Match officials: Manchester United vs Brighton (FA Cup)

Manchester United are taking on Brighton at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup semi-final as the two sides look to face one of Manchester City or Sheffield United at the end of the season.

Manchester United will look to forget the embarrassing defeat in Seville on Thursday evening as they face Brighton in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

With the FA Cup now being the final trophy that Erik ten Hag could conceivably win this season after an initial Carabao Cup triumph, the fixture against Brighton is the perfect opportunity to both further the team’s trophy chances and set the record straight following the Sevilla defeat.

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The match officials for the fixture have been confirmed.

Match Referee

Craig Pawson will be in control of the proceedings as the two sides meet at Wembley. The 44-year-old has officiated 32 fixtures across nine competitions this season, including 19 Premier League games.

Pawson isn’t hesitant to brand his cards, especially yellow ones, as evidenced by the 137 yellow cards he has handed out so far this season. He last officiated a Manchester United fixture during the club’s 0-0 draw with Newcastle United back in October.

That was the fixture in which Cristiano Ronaldo had a goal controversially ruled out after he stole the ball of Nick Pope.

Assistant Referees

The sidelines for the game will be supervised by Ian Hussin and Marc Perry.

Video Assistant Referee

Michael Oliver will be in charge of VAR for the afternoon, with Matthew Wilkes his assistant.

Fourth Official

The fourth official in charge of marshalling Erik ten Hag and Roberto De Zerbi on the sidelines is Robert Jones. De Zerbi was recently sent off during Brighton’s fixture against Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month.