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An interesting insight: Further to our more recent post, here is video from Fox Sports in Australia which has been doing the rounds for years. They mic-ed up Jarred Gillett for his final A-League game, during which somebody with far too much time on their hands worked out that he had awarded his 4,600th career foul. He looks a decent ref and the interaction between himself his Video Assistant Referee and the players around him is quite interesting.
Watford v Newcastle United: Watford boss Xisco Munoz is pleased to be involved in history on Saturday when Australian referee Jarred Gillett takes charge of their match with Newcastle but joked he would reserve judgement until after the game. Queensland-born Gillett will become the first referee from outside the British Isles to officiate a Premier League fixture at Vicarage Road this weekend.
The 34-year-old first moved to England in 2019 after success in the A-League in his native Australia and has continued his upward trajectory in the UK with promotion to the Select Group 1 of referees by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) before the start of the season.