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Rebecca Welch officiates Fulham v Burnley to become Premier League's first woman referee

Rebecca Welch made history on Saturday when she became the first woman to referee a Premier League fixture.

Welch became a referee in 2010 when she combined it with a job in the NHS, before becoming a full-time official in 2019.

In January, Welch became the first woman to referee a men's fixture in the Championship.

She returned to Craven Cottage a month on from serving as the fourth official during Fulham's 1-0 Premier League defeat by Manchester United.

Welch was the first woman to take charge of an FA Cup third-round tie in 2022 after being added to the EFL's national list for men's football, which oversees both League One and League Two fixtures.