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A Premier League referee has returned from a long spell out, with Wolves vs Arsenal his first Gunners fixture since 2024

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The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Fantastic football content straight to your inbox! From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more. Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off! Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards. Arsenal’s clash with Wolves tonight will see a long-term absentee referee a Gunners fixture for the first time in two seasons. The match is being played midweek to ease fixture congestion later in the season, as Arsenal avoided the Champions League play-off round and reached a first League Cup final in eight years. Although rock-bottom Wolves seem unlikely to upset title-chasing Arsenal, they almost deployed a huge banana skin in December’s reverse fixture, losing 2-1 to Yerson Mosquera’s 94th-minute own goal. Get VIP Arsenal tickets HERE with Seat Unique Arsenal's premium Club Level tickets offer superb padded seating and access to the lounge two-and-a-half hours pre-match. The package includes four drinks, one food item, and a half-time complimentary drink. Guests also receive a £5 merchandise voucher and a complimentary Museum Tour, ensuring an elevated and comprehensive matchday experience for home supporters. And two seasons from last overseeing an Arsenal fixture, Paul Tierney has been named as tonight’s referee. The Wigan native was injured for almost all of the 2024/25 season, only returning to action when Manchester City hosted West Ham in December.

But Tierney has a history of big decisions regarding Arsenal. In the 21 matches he has officiated involving the North London club, Arsenal have won ten, drawn five, and lost six. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. Amongst those, four red cards were brandished, three of which were shown to Arsenal players, whilst the club earned six of the nine penalties he has awarded in their matches. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang saw red after a VAR intervention for a high challenge against Crystal Palace in 2020. Gabriel was sent off for two bookable offences against Southampton later in the year, and two years later, Tierney booked Rob Holding twice within the opening 45 minutes of the North London derby. ? Confirmed: Paul Tierney will referee Arsenal’s trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers tomorrow evening, the first time he will take charge of the Gunners since May 2024. ✅Michael Salisbury will be on VAR. ? pic. twitter. com/AL3Y5lcdii February 17, 2026 A much more leisurely 1-0 victory over Manchester United in 2024 was the last time he took charge of an Arsenal fixture. It was against Wolves last season when Miles Lewis-Skelly was sent off in controversial circumstances for a challenge on Matt Doherty, only for his three-game ban to be overturned by the FA. A win would put Arsenal seven points clear at the summit of the Premier League, with Manchester City next playing at the weekend. Joseph is a current News Associates trainee studying for his NCTJ qualification after graduating from Durham University with a Physics degree. He spends his free time watching any sport he can find on TV and explaining how his degree is applicable to sports journalism to his family. Joseph supports Arsenal and has years of past Four Four Two magazines storage, but has written on over 20 sports for publications such as The Mirror, London World, and Yahoo. com. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.

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