Anthony Taylor has been given the honour of refereeing the League Cup final between fierce London rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea on Sunday, March 1 at Wembley Stadium.

Taylor has refereed Spurs matches on three occasions this season and was involved in controversy when he awarded a penalty to Crystal Palace for Benjamin Stambouli’s tackle on Joe Ledley which appeared to be legitimate in their 2-1 defeat.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino and Taylor also have history after the Argentine heavily criticised some of his decision making when he was manager of Southampton in their 3-2 defeat to Spurs last season.

Taylor started refereeing in the North Premier League before making his debut in the Football League in 2006 in the match between Wrexham and Peterborough.

From there his career has gone from strength to strength and he was given his first opportunity in the Premier League when he took charge of Fulham’s 1-0 victory over Portsmouth in 2010.

It will be Taylor’s first chance at officiating in a major final and he will be assisted by Lee Betts and Dave Bryan, while Craig Powson will assume fourth official duties.