Sunny Singh Gill has become the first British South Asian to referee a Premier League match by taking charge of Crystal Palace's home game with Lu.
He is the eldest son of league football s first turbaned Sikh referee, Jarnail Singh, while his brother, Bhupinder, became the first Sikh-Punjabi assistant referee to officiate in the Premier League in January 2023.
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