bank of screaming Korean supporters.

Ghana, who would have been eliminated from the World Cup had they lost, looked vulnerable but were handed a surprise lifeline by sloppy Korean defending in the 68th minute.

While the Korean backline failed to attack the ball, Gideon Mensah was able to send in a cross from the left, which Inaki Williams missed but fell to Kudus for a left-footed goal.

After the fortunate break in the game for the Black Stars, Ati-Zigi made a superb save from Lee’s free kick and watched as Kim Jin-errant SU’s attempt was cleared off the line.

Korea pounded Ghana’s goal for the entire extra 10 minutes, but they were unable to score another equalizer. Ghana continued to live in danger.

The referee was besieged at the final whistle as he ended the game with South Korea about to take a corner and their coach Paulo Bento earned a red card for his protestations.

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has escaped a touchline ban for his red card against Man City as he has been fined £30,000 by the FA for his touchline tirade, which infuriated referees’ charity.

Recall, Klopp previously accepted the charge of ‘improper conduct’ for his reaction to Mohamed Salah, not receiving a free kick during the Reds’ victory over Man City.

Following his dismissal for his theatrics on the touchline during Liverpool’s victory over Manchester City earlier this month, Klopp was given a £30,000 fine but escaped a one-game suspension.

Following an “improper behaviour” complaint from the FA, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will be permitted to coach the Reds when they face Leeds in the Premier League this weekend.

He became incensed when Bernardo Silva of City overturned Mohamed Salah, but referee Anthony Taylor did not signal a foul. As the linesman ran past him at the time, Klopp yelled at the official while getting in the official’s face.

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The German was immediately given a red card by Taylor, and he was forced to watch the final four minutes and stoppage time from the dressing room as his team held on for a 1-0 victory following Salah’s first goal.

The FA said in a statement: “Jurgen Klopp has been fined £30,000 for breaching FA Rule E3 during Liverpool FC’s Premier League match against Manchester City FC on Sunday 16 October 2022. The manager accepted that his behaviour during the 86th minute was improper, and an independent Regulatory Commission imposed his sanction during a hearing. This sanction is subject to appeal by either Jurgen Klopp of The FA following receipt of the Independent Regulatory Commission’s written reasons.”

The German had previously revealed that he wouldn’t be challenging the charge against him. He said: “I am not sure if we can say we accepted it before it’s official? We just replied in the right way I think, that’s it.”

Explaining his behaviour immediately after the match, Klopp admitted he went over the top in the heat of the moment. “It is about emotion of course so red card, my fault, I went over the top in the moment,” said the former Borussia Dortmund boss. “I know myself, I am 55 and I deserve a red card. I lost it in that moment and it is not okay.”

He added: “I was sitting after the game in the office of Anthony Taylor and spoke, completely calmly, about all the situations. How I saw the game, how he saw the game. It was a completely calm discussion. That’s the situation. I got a red card and now we wait for the process.”

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp issued an apology to Pep Guardiola after the Manchester City manager complained that he had coins thrown at him by Liverpool supporters at Anfield.

Liverpool is looking into the incident and has promised to impose a lifelong ban on any supporters found to have thrown anything at Guardiola.

Speaking about the incident after City’s 1-0 defeat at Anfield, Guardiola sarcastically said: ‘Next time we will do it better. It didn’t get me. They try it again next year. All these coins, they tried, but didn’t get it. They got the coach years ago.’

And when he was alerted to Guardiola’s complaints, Klopp said: ‘Oh, horrible. I am sorry. I apologise for that. I had no idea about it. It never should happen, never.’

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