West Ham United v Burnley
Premier League, London Stadium, Saturday 8 November 2025, 3pm GMT
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Assistant Referees: Marc Perry and Natalie Aspinall
Fourth Official: James Linington
VAR: Neil Davies
Assistant VAR: Peter Bankes
Michael Salisbury has been confirmed as the referee for West Ham United’s Premier League fixture with Burnley.
Salisbury has been part of the Select Group of Referees since the 2021/22 season and has held the whistle in three Premier League matches so far this campaign, while he was fourth official to Tony Harrington during our 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at London Stadium in September.
The Lancashire-born official refereed two of West Ham’s fixtures during the 2024/25 campaign, away at Manchester City in January and then our narrow 1-0 home defeat against Newcastle United in March.
Furthermore, Salisbury oversaw Northampton Town’s EFL League Two Play-Off final win over Exeter City in June 2020.
He will be assisted by Marc Perry and Natalie Aspinall on Saturday afternoon.
Perry is a veteran of over 300 Premier League appointments as an assistant referee, including on six occasions this season.
Indeed, he was involved in our 2-1 away defeat at Leeds United last month, while in 2024/25 he served as assistant in both of the Hammers’ fixtures against Leicester City, our 1-1 draw with Everton at Goodison Park, and the EFL Cup second-round triumph over AFC Bournemouth in August 2024.
Aspinall, meanwhile, will run the line in the Premier League for the first time in 2025/26 at London Stadium. She made eleven of her 23 top-flight appearances as an assistant referee last season, including during West Ham’s 2-1 away defeat at Chelsea in February.
James Linington will serve as the fourth official.
An experienced referee across the EFL, Linington has taken charge of three West Ham games - most recently against Sheffield United in the EFL Cup in 2014 - and was last the fourth official for an Irons clash in December 2024, when we secured a 1-0 Premier League victory at Southampton on Boxing Day.
Experienced official Neil Davies is set to oversee Video Assistant Referee duties, and he will be assisted by Peter Bankes, who was the fourth official during our 3-1 victory over Newcastle United last time out.
