The referee for Chelsea’s weekend clash against Crystal Palace has been officially announced as Jarred Gillett. The 37-year-old Australian was in charge of Arsenal’s 2-0 opening day win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, and was also the man in the middle for the Community Shield clash between Man Utd and Man City earlier this month- a fixture the Citizens won on penalties.
Blues fans will remember him as the ref for their epic league clash against Manchester United last season- a seven goal thriller that the hosts won after Cole Palmer scored in the 100th and 101st minutes.
Chelsea have a pretty decent record under Gillett as referee- they’ve lost only once in 7 games with him in charge.
CFC games with Jarred Gillett as referee
Chelsea 4-3 Man Utd (2023/24)
Brentford 2-2 Chelsea (2023/24)
