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title: "Wolves: Fans react to Andre Marriner being appointed to referee Brighton match"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-fans-react-to-andre-marriner-being-appointed-to-referee-brighton-match/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Chris Whiting"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-03-03T18:45:21Z"
modified: "2020-03-30T16:29:09Z"
---

# Wolves: Fans react to Andre Marriner being appointed to referee Brighton match

**As per the division’s [official site](https://www.premierleague.com/news/1628188), Andre Marriner has been appointed as the referee for Wolves’ Premier League match against Brighton – and the fans are not happy…**

Wolves, who have suffered some harsh marginal decisions in the Premier League this season, including [a disallowed goal for handball](https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/1160554061453824001?lang=en) on the opening weekend of the season at Leicester – a game reffed by Marriner.

[The official is rumoured to be an Aston Villa fan given he has never referred a game (per BBC Sport)](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36075347), raising questions among the Wolves fanbase as to his impartiality, given the strong rivalry between the two West Midlands clubs.

That being said, [Wolves’ record with Marriner as referee](https://twitter.com/TalkingWolves/status/1234815312450785282) is not bad at all. During the 2019/20 season Wolves has won three, drawn two and lost just one match that Marriner has taken charge of. They also [have a strong record when Chris Kavanagh](https://twitter.com/TalkingWolves/status/1229785513210630149), who will be the VAR for the Brighton game, has been in charge.

But it hasn’t stopped Wolves fans from talking conspiracy theories. Here’s what some said on Twitter…

https://twitter.com/adamwwfc93/status/1234780150082015232

https://twitter.com/ColinCutts/status/1234822369149059078

https://twitter.com/dancarrington11/status/1234795620176625665

https://twitter.com/KieDowles/status/1234770914384007168

> [pic.twitter.com/ZtoGywFY6c](https://t.co/ZtoGywFY6c)
>
> — James Cooper (@Jimcooper1981) [March 3, 2020](https://twitter.com/Jimcooper1981/status/1234841729204936706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***What do you think Wolves fans? Does Marriner’s appointment make you less confident about beating Brighton? Join the discussion in the comments below!***