Referee and VAR confirmed as Albion return to the capital
Rob Jones will referee Albion for the first time since they drew in the capital.
The Merseyside official has been handed the middle for the season-ending trip to Tottenham.
He will be assisted by top Prem ref Michael Oliver from Stockley Park.
Jones last refereed the Seagulls as they drew 1-1 at West Ham just before Christmas.
He has never sent off an Albion player in a Premier League or domestic cup cup fixture.
But he red-carded head coach Fabian Hurzeler earlier this season in the 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest.
He also dismissed Jan Paul van Hecke in a Summer Series match versus Chelsea in Philadelphia.
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Jones has already shown a yellow card to an Albion player at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this season, booking on-loan Facundo Buonanotte
So far this season, across all competitions, Jones has refereed 31 matches, showing six red cards and 135 yellows – the card stats covering players only.
Tottenham will go inti the game celebrating their Europa League final success over Manchester United.
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Plans have now been unveiled for an open-top bus victory parade tomorrow, which will last 'between 60-90 minutes, with a staging area to be erected outside the stadium on Paxton Terrace to host the players and coaching staff for a presentation of the trophy to fans.
The full officiating team for Tottenham v Albion is as follows.
Referee: Rob Jones. Assistants: Adrian Holmes, Simon Long. Fourth official: James Linnington. VAR: Michael Oliver. Assistant VAR: Richard West.
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