Referee appointed made for Khimki v Zenit

38-year-old Alexei Matyunin from Moscow will referee a Zenit match for the 14th time in his career.

Referee appointed made for Khimki v Zenit

He will be assisted by Nikolai Eremin and Ilya Eleferenko with Yunus Koshko as the fourth official. VAR will be operated by Sergey Ivanov.

We’ve had seven wins, three draws and three defeats when Matyunin's refereeing, drew three times and suffered three defeats. Our last match with him as referee was the 2-0 away win over Rotor Volgograd in August.

The away match against Khimki will take place on Sunday 1 November at 14:00 St. Petersburg time.