Tierney will be assisted by Richard West and Scott Ledger, with Adam Herczeg fourth official and John Brooks on VAR. He has handled only seven Premier League matches this season, averaging 17.43 fouls ...

Prior to Chelsea's fixture against Newcastle on Saturday, referee Paul Tierney was caught in the center of the Blues huddle, much to the chagrin of manager Liam Rosenior. After Chelsea suffered a 1-0 ...

Reid was sent off after he came on to the field to remonstrate with Tierney at the end of the match, which Forest lost 1-0.

Liam Rosenior hit out at referee Paul Tierney, saying he should have focused on his job rather than on crashing Chelsea’s pre-match huddle after Newcastle won at Stamford Bridge for the first time in ...

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Chelsea players were warned not to form their huddle around the ball just ahead of kick-off against Newcastle United last Saturday – but did so anyway, encircling referee Paul Tierney. The image of ...

Former Wales international Ashley Williams says he was "confused" by referee Paul Tierney's position in the centre of Chelsea's huddle ahead of their game with Newcastle. Tierney was standing over the ...

Liam Rosenior has criticised referee Paul Tierney for interfering with Chelsea’s pre-match team huddle around the centre circle before their 1-0 defeat against Newcastle at Stamford Bridge. In surreal ...