Ipswich Town v West Ham United
Premier League, Portman Road, Sunday 25 May 2025, 4pm BST
Referee: Tim Robinson
Assistant Referees: Mark Scholes and Steve Meredith
Fourth Official: Sam Allison
VAR: Matt Donohue
Assistant VAR: Mat Wilkes
Tim Robinson has been confirmed as the referee for Sunday’s Premier League match away at Ipswich Town.
One of the top-flight’s newest regular officials, Robinson took charge of his first match in the division in December 2019, a 1-0 win for Burnley over Newcastle United, and was promoted to Professional Game Match Officials Limited's (PGMOL) Select Group 1 ahead of the 2023/24 season.
The West Sussex native has refereed 14 top-tier matches this season, giving out 64 yellow cards and two red cards. He will referee a West Ham Premier League game for the third time this season at Portman Road, having taken charge of the Hammers’ draws away at Fulham in September and at home to AFC Bournemouth in April. He also held the whistle during our 2-1 FA Cup defeat at Aston Villa in January.
Previously, Robinson took charge of the EFL League One Play-Off final in 2022/23, as Sheffield Wednesday beat Barnsley 1-0 after extra-time at Wembley.
Robinson’s assistants on Sunday will be Mark Scholes and Steve Meredith.
Scholes will be an assistant referee at a West Ham United Premier League match for the first time this season, having ran the line in five of the Irons’ matches last season, including wins over Sheffield United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. The experienced official has worked in the top flight since the 2008/09 campaign.
Meredith, meanwhile, has assisted at 12 previous West Ham matches, including both of those refereed by Robinson earlier this season.
Sam Allison will work as the fourth official in Suffolk.
Allison became the first black referee in the Premier League in 15 years when he oversaw Luton Town’s 3-2 win over Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Boxing Day 2023.
He served as the fourth official during West Ham’s 3-1 final-day defeat at Manchester City in 2023/24, and has worked the same role at nine Premier League matches this season.
Video Assistant Referee responsibilities will be overseen by Matt Donohue.
Donohue, who was the fourth official in last weekend’s 2-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest, is well-versed as a referee in the EFL, and though he has never held the whistle in the Premier League, he has worked as the Video Assistant Referee in the division 20 times. He will be assisted by Mat Wilkes.
