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LONDON :Burnley shocked Fulham 2-0 at Craven Cottage on Saturday to give their fans an early Christmas present with just their third victory of the Premier League season as Vincent Kompany's side moved off the bottom of the table.
Rebecca Welch became the first woman to referee an English Premier League football match when she blew the whistle on Fulham's game against Burnley at Craven Cottage on Saturday. Welch, a 40-year-old from Washington in northeast England, was working for the National Health Service when she began her refereeing career in 2010. She rose through the officiating ranks and, in 2021, became the first woman appointed to referee a match in the English Football League when she took charge of the fourth-tier fixture between Harrogate and Port Vale.
LONDON :Burnley gave their fans an early Christmas present with just their third victory of the Premier League season when they shocked Fulham 2-0 on Saturday as Vincent Kompany's side moved off the bottom of the table.
The Premier League has its first female referee.
A busy day of festive action in the Premier League got underway at 12.30pm.
Vincent Kompany has welcomed referee Rebecca Welch’s “milestone” appointment and insists his Burnley players will not modify their behaviour when she takes charge of their game with Fulham.
BURNLEY : Rebecca Welch's appointment as the first female referee to take charge of a Premier League game represents a milestone moment for soccer, Burnley manager Vincent Kompany said on Thursday.
Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee of a Premier League match after being appointed to oversee Fulham's game against Burnley on 23 December..