Match officials revealed for Carabao Cup semi-final second leg | OneFootball

Eddie Howe's side host Mikel Arteta's Gunners at St. James' Park as they bid to reach a second Carabao Cup final in their last three seasons and this will be the fourth time Hooper has officiated a fixture involving the Magpies this term.

The Wiltshire whistler was the man in the middle for United's 2-1 defeat against Chelsea in October and handed out nine yellow cards at Stamford Bridge, booking Fabian Schär, Sandro Tonali and Sean Longstaff.

The 42-year-old also oversaw Newcastle's 4-2 defeat away at Brentford in December but booked no United players that afternoon before taking charge of the Magpies' final game of 2024 - a 2-0 away win at Manchester United. He brandished two yellow cards at Old Trafford that night, booking Schär.

2024/25 stats

Games (all competitions): 19

Yellow cards issued: 85

Red cards issued: 2

Assistants

Assistant referees: Adrian Holmes and Simon Long

Fourth official: Thomas Bramall

VAR: John Brooks

Assistant VAR: Nick Hopton