FA Community Shield 2018 - "A great way to start your season off" says referee Jonathan Moss

Select Group 1 referee Jonathan Moss has been appointed by The FA to handle the FA Community Shield between Chelsea and Manchester City on Sunday. 

Jonathan Moss has been selected as referee for the
2018 Community Shield

The 47-year-old referee has overseen 29 matches in the Premier League in the past season, including big ties such as Manchester City vs. Liverpool FC or Liverpool FC vs. Tottenham Hotspur.

Moss explained that he received the call by the FA while he was preparing to go out for a run. He is convinced that refereeing the Community Shield will ensure that he is in great form from the very beginning. "I'm sure doing the Community Shield at Wembley will get me right up to speed" he says in an interview to the FA. Moss is looking forward to blow the whistle in this high-profile on Sunday. "It's a great game to get and a great way to start your season off. They are two big teams, I'm sure it will be a fantastic occasion and I'm really looking forward to it."

Jonathan Moss has been a Select Group 1 referee since 2010 and will now prepare for his 9th season in the Premier League. Furthermore, he has already been in charge of the 2015 FA Cup final, which saw Arsenal beating Aston Villa with 4-0 at Wembley. During the Community Shield, he will be assisted on the touchlines by Adam Nunn and Eddie Smart, while Paul Tierney will take up the duty of fourth official. Stuart Attwell and Andy Halliday have been named as the first Video Assistant Referees to take part in the Community Shield.

Jonathan Moss already oversaw the 2015 FA Cup Final between Arsenal
and Aston Villa

Good luck to the whole team!

05/08/2018, 16:00 CET
Wembley Stadium, London (ENG)
Chelsea FC - Manchester City
Referee: Jonathan Moss (England)
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Nunn (England)
Assistant Referee 2: Eddie Smart (England)
Fourth Official: Paul Tierney (England)
VAR: Stuart Attwell (England)
AVAR: Andy Halliday (England)

Sources: The FA